Over 40 years after the original movie starring David Bowie as the Goblin King hit screens, Eggers has closed his deal to write and direct a Labyrinth sequel from TriStar Pictures

I’m not only talking about the fact that this new adaptation takes place during Christmastime, though the festive period helps. Under Robert Eggers’ writing and direction, there’s a confluence of facets that make up an unrelenting atmosphere of melancholy, danger, and death present in this film.