Labyrinth 2 discovered its director. The unique 1986 fantasy movie was directed by Jim Henson and starred Jennifer Connelly as Sarah Williams, an adolescent who should discover her manner by a magical maze to rescue her kidnapped little brother from Jareth (David Bowie), the goblin king. It grossed simply $34 million in opposition to its $25 million finances, however because of its success on residence video and tv after its theatrical run, it has turn out to be an oft-watched cult basic since its launch, producing many requests for the sequence. Labyrinth 2 over the past 4 many years.
Now, Deadline confirms that Nosferatus director Robert Eggers will direct and write Labyrinth 2which has no official title, however will particularly be a sequel and never a remake. This information comes shortly after authentic stories that the acclaimed filmmaker was concerned with the movie indirectly. Eggers is writing the script along with his The Northman and Werewolf collaborator Sjón.
THE Maze the sequel will likely be produced by Chris and Eleanor Columbus with Jim Henson's daughter, Lisa Henson, who can also be CEO of The Jim Henson Firm. The son of the long-lasting puppeteer Brian Henson can also be on board as govt producer.
What this implies for Labyrinth 2
Robert Eggers has a specific model
Robert Eggers is finest recognized for steering horror movies, together with Nosferatus, The Witchand The Lighthouse. Whereas it appears extremely seemingly that the sequel to David Bowie's iconic movie will likely be extra fantasy and horror, his instincts for the horror style may very nicely assist gas the return of a number of the nightmarish imagery that Henson harnessed within the authentic movie, which included quite a lot of considerably horrifying scenes, together with Sarah being grabbed by palms protruding from a wall and an prolonged sequence set at a sinister costume masquerade ball.
In actual fact, the precedent set by Robert Eggers' earlier movies appears to clarify why he was chosen for the undertaking, despite the fact that they could seem very completely different at first look. Your earlier tasks, particularly The Northman and Nosferatusdemonstrated an intense curiosity in European folklore, which is a convention from which most of the authentic's characters and settings Maze had been born. He has additionally expressed an curiosity in favoring sensible results over CGI, which might be a necessity for a movie that may seemingly characteristic many puppets.
Asserting our tackle Maze 2
Robert Eggers may assist the movie overcome its obstacles
An unlucky problem in making the sequel is the truth that Labyrinth 2 can't characteristic David Bowie as Jareth, as the long-lasting artist died of liver most cancers in 2016. Moreover, Jim Henson's demise as a consequence of issues from a bacterial an infection in 1990 eliminated one other of the movie's most essential directors. Nevertheless, Robert Eggers could also be one of many few administrators working at the moment who may imbue the movie with sufficient environment and creativity to make up for such a notable absence.
Supply: Deadline