"Jim was a big light in the world," he said. So it kind of all came out at the perfect time."Īnd speaking of the original, fantasy illustrator Brian Froud, who was the film's original concept designer, as well as the primary concept artist on the Netflix series, spoke about the legacy of Jim Henson and how his presence was felt when making the prequel.
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"The messaging within the series has a lot to do with speaking out, telling the truth, looking at when authority figures are maybe doing things that are questionable. "The prequel had also been in development for so long, and so I do feel like the universe did conspire for it come out right now," she said. Halle also spoke about the importance of bringing back The Dark Crystal in the current social and political climate. She continued: "It's more cinematic, more thrilling than the original film because we were capable of taking the puppet action to another level entirely." It's been very important for us to bring it back and introduce it to new audiences." It's a world we really felt you could go back in time and you could go into the future. We think of this as our little version of Middle-earth or Narnia or Star Wars.
"It's a real passion project for the company and of all the things that my father created, The Dark Crystal was the one that had a fully realised world that seemed like it was real.
And then Louis, we met way back in 2011, so even this iteration of it has been happening for many, many years. "It's been something that we at the company have been wanting to do for over 10 years. "My father wasn't actively developing a sequel himself, but he did discuss some possible ideas for it with the original writer David Odell," added Lisa. Dark Crystal season 2: All you need to knowĪnd it's a project that has long been in the works.
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