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Henson Co. doing DARK CRYSTAL 2!'! Should we be celebrating or crying'

Ahoy, squirts! Quint here... I'm not sure what to think of a DARK CRYSTAL 2. I'm happy that Henson Company is doing it, especially after seeing their awesome work on the Vogons in HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY) but will they give this movie the attention it deserves or will they be just trying to shoot out a direct to video sequel with a nostalgic name? Should a Jim Henson/Frank Oz-less DARK CRYSTAL tale exist in this world?

Variety confirmed this flick is happening with David Odell (scripter of the original DARK CRYSTAL as well as THE MUPPET SHOW and on the other end of the scale SUPERGIRL and MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE) and Annette Duffy. The sequel will be called THE POWER OF THE DARK CRYSTAL and there is no one attached as a director yet.

I must confess a fondness for both SUPERGIRL and MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE as 80s cheeseball classics, but it really makes me happy that the original writer for the first movie is scripting the second. I just hope they're really wanting to take a stab at this for real and not do a direct to video cheapie. Either way, I'll be keeping my ear to the ground on this one. I've always preferred LABYRINTH, but DARK CRYSTAL is still very, very close to my heart. What do you folks think?

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DC1 Made me shit my pant's when I was a Kid
by John-Locke
May 14th, 2005
05:40:48 AM
Oh Wow...
by GCU Grey Area
May 14th, 2005
05:41:03 AM
Or not...
by GCU Grey Area
May 14th, 2005
05:41:24 AM
Where's the remake? Or a crossover?
by SalvatoreGravano
May 14th, 2005
05:42:39 AM
I always thought Labyrinth was a bit gay
by John-Locke
May 14th, 2005
05:48:31 AM
this sounds ok....but only if...
by Strabo
May 14th, 2005
05:53:54 AM
oh, and one more thing...
by Strabo
May 14th, 2005
05:55:37 AM
NO Mirrormask CGI !!!!!
by Rearden
May 14th, 2005
05:56:34 AM
Do You want a Reason NOT to make This Movie? The Neverending Sto
by Ines5
May 14th, 2005
06:01:25 AM
Without GGI this movie will Bomb
by John-Locke
May 14th, 2005
06:05:55 AM
in the mid 1990s Famed Writer Harlan Ellison said The Dark Cryst
by Ines5
May 14th, 2005
06:33:25 AM
I saw DC in the cinema when I was a kid
by Mr Chuff
May 14th, 2005
06:34:58 AM
Cool!
by DocPazuzu
May 14th, 2005
06:38:09 AM
A Point that Need's to be made about The Ending of The First Dar
by Ines5
May 14th, 2005
06:44:02 AM
Original Came out in 1982
by John-Locke
May 14th, 2005
06:46:48 AM
Jennifer Connelly going to be in it?
by docfalken
May 14th, 2005
06:57:55 AM
Best thing about the FPOS Hitchhiker movie...
by BurnHollywood
May 14th, 2005
07:17:32 AM
Is this really neccessary?
by RenoNevada2000
May 14th, 2005
07:21:48 AM
It will only work if they stay away from the CG
by moviemaniac-7
May 14th, 2005
07:35:37 AM
First DVD I ever bought
by Gordonsalive
May 14th, 2005
08:12:01 AM
Another time in the Age of Wonder......
by hellboydan
May 14th, 2005
08:17:44 AM
HUHH?!
by hellboydan
May 14th, 2005
08:44:39 AM
Jennifer Connelly is So Fine...
by John-Locke
May 14th, 2005
08:46:48 AM
Deep Breath, Calm Down, And Remember...
by filker-tom
May 14th, 2005
09:46:36 AM
This is a good idea...
by jimmy_009
May 14th, 2005
10:05:58 AM
The Indefensible Position: "Masters of the Universe" is pretty g
by Theta
May 14th, 2005
10:43:41 AM
"LOOKS like Gelfling! SMELLS like Gelfling!"
by Osmosis Jones
May 14th, 2005
10:45:51 AM

by foreignerbelt
May 14th, 2005
10:55:56 AM
I'd always heard that there would be a prequel to the Dark Cryst
by The PimpDragon
May 14th, 2005
11:13:37 AM
Unless they get Della Reese back to play Ulgra this is a bad ide
by Nice Marmot
May 14th, 2005
11:13:37 AM

