Nosferatu’s Robert Eggers to Direct ‘Labyrinth’ Sequel

Robert Eggers is including one other cult basic to his resume.

After turning the Germain silent horror movie Nosferatu into a contemporary hit, Eggers will quickly start work writing and directing a brand new Labyrinth, based mostly on the 1986 fantasy movie directed by Jim Henson.

In keeping with Deadline, “the movie is a sequel to, quite than a remake of, Jim Henson’s 1986 basic. Eggers is writing the script with Sjón, his collaborator on 2022 Viking actioner The Northman.”

Eggers and Sjón are already engaged on one other new venture as nicely, this one titled Werwulf a couple of farmboy from an alien world who receives a name to journey from an previous wizard and journeys into deep house and discovers a large battle station whoops no sorry, incorrect film, no okay it’s truly a couple of werewolf, that makes extra sense.

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The unique Labyrinth starred Jennifer Connelly and David Bowie; the previous as an adolescent who should save her child brother from the latter, the Goblin King who guidelines over the labyrinth the place the child has been stashed. Though the film (Henson’s closing function as a director) was not a large success with critics or with audiences in 1986, it’s fame has grown steadily by the years.

There have been different works set within the Labyrinth universe, largely comics, however this would be the first full-fledged sequel if it comes off. It joins different ’80s Henson favorites in getting legacyquels lately. Netflix launched a Darkish Crystal tv sequence and Apple TV+ has made a number of new seasons of the favored youngsters’s present Fraggle Rock.

Eggers’ Nosferatu has turn out to be the director’s largest hit so far, grossing over $156 million worldwide. Earlier at this time, it acquired 4 Academy Award nominations, for Finest Cinematography, Finest Make-up and Hairstyling, Finest Costumes, and Finest Manufacturing Design.