The sequel to Robert Eggers’ Labyrinth is officially happening

Robert Eggers’ post-Nosferatu life just got a lot busier. On the day his 2024 horror hit learned that he had won four Oscar nominations (in cinematography, production design, costume design and make-up and hair), and the day after fans learned that Eggers would wrestle a werewolf movie from the 13th century for Christmas 2026, we already have confirmation of that he had teased him before Labyrinth project it really happens.

A Labyrinth tracking has been in the works since then at least 2017— when Fede Alvarez (Alien: Romulus) was announced as a potential director, as was Scott Derrickson (Doctor Strange, The Black Phone). But you’d guess the project’s roots go back even further, as Jim Henson’s 1986 musical fantasy. starring Jennifer Connelly, David Bowie and a host of Muppets, it remains a beloved favorite in the decades since its release. Today’s news, via Deadlinetells us that Eggers “has closed his deal to write and direct a new Labyrinth for TriStar Pictures.

There are no plot details yet, but the trade reports that “the film is a sequel, not a remake,” and that Eggers is writing the screenplay with Sjón, his former 2022 collaborator. The northerner and his current associate of 2026 Werwulf. Additionally, “Chris and Eleanor Columbus will produce alongside Lisa Henson, with Brian Henson executive producing.”

Even without more information than the above – could Connolly be returning to play a grown-up version of her reluctant teenage self? Labyrinth the sequel will surely signal Eggers’ departure. It would be a film still in the highly detailed fantasy-horror realms he comfortably inhabits, but possibly with a more family-friendly, or at least gentler story behind it. Jim Henson caused a nightmare or two The Dark Crystallet’s not forget.

What are your thoughts on Eggers’ career at this point? Do you think he is a good choice for the long-awaited return to Labyrinth? Does “Magic Dance” stick in your head for the rest of the day? Let us know below.

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