by foreignerbelt
May 14th, 2005
11:16:40 AM
I want to See THE HOBBIT made with puppet LABYRINTH-style goblin
by George Newman
May 14th, 2005
11:39:18 AM
Nice Marmot
by DocPazuzu
May 14th, 2005
12:02:12 PM
Nice Marmot rules... Della... hehe...
by stlfilmwire
May 14th, 2005
12:10:53 PM
This is probably the single most nostalgic movie from my childho
by empyreal0
May 14th, 2005
12:22:49 PM
It will be great
by Right Bastard
May 14th, 2005
12:32:39 PM
...But when is Muppet Lord Of The Rings happening?
by Hamtaro_Hentai
May 14th, 2005
12:51:44 PM
Here is a synopis of the plot
by Ingeld
May 14th, 2005
01:24:18 PM
hello Ingeld......
by payton 34
May 14th, 2005
01:54:46 PM
Payton, don't get me wrong.
by Ingeld
May 14th, 2005
02:09:11 PM
Dark Crystal is much, much cooler then Labrynth
by Blok Narpin
May 14th, 2005
02:13:42 PM
I'm for it
by Bryan
May 14th, 2005
02:43:44 PM
YEAH!
by Skeksis
May 14th, 2005
03:00:26 PM
point taken Ingeld.
by payton 34
May 14th, 2005
03:20:17 PM
If it is done properly this should Rock!
by Roborob
May 14th, 2005
03:56:34 PM
Save money on muppets, cast Thandy Newton as a gelfling
by Frisco
May 14th, 2005
04:50:26 PM
Julie Taymor would be my pick for director (if Frank Oz is not i
by Declan_Swartz
May 14th, 2005
05:08:47 PM
frank oz
by therightclique
May 14th, 2005
05:41:52 PM
Frank Oz's last movie was ... The Stepford Wives!!!
by FrankDrebin
May 14th, 2005
06:20:19 PM
All through Team America, Sarah (the "psychic") kept reminding m
by FrankDrebin
May 14th, 2005
06:24:26 PM
I'd prefer they go with Muppets rather than CG.
by tbrosz
May 14th, 2005
06:50:52 PM

by foreignerbelt
May 14th, 2005
07:04:58 PM
The Sadly Short Lived Jim Henson Hour aired Sunday nights on N.B
by Ines5
May 14th, 2005
07:45:02 PM

by DarthCorleone
May 14th, 2005
07:51:01 PM

by foreignerbelt
May 14th, 2005
07:59:28 PM
Oh yeah!
by Right Bastard
May 14th, 2005
10:15:41 PM
RonaldLark
by The Librarian
May 14th, 2005
10:21:14 PM
It would probably be full of CGI
by Takashi
May 14th, 2005
10:41:39 PM
the difference
by Bouncy X
May 14th, 2005
11:57:19 PM
Jesus, AICN has some weak reporting..
by Dr. Omega
May 15th, 2005
01:40:57 AM
Dark Crystal gave me nightmares when I was a little kid. . .
by Harry Coin
May 15th, 2005
02:01:52 AM
Here's hoping...
by bubcus
May 15th, 2005
03:10:00 AM
Jen and Kira were not the only surviving Gelflings....Duh!!!!
by Monkey_King
May 15th, 2005
03:12:03 AM
Henson = not Disney
by L. Duderino
May 15th, 2005
04:02:24 AM
The shard?
by Mel Garga
May 15th, 2005
10:49:40 AM
Jennifer Connelly
by Itchy
May 15th, 2005
10:57:38 AM
Not that there's anything wrong with that...
by L. Duderino
May 15th, 2005
04:31:54 PM
Quint, seriously?
by Atomica
May 15th, 2005
04:58:52 PM
Why?
by Warlock One
May 15th, 2005
09:18:49 PM
A Strange Uneasy Feeling....
by Clone346
May 15th, 2005
10:56:17 PM
Some things should be left alone......
by Latenighter
May 16th, 2005
07:06:50 PM
BURN IN HELL, HENSON COMPANY!!!
by Durendal
May 16th, 2005
09:45:04 PM
As above,
by hellboydan
May 16th, 2005
10:50:20 PM

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