While nobody has touched the franchise in a while, a rumor is going around that Labyrinth could be making a comeback soon. According to The InSneider (via @OneTakeNews), Nosferatu director Robert Eggers could be working on a new take on Labyrinth. The movie is said to be produced by Sony and the Jim Henson Company.

No further details have been revealed, but seeing that Labyrinth has always been on the more dark and visually trippy side, Eggers could definitely be an interesting choice to helm. After all, he’s mostly been focused on period dramas/horror rather than full-on fantasy.

For context, Labyrinth follows the story of a young girl Sarah (Jennifer Connelly) who is thrust into a magical Labyrinth after the Goblin King (David Bowie) kidnaps her little brother who she wishes would be taken away.

Unlike Henson’s more popular IP like The Muppets, Labyrinth was a passion project from Henson that pushed the boundaries of visual effects and creature work; embracing how Henson’s puppets can also be dark and tell stories that even adults can enjoy.

The movie bombed at the box office, but is now considered to be one of Henson’s most celebrated projects. Besides all the magnificent creature work, Bowie absolutely shines as Jareth.

We don’t know how true this Eggers Labyrinth rumor is for now, but it would definitely be a great idea to get Eggers to work on a franchise like this one after Nosferatu.

In the meantime, you can check out Eggers’ vampire take in theaters now.

Talking to ComicBook.com, Derrickson explains, “We never got the script all the way to a place where the studio wanted to make it, but I was very proud of the work that we did on it… And it’s a hard, hard project to turn into something commercially viable, because it’s so imaginative and surreal that there’s no way that it can be done cheaply. And at the same time, it’s so daring and different that it is a tough movie for a studio to feel competent that it has enough commercial value to earn a profit.”

With Disney making almost everything they can with the “Volume” it’s possible that a film like Labyrinth would use that kind of technology, but seeing as the original movie was all about practical effects and puppets, it’s very likely fans would also be looking for the same kind of charm with a sequel.

Of course, there is also the question of who is going to be playing the part of Jareth the Goblin King, a role which was originated by the late David Bowie. When asked about any details, Derrickson said:

“Because the project is still in development, I probably shouldn’t say what the plans are because I think we had a really cool idea, but I don’t want to blow that in case the movie does get made.”

With Derrickson’s eye for trippy visuals, I would definitely love to see how he would take on something like Labyrinth, but until they find a commercially successful route, we’ll just have to wait and see what happens with the project.