Geekery: New Look at ‘Dark Crystal-Age of Resistance’ Shows a Growing Rebellion
The latest trailer provides some exposition for the series, and shows off more of the amazing work the Jim Henson Company has done.
It is definitely pretty. It looks like the creators kept to their promise of more puppets, less CG – I’m seeing digital sets and puppeteer removal, and that’s about it.
The prequel series follows the journey for three Gelfling heroes – Rian (Taron Egerton), Brea (Anya Taylor Joy), and Deet (Nathalie Emmanuel). The trio must save Thra from the villainous Skeksis and ever-growing darkness they’re creating. The creators took inspiration from the original movie as well as Avatar: The Last Airbender and Lord Of The Rings when writing the screenplay.
The giant voice cast also includes Lena Headey, Helena Bonham-Carter, Natalie Dormer, Eddie Izzard, Theo James, Toby Jones, Mark Strong, Alicia Vikander, Mark Hamill, Jason Isaacs, Keegan-Michael Key, Simon Pegg, Andy Samberg, Benedict Wong, and Awkwafina.
The Dark Crystal debuts on Netflix August 30th.
