Robert Eggers Reveals Original Pitch for ‘The Lighthouse’ & it’s…Very Horny?

Look, I love, love, love Robert Eggers’ The Lighthouse.

But my love for the 2019 black-and-white drama, weirdness and all, did not prepare me for the revelation that is the original, loose pitch Eggers had when he was trying to get the project off the ground.

Eggers opened up about The Lighthouse’s original pitch while chatting with Film Independent for their “Coffee Talks” Q&a series recently.

In addition to other topics covered during the hour-long chat, including his upcoming project The Northman, Eggers spoke about The Lighthouse.

As Eggers recalls (via Indiewire), he was …

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