Nosferatu director Robert Eggers is making a sequel to Jim Henson's Labyrinth

Thanks to Robert Eggers' vampire film “Nosferatu” and Coralia Farjit's “Substance”, horror had a surprisingly strong showing in the 2025 Oscar nominations. But instead of resting on our laurels and crediting Bill Skarsgård for a terrifyingly fresh take on horror icon Count Orlok, Egger has already decided on a new filmthe brilliantly named 13th century werewolf tale “Werwulf”. Oh, and if that wasn't enough to keep him busy for a while, Deadline reports that he's also now inked a deal with TriStar Pictures to co-write and direct the Labyrinth sequel.

The original 1986 Labyrinth is a marvel. Jim Henson's film reveals surprising sights and sounds as Sarah (Jennifer Connelly) tries to wrest her brother (Toby Froude) from King Jarrett the Goblin (David Bowie, using all his charm while wearing the tightest tights known to man). It's a celebration of creatures, a musical, a fantasy film, and a bona fide classic — and since Eggers has made a career out of taking legends and giving them his own spin, the end results of this project should be exciting.

There's no word on when exactly we can expect the film. However, Eggers is still working on the script with his “The Northman” and “Werwulf” co-writer Sjon (“Dancer in the Dark,” “Lamb”), and “Werwulf” is next for him, so “Labyrinth.” fans definitely shouldn't start holding their breath just yet.

Discussions about “Labyrinth 2” movie has been in the works for quite some time, with filmmakers like Fed Alvarez (“Don't Breathe,” “Alien: Romulus”) and Scott Derrickson (“Sinister,” “Doctor Strange”) attached to various films. points. With that in mind, Robert Eggers might not seem like such an odd choice to helm the project, as he's hardly the first person to be involved with the project from a horror background.

As fantastic as it was, the original Labyrinth is anything but tame, and the many horror-adjacent directors circling the project seem to suggest there's no sign of a sequel in any way either. Despite the tonal differences between the original film and most of Eggers' work, he may actually be a great choice to recapture or remake the weirder elements of the original film. Although his films have a reputation for goofy, dark events, Robert Pattinson Winslow and Willem Dafoe's offbeat Wake in The Lighthouse (2019) has surprisingly plenty of comedic moments in the dark. If Eggers were willing to take on this aspect of his own filmmaking — as he certainly seems to indicate that he's signed on to the project in the first place — fans could experience a whole new side of the celebrated writer-director.