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Jan 11, 2017 - This Pin was discovered by Danielle Brown. Discover (and save!) your own Pins on Pinterest. The attack where the Goblin King throws his crown at you could be a reference to a similar attack used by King K. Rool, the final boss in both Donkey Kong Country and Donkey Kong Land. The attack where the Goblin King turns into an owl is a reference to the movie Labyrinth, where the goblin king Jareth (played by David Bowie ) appears in owl form.

Get ready to dance, magic, dance all over again, as a Labyrinth musical is bound for the stage. Brian Henson, son of Jim Henson and Chairman of The Jim Henson Company, says plans for a Labyrinth musical based on the cult classic film are currently underway.

Fans of Labyrinth, the Jim Henson film starring David Bowie and a bunch of gross puppets, have longed for more of the film for years. Rumors of a sequel have existed for some time now, but the prospect of another Labyrinth film dimmed considerably when Bowie died in 2016. There’s a Labyrinthcomic book in the works that will explore the origins of Bowie’s character, but if you want even more, you might be in luck.

In an interview with Forbes, Brian Henson, son of the late Jim Henson and Chairman of The Jim Henson Company, says that while a sequel remains unlikely, a musical is definitely in development. Henson actually says there are “two areas of excitement” for the Labyrinth property to get excited about:

“There isn’t really an update [on a sequel]. I can say we are still excited about it but the process moves very slowly and very carefully. We’re still excited about the idea of a sequel, we are working on something but nothing that’s close enough to say it’s about to be in pre-production or anything like that. We are working on a theatrical adaptation of the original movie for the stage. Those are the two areas of excitement for the Labyrinth property that we have. We are working on both of those but I certainly don’t have a timeline for them.”

When pressed if one of those “two areas” is a Broadway musical, Henson answers that Broadway isn’t in the cards yet, but perhaps the West End:

“Not necessarily Broadway, it could be for London’s West End, but it will be a stage show, a big theatrical version. It’s very exciting.”

Henson goes on to discuss the demos of songs for the film that David Bowie brought in early in production:

“I remember when David brought his demos, his first passes at the songs, and they were so beautiful. We were used to demos that would be a singer and a piano or a singer and a guitar but David had someone like the Harlem Boys Choir singing backup. He had these beautifully produced tracks and I remember my dad was very impressed and was like, “Well, there you go! There’s a guy who’s kind of like me.” My father couldn’t do something kind of halfway, he had to do it as big and as good as he could make it and David was very similar. They both had a very similar, powerful artistic drive.”

Sadly, Henson says he doesn’t know what happened to those demos, but perhaps they’ll surface some day.

I’m personally a little mixed on the idea of a Labyrinth musical. On one hand, Labyrinth already has a plethora of songs in place from the film, so obviously they would lend themselves nicely to a musical. Yet while I’m sure producers will pull out all the stops to turn any staged production into an entertaining extravaganza, I can’t help but feel like any new take on Labyrinth will suffer due to a lack of David Bowie. The simple fact is, that for all of Labyrinth‘s puppets and effects, the element that truly made the film special was Bowie as Jareth the Goblin King, and it’s virtually impossible to find anyone to replace David Bowie.

Unless Tilda Swinton is available, maybe…

When wearing Knob Goblin Harem Girl Disguise:

Goblin King Labyrinth Costume

You sashay into the Knob Goblin King's throne room, to find him spinning a set of glass spheres on the palm of one hand. He looks up, distracted. 'I'll be ready for you in a minute, right after I'm through playing with my --'

'This is a family game,' you say, lifting your veil. 'The only physical contact we're going to have is my fist with your face.'

When wearing Knob Goblin Elite Guard Uniform:

You walk into the Goblin King's throne room. He barely glances at you as you hand him the cake, and buries his piggy little face into it.

'Wait a minute. . .' he says. 'This isn't red velvet! This is blue suede! I'll have to report you to your superior officer for this, right after I flog you senseless!'

You doff your helmet for a second so the King can have a look at your face. 'Actually, I'm not one of your guards. I'm the adventurer who's going to beat you up and steal your crown.'

'But that's not fair!' the King splutters.

