Power of the Dark Crystal



Power of the Dark Crystal is the sequel to the 1982 fantasy film The Dark Crystal. It is set to start filming in summer 2006, with a release in 2007. The sequel is only one of several projects The Jim Henson Company employed to re-explore the world of The Dark Crystal. Other projects include an animated television series, a manga series from Tokyo Pop, and myriad licensed products such as books, apparel and collectible sculptures.

Orphanage Animation Studios was brought on board as a producing partner to head up the CG animation elements that will be incorporated with the film’s live-action animatronic characters. Legendary fantasy artist Brian Froud, designer of the original film, returned to design the new characters and locations. Odyssey Entertainment is representing worldwide sales and distribution on the film.

Plot Summary
Set hundreds of years after the events of the first movie when the world has once again fallen into darkness, Power of the Dark Crystal follows the adventures of a mysterious girl made of fire who, together with a Gelfling outcast, steals a shard of the legendary Crystal in an attempt to reignite the dying sun that exists at the center of the planet.

Credits

 * Produced by: The Jim Henson Company in association with Orphanage Animation Studios
 * Distributor: Odyssey Entertainment
 * Producers:' Lisa Henson and Scott Stewart
 * Executive Producers: Brian Henson with Ralph Kamp and Louise Goodsill
 * '''Screenplay by: Annette Duffy and David Odell
 * '''Score by: Trevor Jones

Any further cast and crew announcements have not been made. But it has been cited that The Jim Henson Company wants to involve many of the people who worked on the original movie.

Production Quotes

 * “As an auteur of such exciting and fantastical adventure projects, Genndy is the perfect director to bring to life Power of the Dark Crystal...I am sure that his visualization of Brian Froud’s designs will thrill fans of the original film as well as audiences who are meeting these beloved characters for the first time.”
 * - Lisa Henson (January 31, 2005)


 * "The original Dark Crystal was one of the most inspirational and imaginative pictures of its time, so it's a real honor for me to be able to bring the world of The Dark Crystal to a whole new generation."
 * - Genndy Tartakovsky (January 31, 2005)