Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Trailer

In 1982, Universal Pictures released a film called The Dark Crystal, a high fantasy adventure film that used puppets for all its characters. Produced by the Jim Henson Company and ITC Entertainment, it told the tale of Jen, a member of an elf-like race of beings called Gelflings.

Jen must go on a quest to repair a broken crystal that will restore his world of Thra to its former glory. However, a group of vulture-like beings known as the Skeksis are pretty fond of things the way they are, and as such, they try to stop our elf-esque hero.

The film became the 16th-highest grossing film of 1982, making over $40 million on a $25 million budget. It received mixed to positive reviews on official release. It was praised for its story and visual splendor, but it did get criticism for its darker tone being a deviation from Henson's previous Muppet works. Over the years, the film would become a cult classic, and a franchise. The film got a tie-in novelization at the time of release, and the world of Thra was further expanded in comics, novels, and manga.

There have been attempts over the years to do a sequel film to The Dark Crystal, but it never really was able to get off the ground. A screenplay for a potential sequel film would get reworked into a 12-issue miniseries from Archaia Comics and BOOM! Comics called The Power of the Dark Crystal.

The Jim Henson Company and Netflix have come together to tell a new story in the world of Thra: What happened when the Dark Crystal originally cracked? When the Skeksis originally started their conquest of the world? Well, that's what this ten-episode prequel series, Age of Resistance, is going to show. Let's take a look at the teaser trailer!

Considering Thra has three suns, I can imagine that it gets real hot there.

I have to admit, I am very impressed with how it looks already. I only recently saw The Dark Crystal on Netflix, and it looks pretty true to the original movie to me so far.

"By the Gods, that castle is an eyesore."

How do those spinning fairy things not get dizzy?

Wow...

Deet. Heh heh. Deet deet deet. Deet here is going to be one of our main characters. She's voiced by English actress Nathalie Emmanuel. She's also a rapper. So, does that mean we're going to hear some of that legendary Gelfling hustle and flow?

Normally, if a flower goes near you like that, you should take a flamethrower to it. Can't be too careful.

Okay, that was a little creepy!

Hey, Aughra's orrery! That thing is awesome.

Shame they couldn't get back Billie Whitelaw to voice Aughra again. Although to be fair, there really was no way since she died in 2014.

It's really amazing what over thirty years in the development of practical effects tech can allow nowadays. I don't think some of this stuff could have even been possible in 1982.

I am pretty excited for this. I enjoyed the original Dark Crystal, and the idea of a prequel fascinates me. I love seeing the Gelflings standing up and trying to fight back...despite fate saying they will not succeed...well, not directly. I can't wait for this to premiere! I think I'm going to fire up Netflix and watch The Dark Crystal again...

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