The original “Labyrinth” made less than $14 million worldwide against a $25 million budget, but the film has grown in cult popularity since and has been reissued on Blu-Ray and frequently screened.īlanca Lisa, vice president of feature film production, is shepherding the project for The Jim Henson Company. Henson directed and wrote the story for the fantasy film that incorporated his puppet creations, and George Lucas served as an executive producer on the original film. “Labyrinth” is the story of a girl (Connelly) who has to navigate and solve a labyrinth in order to rescue her baby brother after she makes a wish that’s granted by the goblin king Jareth (Bowie) to take him away. Robert Cargill.Īlso Read: 'Doctor Strange' Director Scott Derrickson Picked Up for Skydance Thriller 'Bermuda' Lisa Henson of the Jim Henson Company is producing, and Brian Henson is executive producing along with Derrickson and his frequent collaborator C. Derrickson will direct the sequel, and Maggie Levin, who wrote and directed an episode of Netflix’s “Into the Dark,” will write the screenplay.
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The original movie starring David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly has become a cult classic and has been spun off in novels, comic books, video games and much more as Henson’s legacy has grown. “Doctor Strange” director Scott Derrickson is attached to direct a sequel to Jim Henson’s 1986 fantasy film “Labyrinth” for TriStar Pictures, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.