The Power of the Dark Crystal (2009)

Director:

Genndy Tartakovsky

Writers:

Annette Duffy (screenplay)
Jim Henson (characters)
(more)

Release Date:

2009 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy

Plot:

A girl made of fire steals a shard of a legendary crystal in hopes of reigniting the dying sun.

Status:

Pre-production

Comments:

Status Updated:

30 November 2007

Note:

Because this project is categorized as being in production, the data is subject to change; some data could be removed completely.

Cast

Kevin Clash	...	Performer (voice)
Billie Whitelaw	...	Aughra (voice)
Brian Henson	...	Performer (voice)
Lisa Maxwell	...	Kira (voice)
Steve Whitmire	...	Performer (voice)
Barry Dennen	...	Chamberlain (voice)
Bill Barretta	...	Performer (voice)
Dave Goelz	...	Fizzgig, A Friendly Monster (performer) / General (Garthin Master) (performer) / Dying Emperor (performer) / Podling (performer) (voice)
Jerry Nelson	...	High Priest (voice)
Kathryn Mullen	...	Kira
Stephen Garlick	...	Jen (voice)
Eric Jacobson	...	Performer (voice)
Louise Gold	...	Gourmand
Sean Barrett	...	Urzah (voice)
Mike Quinn	...	Slave Master (performer) (voice)
Michael Kilgarriff	...	General (voice)
Thick Wilson	...	Gourmand (voice)
John Kennedy	...	Performer (voice)
Charles Collingwood	...	Treasurer (voice)
Brian Muehl	...	Ornamentalist / Urzah (voice)
John Baddeley	...	Historian (voice)

Directed by
Genndy Tartakovsky		(attached)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Annette Duffy		screenplay
Jim Henson		characters
David Odell		screenplay

Produced by
Louise Goodsill	....	executive producer
Brian Henson	....	executive producer
Lisa Henson	....	producer
Ralph Kamp	....	executive producer
Scott Charles Stewart	....	producer

Art Department
Brian Froud	....	conceptual designer

Production Companies

• Jim Henson Company, The
• Jim Henson Productions
• Odyssey Entertainment (as World Sales)
• Orphanage, The

Distributors

• Odyssey Entertainment (2008) (worldwide) (all media) (sales)

Special Effects

• Jim Henson's Creature Shop
• Orphanage, The (animation)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Jim Henson Company, The

Trivia:

In an effort to re-create the magic of the original film, the filmmakers sought to locate and hire as many of the cast and crew of The Dark Crystal (1982) as possible.

Movie Connections:

Follows The Dark Crystal (1982)