Thanks to Robert Eggers' vampire film Nosferatu and Coralie Fargit's The Substance, horror had a surprisingly strong showing in the 2025 Oscar nominations. But instead of resting on its laurels and encouraging Bill Skarsgård for a terrifyingly fresh take on horror icon Count Orlok, Eggers has already set his sights on a new filmthe excellently named 13th century werewolf story "Werewolf". Oh, and if that wasn't enough to keep him going for a while, Deadline reports that he has 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 features incredible sights and sounds as it tells the story of Sarah's (Jennifer Connelly) quest to rescue her brother (Toby Froud) from the clutches of Jarrett, the Goblin King (David Bowie, using every bit of his charm while wearing the tightest tights known to man). It's a creature fest, a musical, a fantasy film, and a bonafide classic—and since Eggers has made a career out of taking legends and giving them his own treatment, the end results of this project should be fascinating to watch.

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

Labyrinth 2 Discussions has been going on for a long time, and filmmakers like Fede Alvarez ("Don't Breathe," "Alien: Romulus") to Scott Derrickson ("Wicked," "Doctor Strange") have been on board to direct various points. Against this backdrop, Robert Eggers might not seem like such an odd choice to helm the project, as he's hardly the first person from a horror background to be attached to the project.

As fantastic as it is, the original Labyrinth is anything but tame, and the many directors who have toured the project seem to imply that there is no indication of the sequel being watered down in any way. Despite the tonal differences between the original film and most of Eggers' work, it can actually be a great choice to recapture or reshape the original film's weirder elements. Although his films have a reputation for dark, dark affairs, the strange interactions between Robert Pattinson's Winslow and Willem Dafoe's The Lighthouse (2019) feature a surprising number of comedic moments amid the darkness. If Eggers is willing to embrace this aspect of his filmmaking — as the fact that he's embraced the project at all certainly seems to imply — fans could have a whole new side to the celebrated writer-director.