Although the recent update on the sequel has brought about an outpouring of fan support for the potential casting of Swinton as Jareth, it’s also apparent some fans have been wanting this for years, as another four-year-old tweet reads: “The ONLY acceptable reboot of Labyrinth would be casting Tilda Swinton as Jareth.”
“Tilda Swinton as Jareth, or I’m out,” another fan bluntly states.
With TriStar Pictures steadily moving forward with their plans for Labyrinth 2, many fans have taken to social media to campaign for Tilda Swinton as the new Goblin King.
Tilda Swinton and David Bowie have actually shared the screen before, as the former played the latter’s wife in a promotional video for Bowie’s song, “The Stars (Are Out Tonight).”