The directing team behind Undead and Daybreakers, Peter and Michael Spierig, have been tapped to direct Power of the Dark Crystal. Craig Pearce (Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge) wrote the screenplay, and The Dark Crystal's conceptual designer, Brian Froud, will be handling the same job on the sequel.
"Peter Spierig and Michael Spierig are sure to create a film that will continue the legacy of the original and exceed the expectations of our loyal fans," stated Lisa Henson, CEO of The Jim Henson Company in the press release announcing the sequel.
Michael Spierig was quotes as saying, "We feel a tremendous amount of responsibility in telling this story with the same meticulous care that Jim Henson and Frank Oz gave the 1982 original." Peter Spierig added, "This is a chance to take the world of puppetry into the modern age by using modern techniques (like motion capture CGI) and the tried and true methods (like puppetry and animatronics) to create a one hundred percent real world that is unique to The Dark Crystal."
Power of the Dark Crystal Official Synopsis
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.
