Power of the Dark Crystal Power of the Dark Crystal is a proposed sequel to the 1982 fantasy film " The Dark Crystal " . Set hundreds of years after the events of the first movie when the world has once again fallen into darkness , " Power of the Dark Crystal " follows the adventures of a mysterious girl made of fire who , together with a Gelfling outcast , steals a shard of the legendary Crystal in an attempt to reignite the dying sun that exists at the center of the planet . After twelve years of development ( detailed in this article ) , the script for the film would finally end up being adapted into a 12 issue comic book series in 2017 . Early development and setbacks . The film project was first announced in " Variety " in May 2005 when the Jim Henson Company bought a script by David Odell and Annette Duffy . In January 2006 , the Henson Company announced that Orphange Animation Studio would be providing CG animation elements and named Orphanage ' s Genndy Tartakovsky ( creator of " Dexter ' s Laboratory " and " Samurai Jack " ) as director for the film . Brian Froud , the designer of the original film , worked with the Henson Company on concept art for the new film . Tartakovsky and Froud appeared with Lisa Henson and Michael Polis to talk about the film at the San Diego Comic - Con in July 2006 . Froud ' s concept art for Queen Kira was featured on the cover of " Cinefantastique " . More concept art was revealed in October 2006 , accompanying an article on MTV . com . The MTV . com article provided a plot summary : Lisa Henson announced at Comic - Con 2007 that the production had hit a " setback " : Indie director Shane Abbess was attached as a director for some years after the 2007 release of his film " Gabriel " . Speaking in 2015 of his experience working on the failed project , Abbess told " The Guardian " " When I quit " The Dark Crystal " it was because I ’ d fallen in love with Jim ’ s handwritten notes on what his sequel idea was . All I wanted to do , for the fans and for myself , was shoot his version of the film . But nobody gave a shit about what Jim Henson wanted . " During this time Henson worked to adjust the film ' s script . At one point Cory Edwards was asked to work on a rewrite of the script for the sequel . While a deal never came together for Edwards , he says that the offer led to conversations with the studio that resulted in him being picked as writer / director for the " Fraggle Rock " movie . Nicole Goldman , the Henson Company ' s VP of Marketing and Publicity , responded to fans ' inquires as to the status of the project on the Jim Henson Company Podcast in January 2008 , stating : Partnership with Omnilab Media . On February 4 , 2009 , The Muppet Newsflash reported that development on the project was still underway , with Craig Pearce ( " Romeo + Juliet " , " Moulin Rouge ! " ) having completed a rewrite of the screenplay , with the Australian company Omnilab Media set to co - produce . It was later confirmed by a May 2010 press release that Omnilab Media and The Jim Henson Company were teaming up to bring the film to the big screen and that Peter Spierig and Michael Spierig ( writers and directors of " Undead " and " Daybreakers " ) would be directing the project , using the screenplay written by Pearce which was based on the original script by Duffy and Odell . The 2010 announcement also reaffirmed Froud ' s involvement as conceptual designer on the project . The film was planned to be produced and released in stereoscopic 3D using a mix of live - action and traditional puppetry combined with visual and special effects . Digital effects would have been produced by Omnilab Media ' s Australia - based production arm , Ambience Entertainment . Omnilab - affiliated Iloura ( " Where the Wild Things Are , " " The Pacific , " " Don ' t Be Afraid of the Dark " ) had started work on the film ' s CGI elements as of May 2010 . In the May 2010 press release , Lisa Henson commented on the Company ' s partnership with Omilab Media and the Spierg brothers : In a November 2010 interview , the Spierig brothers acknowledged that audiences may be growing skeptical about remakes and sequels . Peter Spierig said , " Where we can , we ' re keeping to the spirit of Henson . . . We went to a convention not so long ago and we had a number of people come up and say , ' Don ' t you dare rape my childhood . ' When one person says that , you take it on board . But when a bunch of people say it , you think , ' Wow , this really means something to them . ' " Michael Spierig added , " so the last thing we want to do is screw it up . " Lisa Henson spoke of the production in a December 2010 interview , stating : At the Museum of Moving Image in Astoria Queens in July , 2011 , Craig Shemin was asked how things were going with the movie . He explained that the film was still in development , but it was unlikely they would start filming soon . At the " Jim Henson : Friends and Family Panel " at the Museum of the Moving Image in September 2011 , Cheryl Henson was asked about the upcoming film . She stated that the project had been put on hold until further notice . In February 2012 , it was officially announced that the project was no longer in production . Apparently no one told Tartakovsky . He was still uncertain about the status in October 2012 : " I haven ' t heard from the Dark Crystal people in a long time , so I feel that ' s gone . " In March 2014 , Brian Henson gave an update on the status of the project while promoting " Jim Henson ' s Creature Shop Challenge " confirming that " We have one written . It ' s really good . We don ' t have a production schedule or anything . It ' s a big movie to put all the pieces together . " Later that May , in an interview with " Vulture " , Lisa Henson confirmed the project was still in development , though not yet in pre - production , with current focus on what she described as " interactive world - building " .