Jim Henson's cult-classic fantasy film Labyrinth is returning in a long-awaited sequel, and there are already exciting updates about Labyrinth 2.

A day after setting up his next film, "Werwulf," at Focus Features, the director of "Nosferatu" and "The Northman" has closed a deal with TriStar Pictures to direct a sequel to "Labyrinth." Released in 1986,

The choice to revisit Labyrinth without David Bowie as Jareth the Goblin King—or Jim Henson’s puppet wizardry, for that matter—is a bit eyebrow-raising, but Eggers has never been in the business of people pleasing.