Brian Henson Says the LABYRINTH Sequel Movie Is a Project the Jim Henson Company Is Very Excited About

Over three years ago, it was announced that Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson was going to helm a sequel for the classic 1986 fantasy film Labyrinth. There was no word on the project for quite some time, until a few months ago, when he said in an interview, “I don't know what's happening with that. 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.”

He also added, "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."

Now, Brian Henson, son of Jim Henson and chairman of the Jim Henson Company, has spoken out about the sequel, telling ComicBook that a follow-up to the beloved fantasy film remains a project that the company is "very excited about."

"Well, that's a question you have to ask my sister. My sister Lisa, who's CEO of the Jim Henson Company. That is a project that we are very excited about, but we can't talk about it."

Brian Henson does not seem to know much, or at least can't say much, about the Derrickson version in particular. Still, the big takeaway from our question is that if that version is dead, as Derrickson recently seemed to suggest, it doesn't mean the idea of a Labyrinth sequel is gone along with it, just that the potential sequel will likely end up looking different than it does now.

Labyrinth was a box office disappointment when it was released in 1986, but found a dedicated fanbase on home video. In the years since, it has become as much a classic as Jim Henson's other movies, as well as many other nostalgic and memorable movies of the ‘80s.

The comments come as both Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal are being released in Digital 4K for the first time, through Shout Studios.