During The Lighthouse, Pattinson’s character finds a wooden carving of a mermaid. As the movie progresses, Pattinson has nightmares and visions of seeing a beautiful, yet disturbing mermaid.

In mythology, the mermaid is historically a more symbolic figure. In The Lighthouse, Eggers made a creative choice.

Robert Eggers followed The Witch with a mythical tale starring Pattinson, Willem Dafoe, a mermaid, and a bunch of seagulls. The director explains what it all means — beware of spoilers.

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Eggers wrote “The Lighthouse” screenplay with his brother, Max Eggers, and a sex scene between Pattinson’s character and a mermaid (Valeriia Karaman) forced the two to do their research on ...

Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” brought the mermaid musical to the animation-loving masses in 1989, winning Best Original Score and Best Original Song for “Under the Sea” at the Oscars.

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TORONTO – Ever wondered what a mermaid vagina would look like? I certainly hadn’t, until I saw “The Lighthouse.” But that’s only the tip of the surrealist iceberg in t… ...