Just days after thetragic passingof film and music iconDavid Bowie, one of the actor’s most beloved movies is getting the remake treatment.The Hollywood Reporterreveals that Tri-Star has closed a deal with TheJim HensonCompany for a remake ofLabyrinth.Guardians of the GalaxyscreenwriterNicole Perlmanhas signed on to write the screenplay, although no director is attached at this time.
The originalLabyrinthcentered on a young teenager (Jennifer Connelly) who is given just 13 hours to navigate a complicated maze in order to save her little brother, after her wish to take him away is granted by the Goblin King (David Bowie). The supporting cast was rounded out by Toby Froud, Shelley Thompson, Christopher Malcolm, Natalie Finland, Shari Weiser andBrian Henson. The original film only made $12 million at thebox officeand was plagued by negative reviews at the time, but it went on to become acult classicseveral years later.
The film also markedJim Henson’s final foray as a director, with a script from Monty Python memberTerry Jones, based on a story byJim Hensonand Dennis Lee.George Lucasalso served as an executive producer. It isn’t known if this remake will significantly alter the story or not.
TheJim HensonCompany’s Lisa Henson will executive produce, with Tri-Star’s Nicole Brown overseeing the project. No production schedule was given at this time, and it isn’t known if the studio is actively seeking a director now, or if they are waiting forNicole Perlmanto complete the screenplay. It also isn’t known ifGeorge Lucaswill be involved at all in the remake, but that seems unlikely.
Nicole Perlmanwas a product of Marvel’s writing program, where she wrote the first draft ofGuardians of the Galaxy. She also performed uncredited script doctoring work onThor. Last year, she signed on to co-writeCaptain MarvelalongsideMeg LeFauve(Inside Out). What do you think of aLabyrinthremake moving forward?
