"Doctor Strange" Helmer Scott Derrickson chosen for the sequel to "Labyrinth"

May 26, 2020

Genre director Scott Derrickson reportedly passed away on his return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe for directing Strange Doctor 2, instead of choosing to step into a different world as the director of the TriStar Pictures sequel to Jim Henson's cult classic of the 80s Maze.

Derrickson, whose credits as director also include horror films Liberaci dal male, Left, The Exorcism of Emily Rose and the 2008 remake of the science fiction classic The day the Earth stopped - will work with a screenplay by Maggie Levin, who wrote and directed the "My Valentine" chapter of the Hulu horror anthology In the darkness and wrote for Verizon Go90's original science fiction / comedy Miss 2059.

Originally published by TriStar in 1986, Hensons & # 39; Maze it is a musical fantasy film with David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly and of course many puppets.

Synopsis: Frustrated by the babysitter on another weekend night, Sarah (Connelly), a teenager with an active imagination, summons the Goblins to be a stepbrother. When little Toby really goes missing, Sarah must follow him into a fantasy world to save him from Jareth the Goblin King (Bowie). Protecting your castle is the labyrinth itself, a twisted labyrinth of deception, populated by outrageous characters and unknown dangers. To get past him in time to save Toby, Sarah befriends the Goblins, hoping her loyalty isn't just another illusion in a place where nothing is as it seems!

“Toby” was played by Henson's designer son Brian Froud and puppeteer / sculptor Wendy Midener. Toby Froud grew up to continue the family business, working as a puppet The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (Netflix)