It was recently announced that Fede Alvarez will be directing an adaptation of The Girl in the Spider's Web as his next film, and now his next project after that has also been set, as Deadline reports that the Don't Breathe and Evil Dead remake director will helm a new movie set within the world of Jim Henson's Labyrinth.
According to Deadline, Alvarez will direct a new Labyrinth movie that is not a remake but rather an expansion of Jim Henson's beloved 1986 film that starred the late David Bowie as Jareth, the Goblin King and Jennifer Connelly as Sarah, the teenager who enters the magical realm of the Labyrinth to get her little brother back.
Jay Basu, who is also co-writing The Girl in the Spider's Web (based on David Lagercrantz's book of the same name), has been set to co-write the script (with Alvarez) for the new Labyrinth movie. There's no word yet if any of the film's original cast members or characters would appear or be referenced in the new film. The project is being co-produced by TriStar Pictures and Lisa Henson of The Jim Henson Co. Here's what Alvarez told Deadline about his involvement:
“Labyrinth is one of the seminal movies from my childhood that made me fall in love with filmmaking. I couldn’t be more thrilled to expand on Jim Henson’s mesmerizing universe, and take a new generation of moviegoers back into the Labyrinth.”
Back in 2016 it was reported by THR that a reboot of Labyrinth was moving forward with Guardians of the Galaxy co-writer Nicole Perlman set to pen the screenplay, but her involvement has not been announced for this new Labyrinth film.
In case you missed it, check out Patrick Bromley's insightful 30th anniversary retrospective on Labyrinth, and stay tuned to Daily Dead for more updates on the new movie. Would you like to further explore the Labyrinth on the big screen?
Labyrinth (1986) trailer:
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