Summary
Now that Robert Eggers has seen the release ofNosferatu, it looks like the famed director has figured out what he wants his next project to be. Interestingly enough, while this next project isn’t a horror movie along the lines ofNosferatu, it does have some rather darker elements.
Eggers has an evergrowing list of movies and genres he’s worked in, though he generally takes on horror more than anything else. However, that horror doesn’t tend to be the slasher or straight up ghost story. His movies, likeThe WitchandThe Lighthousetend to be more of a thought provoking kind of story.Nosferatuis one of the most straight forwardhorror films the director has worked on, though even with that film, he managed to put his own stamp on the vampire branch of the horror genre.
Labyrinth Could Be Getting The Robert Eggers Treatment
According to industry insiderJeff SchneiderRobert Eggers next project is going to be a remake of the the high fantasy filmLabyrinth. It’s believed that Eggers will work with the Jim Henson Workshop, the company that put out the original version of the film in 1986 and starred David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly. Because Eggers is said to be working with Henson’s shop, it appears that like the original, this new version will include characters and monsters that are puppets rather than special effects or CGI. It’s also thought that this will be the first time thatEggers hasn’t worked on a projectgeared towards garnering an R rating.
The originalLabyrinthwas directed by Jim Henson himself and told the story of a 16-year old girl named Sarah (Connelly) who had to embark on a quest inside an ever changing maze (or labyrinth) to save her baby brother from the goblin king Jareth (Bowie). Along the way she enlisted the aid of various magical creatures and the movie had some musical properties, though it was not strictly a musical. The original movie is largely considered one of the projects that really gave Connelly her start in her acting career.
Henson’sLabyrinthwasn’t particularly popular among critics and audiences when it first hit theaters. However, over the years itgained a kind of cult followingover the years to the point where it’s even had several people attempt to make sequels.
However, over the years it gained a kind of cult following over the years to the point where it’s even had several people attempt to make sequels.
In 2016, it was announced that Nicole Perlman (whose writing credits includeGuardians of the Galaxy,Captain Marvel,Detective Pikachu, andGodzilla x Kong: The New Empire) was hired on to writeLabyrinth 2. Not long after, Fede Álvarez was hired to direct a new version of the film, with Henson’s daughter Lisa Henson producing. At some point, Alvarez dropped out of the project andSam Raimi was tapped to replace him. However, theproject never got off the ground. That could be a cautionary tale for theNosferatudirector, who appears to be in the very early stages of working on thisLabyrinthremake.
