After a career spanning more than five decades, acclaimed German filmmaker Werner Herzog is finally dipping his toes into animation. Herzog is perhaps best known for his many documentaries, including Grizzly Man, as well as feature films like 1979's Nosferatu the Vampyre. He's also no stranger to stepping in front of the camera, having had roles in The Mandalorian and Jack Reacher.

Per Variety, Herzog will make his animation debut with The Twilight World, a feature based on his best-selling novel of the same name that was first published in German in 2021, and translated into English in 2022. Sun Creature Studio, the same company being the Oscar-nominated animated film Flee, will work to bring The Twilight World to life, while celebrated animation studio Psyop will also serve as a co-producer on the movie.

Narrated by Herzog himself, The Twilight World tells the true story of Hiroo Onoda, a Japanese intelligence officer...