The Henson Company heeft via een persbericht laten weten dat de nieuwe The Dark Crystal film geregisseerd wordt door Peter en Michael Spierig. De broers zijn bekend van de films Undead (2003) en Daybreakers (2009). Eerder was Genndy Tartakovsky (bekend van de tekenfilmseries Dexter's Laboratory en Samurai Jack) aan het project verbonden, dat volgens het persbericht in 3D in de bioscoop zal verschijnen.

Hieronder enkele quotes uit het persbericht:

…Screenplay written by Australian Craig Pearce (Moulin Rouge, Strictly Ballroom, Romeo + Juliet) based on an original script by Annette Duffy and David Odell. The legendary fantasy artist Brian Froud will reprise his role as conceptual designer of the film, which will use a stunning mix of live action and traditional puppetry combined with visual and special effects produced entirely in Australia. Omnilab-affiliated Iloura (Where the Wild Things Are, The Pacific, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark) has already begun work on the film’s complex CGI elements.

Michael Spierig geeft het volgende commentaar: “We feel a tremendous amount of responsibility in telling this story with the same meticulous care that Jim Henson and Frank Oz gave the 1982 original.” Peter Spierig vervolgt: “This is a chance to take the world of puppetry into the modern age by using modern techniques (like motion capture CGI) and the tried and true methods (like puppetry and animatronics) to create a one hundred percent real world that is unique to The Dark Crystal.



Het persbericht geeft ook meer prijs over de insteek: 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.

Het volledige persbericht vind je hier.