To everyone who saw it Nosferatu (or the earlier news that Eggers was participating in talks labyrinth project), that might not be the biggest thing possible Surprise – all the blood, kinky monster sex and full-frontal male nudity Nosferatu That being said, there are elements in the script that seem surprising labyrinth-esque, like the revelation that perhaps out of unformed youthful desire, Ellen (Lily-Rose Depp) has summoned her personal destructive monster, Count Orlok (Bill Skarsgård), and given him power over her, which she must reclaim in order to survive. The conversation between Orlok and Ellen, in which he insists that she has called him and that they are now meant for each other so that she must surrender to him, seems like a darker mirror of the conversation between the Goblin King Jareth (David Bowie) and his teenage summoner/victim Sarah (Jennifer Connelly) is at the end labyrinthwhere he demands her fear and love and in return offers himself as her slave.
A darker, more adult version labyrinth could be a natural fit for audiences who grew up with the film. For a Jim Henson project, the film has a surprisingly strong intensity of desire and psychosexual tension. And a sequel with Connelly reprising her role and confronting Jareth in adulthood could be an interesting thread to pursue. (Or not, considering how Beetlejuice Beetlejuice threw away the similarly fascinating reunion between a supernatural stalker and the adult woman he pursued as a teenager.)
What exactly the sequel would entail is unclear. The Deadline report states that there is no plot synopsis or casting information, although Jim Henson's children Brian Henson (puppeteer coordinator and the voice of Hoggle in the original) are listed labyrinth) and Lisa Henson (CEO of The Jim Henson Company) as producers, and says Eggers and his writing partner Sjón (The Northman) will write the script.
The real problem with a direct sequel, however, is: who could replace David Bowie as Jareth? As much as the film revolves around the Henson Workshop puppets and Brian Froud's creature designs, Bowie was the star of the film. Fans' memories and conversations about the film (and their fan art, cosplay, and even annual). Masquerade ball) have focused on him for decades, and even the spin-off comic series Labyrinth: Coronation focused on his backstory. The 1986 labyrinth is also based on Bowie performing original songs he wrote for the film.
It's hard to imagine a modern rock star pulling off the strange, raunchy mix of sexual menace, light-hearted humor, easy-going physicality and almost alien weirdness that Bowie brought to the role. Billy Porter might be the closest in terms of personality and cultural positioning; Tilda Swinton might come closest when it comes to otherworldly looks. But who has the star power to come on set and replace David Bowie? If you have suggestions, spit them out while you can — Eggers and the Hensons are probably having the same conversation right now.
