‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ Being Adapted… For Stage?

This might be the most unexpected piece of news you’ll read all week.

A stage musical based on Guillermo Del Toro’s acclaimed 2006 fantasy Pan’s Labyrinth is in the works. Deadline broke word of the project, which Del Toro has been working on in secret for over four years in an attempt to find just the right production team.

That team has now in place. Paul Williams is set to write lyrics while Brokeback Mountain’s Gustavo Santaolalla will compose. Few other details of the project are known at this point. Whether the play will be a direct adaptation or a new plot completely is still unknown. Based on the writing team however, there’s a very good chance that the musical will first premiere in English, unlike the Spanish feature film.

In speaking of the announcement to Deadline, Del Toro spoke very highly of his chosen crew, stating “I admire and love Gustavo and Paul wrote the perfect album in Phantom Of The Paradise, which I have loved for decades.”

With a team like this, whenever Pan’s Labyrinth premieres, I can confidently say that viewers are in for a treat. I better start saving for my plane ticket.

What do you think of the news? Were you a fan of Pan’s Labyrinth?