Robert Eggers is including one other cult traditional 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, primarily based on the 1986 fantasy movie directed by Jim Henson.
Based on Deadline, “the movie is a sequel to, reasonably than a remake of, Jim Henson’s 1986 traditional. 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 challenge as properly, this one titled Werwulf a few farmboy from an alien world who receives a name to journey from an outdated wizard and journeys into deep house and discovers an enormous battle station whoops no sorry, incorrect film, no okay it’s truly a few werewolf, that makes extra sense.
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The unique Labyrinth starred Jennifer Connelly and David Bowie; the previous as a teen 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 remaining characteristic as a director) was not an enormous success with critics or with audiences in 1986, it’s popularity has grown steadily by way of the years.
There have been different works set within the Labyrinth universe, principally 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 kids’s present Fraggle Rock.
Eggers’ Nosferatu has turn into the director’s largest hit so far, grossing over $156 million worldwide. Earlier at the moment, it obtained 4 Academy Award nominations, for Finest Cinematography, Finest Make-up and Hairstyling, Finest Costumes, and Finest Manufacturing Design.
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