Geekery: New Pics & Voice Cast Announced for Netflix’s ‘The Dark Crystal’ Series
Lots of exciting news about the prequel series has been released – check out the all star voice cast, new pictures of the puppets, and the addition of a fan created character to the series.
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, which took over 7 years of development, finished up filming last month. The story focuses on the Gefling city Jen and Kira see from atop the Wall of Destiny in the original movie, and explores the culture lost when the evil Skeksis took over. The creators took inspiration from Avatar: The Last Airbender and Lord of the Rings when writing the script. Director Louis Leterrier wanted to create something that appealed to old and new fans alike…
“We need to serve the fans…but also we need to create new fans. Kids these days, they haven’t seen puppets that look like this. It’s different and sometimes quite scary. There’s action and drama and a few deaths. You’re going to like it.”
Along with the new photos, the streaming giant announced the full voice cast. It is filled with great character actors and some big names.
Gelfling characters are voiced by:
- Taron Egerton as Rian
- Anya Taylor Joy as Brea (The Witch)
- Nathalie Emmanuel as Deet (Game of Thrones)
- Donna Kimball as Aughra (The Happytime Murders)
- Caitriona Balfe (Outlander)
- Helena Bonham-Carter
- Harris Dickinson (Trust)
- Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones)
- Eddie Izzard
- Theo James (The Divergent Series)
- Toby Jones (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy)
- Shazad Latif (Star Trek: Discovery)
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw (A Wrinkle in Time)
- Mark Strong
- Alicia Vikander
The Skeksis & Mystics are voiced by:
- Harvey Fierstein (Torch Song)
- Mark Hamill
- Ralph Ineson (Game of Thrones)
- Jason Isaacs
- Keegan-Michael Key
- Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (True Detective)
- Simon Pegg
- Andy Samberg
In the final bit of news, the Jim Henson Creature Shop made their final selection for the fan created character contest. This critter will appear in the series. Meet Moog, designed by Yukari Masuike…
