YOUR TOP 5 REQUEST

Sequel? Reboot? We don’t yet know What Form the new movie Will take, but our readers had a few thoughts…

Don’t try and recast Jareth

1 a recurrent theme throughout your comments was that while the sequel/ reboot/whatever-it-turns-out-to-be should feature another charismatic villain, possibly another musician, it shouldn’t be Jareth. darren thomas said, “Don’t try and replace Bowie – you can’t. If you have to pick another goblin leader, how about a woman? Lady Gaga is eccentric enough and has the star power.”

Make a sequel, not a reboot

2 you were also very clear that a sequel would be much preferred over a reboot of the original. “Make it a sequel,” says graeme White. “have Jareth be dead and gone and toby the heir to the goblin throne. have him work alongside sarah and her friends in trying to depose whoever has claimed the throne.”

focus on the next generation

3 there’s a lot of demand for Jennifer connelly to return, but you were also clear that the film should appeal to a new generation. peter Riby said, “I’d love some ties to the original movie’s characters – perhaps sarah could now have a teenage son or daughter who’s dragged into the Labyrinth.”

Go mad with the puppets

4 the genius of the original lies in the puppets made by Jim henson’s creature shop – and you want to see more. tomas Becks demanded, “henson puppets! the more, the merrier! the fx in the original are a bit dated, so that’s a necessary upgrade, just don’t touch the puppets! and don’t be afraid to go a bit dark.”

Get the creators Back

5 you were very keen for as many of the original creative team to return as possible. hannah Rowe suggested that “terry Jones should write the script again! It needs to keep the original’s anarchic sense of humour”, while iain L states that “Brian froud’s designs were so integral to the original movie that it wouldn’t be Labyrinth if he doesn’t come back.”