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       New Labyrinth Movie Reportedly in the Works From Robert Eggers   
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       Following the success of Nosferatu, which is out in theaters   
       now, a new report from The InSneider's Jeff Sneider notes that   
       director Robert Eggers has signed on to direct a sequel to the   
       1986 film Labyrinth.   
      
      
       What do we know about the new Labyrinth movie?   
       According to Sneider's report, Eggers recently closed a deal   
       to co-write and direct the film. He'll be working on the   
       script with one of his longtime collaborators, with Sneider   
       suggesting that either his brother, Max Eggers, or Icelandic   
       poet, novelist, lyricist, and screenwriter Sigurjon Birgir   
       Sigurosson, better known as Sjon, are likely collaborators.   
       Sjon collaborated with Eggers previously as a co-writer on   
       2022's The Northman.   
      
       Sneider believes the co-writer to be Sjon, with his report   
       suggesting that Chris Columbus will produce the film alongside   
       his daughter, Eleanor Columbus, and Lisa Henson of The Jim   
       Henson Company. Brian Henson will executive produce.   
      
       Sneider notes that he's heard the project will not be a   
       remake, but it's unclear whether or not the movie will be a   
       direct sequel or perhaps something else entirely. Originally,   
       a sequel film had been in development with Doctor Strange and   
       Sinister's Scott Derrickson attached to direct, but that   
       project fell through due to creative differences.   
      
       Originally released in 1986, Labyrinth is a musical fantasy   
       film directed by Jim Henson and written by Terry Jones. The   
       film is famous for featuring a mixed cast, with many of its   
       characters being played by puppets produced by Henson's   
       Creature Shop. The film starred Jennifer Connelly and David   
       Bowie and followed the tale of Connelly's Sarah as she went on   
       an adventure to reach the center of a gigantic maze to rescue   
       her baby brother from Bowie's Jareth, the Goblin King.   
      
       Although the film underperformed at the box office, it became   
       a massive cult classic after release. Since its premiere,   
       Labyrinth has gone on to be adapted into comics, board games,   
       books, and video games.   
      
      
      
      
      
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