Dark Crystal Sequel coming

Posted by: MacReady

According to Variety, the Jim Henson Company is planning to make a sequel to the first ever fully-animatronic feature movie The Dark Crystal. The sequel is written by David Odell, who also wrote the screenplay for the first movie and Annette Duffy.

The story will be set many years after the original (directed by Frank Oz,Jim Henson and Gary Kurtz). The original heroes Jen and Kira are now king and queen, and must fight to save their kingdom when the crystal is once again split. At the moment the title of the movie is "The Power of the Dark Crystal".

No director has been set yet, but the film will combine live-action animatronic characters with CG animation and filming is scheduled to start in fall for a release in 2007.

The first fully-animatronic feature film, The Dark Crystal is a classic tale of good, embodied by the peaceful "Mystics," and evil, represented by the oppressive "Skeksis." The film's central characters are Jen and Kira, the last two living "Gelflings." Together, they must replace the Crystal's missing shard in order to restore harmony to their world, a land of enchanted flora and fauna. Jim Henson and Frank Oz directed The Dark Crystal, which was based on the drawings of Brian Froud.

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