'You say that so often . . . one wonders what your basis for comparison is,' you say, readying your polearm.

Hit Message(s):

He smacks you square in the <throat> with his sceptre. Argh! Ow! Argh! Ugh!

He throws his crown like a boomerang. It makes a satisfying ringing sound as it bounces off your <foot>. Ow! Eek! Ugh! Ugh!

He tosses three glass balls at you, hitting you in three different painful locations. Ouch! Ooh! Ooh! Eek!

He says if you do as he says, he will be your slave. You point out the opposite would be true, and he punches you. Argh! Eek! Eek! Argh!

He turns into an owl and claws you in the <calf> with his talons. Ow! Ouch! Ouch! Argh!

He hypnotizes you with his giant codpiece, then smacks you with his meaty hand. Ouch! Ow! Oof! Argh!

He produces a glass ball, throws it in the air, and uses his sceptre like a bat to smack it toward you. It strikes you solidly in the <elbow>. Too bad he didn't strike out with his swing. Eek! Ow! Oof! Ouch!

He swings his sceptre at you, but you dodge, leaving the sceptre merely a spectre of a threat. Re.

He throws his crown at you, but you catch it and wing it right back.

He tosses three glass balls at you, but none of them hit you.

He tries to mesmerize you with his codpiece, but you avert your eyes.

He says if you do as he says, he will be your slave. You point out that the opposite is actually true.

He turns into an owl, but instead of attacking you, he delivers you some mail.

He juggles his three glass balls in front of you. Before he can throw them, though, his robe opens and reveals another knob goblin sticking his arm out of the robe's sleeve and doing the actual juggling. The king is too embarrassed to attack. (FUMBLE!)

• If you have any monster aggravation device turned off or set to anything except 3 or 7:

• If you have any monster aggravation device set to set to 3:

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• If you have any monster aggravation device set to 7:

• If you have not already found it before this fight:

Occurs at the Throne Room.

Notes

• This monster is a boss and cannot be copied or insta-killed by normal means.
• This adventure will not occur unless you are wearing the Knob Goblin Harem Girl Disguise and are under the effect of Knob Goblin perfume, or if you are wearing the Knob Goblin Elite Guard Uniform with a knob cake in your inventory.
• Once you have defeated the King, this adventure will no longer reoccur (it becomes a one time adventure).
• If you enter the King's Chamber while wearing the Knob Goblin Elite Guard Uniform and carrying a knob cake, the fight text changes to:

You walk into the Goblin King's throne room. He barely glances at you as you hand him the cake, and buries his piggy little face into it.

'Wait a minute. . .' he says. 'This isn't red velvet! This is blue suede! I'll have to report you to your superior officer for this, right after I flog you senseless!'

You doff your helmet for a second so the King can have a look at your face. 'Actually, I'm not one of your guards. I'm the adventurer who's going to beat you up and steal your crown.'

'But that's not fair!' the King splutters.

'You say that so often . . . one wonders what your basis for comparison is,' you say, readying your polearm.

• On February 11th, 2011 this monster's image was changed. The original image was:

References

• The attack where the Goblin King throws his crown at you could be a reference to a similar attack used by King K. Rool, the final boss in both Donkey Kong Country and Donkey Kong Land.
• The attack where the Goblin King turns into an owl is a reference to the movie Labyrinth, where the goblin king Jareth (played by David Bowie) appears in owl form. The owl delivering mail is a reference to the Harry Potter series of novels, written by J. K. Rowling.
• The glass ball attack is yet another nod to the movie Labyrinth, in which the goblin king Jareth (David Bowie) appears to manipulate glass spheres.
• The fumble message references the fact that David Bowie did not do his own contact juggling in Labyrinth. Michael Moschen, a professional juggler and Labyrinth choreographer, was an 'arm double' for the juggling scenes; he did many of the scenes without being able to see his hands, as he was hiding from the camera behind Bowie.
• The cake choice and colors for the guard uniform intro text might be referencing the movie Blue Velvet.
• 'You say that so often . . . I wonder what your basis for comparison is' and 'do as I say and I will be your slave' are lines spoken by Jareth in Labyrinth.

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