Tag: The Dark Crystal

GBBP 55: Brian Froud

Jamie Greene1

On this week’s show, we chat with Brian Froud about his career, working with Jim Henson, the long-rumored sequels to ‘The Dark Crystal’ and ‘Labyrinth,’ and collaborating with his wife Wendy (who, among many other accomplishments, sculpted the original Yoda puppet used in ‘The Empire Strikes Back’).

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Dark Crystal Contest to Revive Franchise

Ethan Gilsdorf9

The Jim Henson Company and Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group, are re-booting The Dark Crystal franchise — or so it would seem — with a contest called the Dark Crystal Author Quest. The deal? Fans are encouraged to send in ideas for the “first book in a new young adult series based on the world of the classic fantasy film.” The winner gets a $10,000 contract to write the book.

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