The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance new teaser, release slated for August 30th -

[Marco Fucko]

So I searched around and while there was a thread on this it was two years old and thought it might be more appropriate to just make a new thread instead of necroing. The cult classic fantasy puppet movie Dark Crystal is getting a prequel as a series on Netflix, with real puppeteering. Hopefully they can do Henson justice (hopefully).

Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance director working 22-hour days to finish fantasy prequel

Jim Henson’s 1982 puppet-filled fantasy-adventure film, The Dark Crystal, is one of the most beloved movies from the ’80s, and director Louis Leterrier (Now You See Me) has been working almost literally around the clock to ensure that the TV show prequel The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (out on Netflix, Aug. 30) does not disappoint fans. “It is one of the movies, if not the movie, that made me want to become a filmmaker,” Leterrier says of the original, which the late Henson codirected with Frank Oz. “I start my days at 12:30 a.m. and I finish at 10:30 p.m. So, every day, 22-hour days. It takes a toll!”

The 10-episode show takes place in the fictional world of Thra, but it’s set many years before the events of the 1982 movie. The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistancetracks three members of the well-meaning Gelfling race — imagine elves crossed with Muppets — as they uncover the horrific truth behind the power of the evil Skeksis, the Big Bads of the film, who resemble a terrifying mix of bird and reptile. “We have two female Gelfings, Deet and Brea, and one male, Rian,” says executive producer Lisa Henson, who is also the CEO and President of the Jim Henson Company and the daughter of Jim. “They each come from a different clan of the Gelfings and are all ultimately heroes of the Gelfling resistance.”

The show’s starry voice cast includes Helena Bonham Carter, Natalie Dormer, Theo James, Toby Jones, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mark Strong, Alicia Vikander, Mark Hamill, Jason Isaacs, Keegan-Michael Key, Simon Pegg, Andy Samberg, and Donna Kimball. The three main Gelfling characters, meanwhile, are portrayed by Taron Egerton, Nathalie Emmanuel, and Anya Taylor-Joy, who plays Brea. “She’s a Gelfling princess, and she’s obsessed with learning,” Taylor-Joy says of her character. “She finds the duties of being a princess quite tiresome and wants to go out in the world and explore.”

Leterrier was determined to make the TV show look as similar as possible to the film, which meant battling to use puppetry rather than CG. “I was not fighting against anyone; I was fighting against common sense and practicality,” he says with a laugh. “It’s so, so complicated to build a puppet, hire puppeteers, all that stuff. We chose the long, hardest road, and we’re very thankful [we did]. It looks absolutely stunning.”

Lisa Henson hopes to make more seasons of the show, but Leterrier admits he needs some sleep before deciding whether he wants to pull the strings on another adventure. “I am finishing this show absolutely on my knees,” he says. “It will take a moment for me to recuperate.”

Source: https://ew.com/tv/2019/05/24/dark-crystal-age-of-resistance/

 

[Sinner's Sandwich]

Can't wait!

I love the movie & the ending impressed me because it was philosophical and not the stereotypical 'bad guys get defeated & good guys win'.

 

[Some Manajerk]

If the writing is like the movie, i may give it a watch. Hopefully its not just a quick grab at my nostalgia.

 

[NOT Sword Fighter Super]

Just when I think it's time to cancel Netflix...

 

[A Useless Fish]

I am...cautiously optimistic, I think. I have been burned so many times, but I guess part of me is still hoping modern content creators could do something not shitty with this. Maybe.

 

[break these cuffs]

Why don't they just call it ORANGE MAN BAD The Show? The title alone tells you what it's going to be.

 

[Shitassdeaddude]

Oh fuck it actually looks like it might be good.

 

[Bread Fetishist]

Why don't they just call it ORANGE MAN BAD The Show? The title alone tells you what it's going to be.

Not everything is some allegory for Trump. Could you stop inserting politics where it doesn't belong?

 

[break these cuffs]

Not everything is some allegory for Trump. Could you stop inserting politics where it doesn't belong?

I wish Netflix would

 

[The Shadow]

Not everything is some allegory for Trump. Could you stop inserting politics where it doesn't belong?

It's a Netflix show with "Resistance" in the title. It's not an unfair assumption to make.

 

[Gustav Schuchardt]

It's a Netflix show with "Resistance" in the title. It's not an unfair assumption to make.

I've always thought the Skeksis represent elite Democrats, sucking the life force from the Podlings (working class black people) by aborting their babies and harvesting the stem cells from the foetuses in order to prolong their life unnaturally

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Not everything is some allegory for Trump. Could you stop inserting politics where it doesn't belong?

[Gazes sheepishly at floor]

 

[wrangled tard]

I have never become so excited and so disappointed within such a small period of time. I'm not even sure why I still have Netflix.

Edit: To clarify, the disappointment comes from the fact it's a Netflix show, not because of whatever potential political message it represents, I really couldn't care less about the latter.

 

[Gustav Schuchardt]

I have never become so excited and so disappointed within such a small period of time. I'm not even sure why I still have Netflix.

The Democrats use it to beam woke propaganda into people's brains to divide people into bullshit identity groups and stop them organising as a classes.

Can't have the oppressed Podlings working with the oppressed Gelflings to overthrow the Skeksis oppressors.

BTW it's Podling Pride this month. No Gelflings welcome!

 

[RumblyTumbly]

Honestly...this looks pretty fucking sweet!

 

[VQ 569]

using real puppets instead of CGI is a breath of fresh air in this day and age. there's a nice feel to their movements.

 

[TheRedChair]

I have a concern. The mouse owns Jim Henson Productions. What these assholes have done to StarWars, Game of Thrones (Why you think season 8 sucked hind tit??? Why you think George Lucas was there at S8E1 where they were filming?... Those two assholes writing the show already signed with "The Mouse" to do star wars related movies), Captain Marvel, Etc... I believe they are going to put some sort of political agenda/strange ideals into this series.

I loved the Dark Crystal but they are going to disneyize it. I basing this all on the most recent Disney movies/shows in the last 10 years.

 

[Stab You in the Back]

I believe they are going to put some sort of political agenda/strange ideals into this series.

I think getting preemptively outraged at something you don't know and can't change is a waste of time. There will be plenty of time to write 5,000 word treatises about the politics of this puppet show after we learn what its politics even are.

 

[Overcast]

Much as I loved it as a kid, for me The Dark Crystal didn’t hold up in terms of writing. So I’m rather indifferent.

 

[Sweet and Savoury]

I frickin loved this movie as a kid, even if it gave me nightmare, but I dunno...I have a feeling that today's kids/parents wouldn't tolerate such a thing in today's world.

I'm hoping the director stays true to the vison on the orignal but I dont have much hope really.

 

[Clockwork_PurBle]

I'm impressed with how good the production looks.

Trial by stone!