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Netflix’s ‘The Dark Crystal’ Reveals All-Star Cast List (and First Look Photos)

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5 years ago

December 17, 2018

Oh Netflix, sweet Netflix. They’ve been killing it with the adaptation game lately, from the ever-popular Chilling Adventures of Sabrina to The Haunting of Hill House. Their next revitalization project – Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal – already had some buzz, but with the newly released cast list, excitement is definitely building.

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance will serve as a prequel to Henson’s classic fantasy film. Instead of a feature-length movie, the prequel will be released as a TV series. Netflix has ordered a 10-episode first season.

As announced by Variety, the series is set many years before the events of the 1982 movie. In this prequel, the world of Thra is dying. The Crystal of Truth is at the heart of Thra, a source of untold power, but it is damaged – corrupted by the evil Skeksis – and a sickness spreads across the land. When three Gelfling uncover the horrific truth behind the power of the Skeksis, an adventure unfolds as the fires of rebellion are lit and an epic battle for the planet begins.

The epic voice cast includes Taron Edgerton (Kingsman) as Rian, Anya Taylor Joy (The Witch) as Brea, and Nathalie Emmanuel (Game of Thrones) as Deet – all Gelfling.

Other Gelfling characters will be voiced by Helena Bonham-Carter (Fight Club, the Harry Potter series); Eddie Izzard (Hannibal); Toby Jones (The Mist, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy); Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones); Gugu Mbatha-Raw (The Cloverfield Paradox); Mark Strong (Kingsman, Kick-Ass); Theo James (Castlevania, the Divergent series); and Alicia Vikander (Tomb Raider, Ex Machina).

Voicing the Skeksis and Mystics are Mark Hamill (Star Wars, Justice League Action), Harvey Fierstein (Independence Day, Mulan), Ralph Ineson (The Witch), Keegan-Michael Key (The Predator, Key and Peele), Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead, Mission Impossible), and Andy Samberg (Brooklyn Nine Nine).

If that wasn’t enough, the cast list also includes Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Caitriona Balfe, Harris Dickinson, Shazad Latif, Jason Isaacs, and Donna Kimball.

Why yes, that is a lot of talent.

Lisa Henson – Jim Henson’s daughter and CEO of the Jim Henson Project – said in a statement;

“It is humbling to see so many truly gifted actors join The Dark Crystal universe by adding their voices to Age of Resistance,” Henson said. “It is thrilling to see this assembled team of artists, puppeteers and now voice actors, many inspired by my father’s original film, work together to realize this unique world—through performance and craft—at a scale that is rarely seen today.”

Louis Leterrier (Now You See Me, The Transporter) will direct the series. He’ll also serve as executive produce along with writers Jeffrey Addiss, Will Matthews, and Javier Grillo-Marxuach.

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance will stream on Netflix in 2019.

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Netflix Releases First BTS ‘Fear Street: Prom Queen’ Footage

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6 hours ago

April 30, 2024

Timothy Rawles

It’s been three long years since Netflix unleashed the bloody, but enjoyable Fear Street on its platform. Released in a tryptic fashion, the streamer broke up the story into three episodes, each taking place in a different decade which by the finale were all tied together.

Now, the streamer is in production for its sequel Fear Street: Prom Queen which brings the story into the 80s. Netflix gives a synopsis of what to expect from Prom Queen on their blog site Tudum:

“Welcome back to Shadyside. In this next installment of the blood-soaked Fear Street franchise, prom season at Shadyside High is underway and the school’s wolfpack of It Girls is busy with its usual sweet and vicious campaigns for the crown. But when a gutsy outsider is unexpectedly nominated to the court, and the other girls start mysteriously disappearing, the class of ’88 is suddenly in for one hell of a prom night.”

Based on R.L. Stine’s massive series of Fear Street novels and spin-offs, this chapter is number 15 in the series and was published in 1992.

FEAR STREET: PROM QUEEN IS NOW IN PRODUCTION 🩸 Welcome to Shadyside High. We're gonna have a killer time. pic.twitter.com/jDl0zRa2CH
— Netflix (@netflix) April 30, 2024

Fear Street: Prom Queen features a killer ensemble cast, including India Fowler (The Nevers, Insomnia), Suzanna Son (Red Rocket, The Idol), Fina Strazza (Paper Girls, Above the Shadows), David Iacono (The Summer I Turned Pretty, Cinnamon), Ella Rubin (The Idea of You), Chris Klein (Sweet Magnolias, American Pie), Lili Taylor (Outer Range, Manhunt) and Katherine Waterston (The End We Start From, Perry Mason).

No word on when Netflix will drop the series into its catalog.

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Live Action Scooby-Doo Reboot Series In Works at Netflix

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7 hours ago

April 30, 2024

Timothy Rawles

The ghosthunting Great Dane with an anxiety problem, Scooby-Doo, is getting a reboot and Netflix is picking up the tab. Variety is reporting that the iconic show is becoming an hour-long series for the streamer although no details have been confirmed. In fact, Netflix execs declined to comment.

If the project is a go, this would be the first live-action movie based on the Hanna-Barbera cartoon since 2018’s Daphne & Velma. Before that, there were two theatrical live-action movies, Scooby-Doo (2002) and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004), then two sequels that premiered on The Cartoon Network.

Currently, the adult-oriented Velma is streaming on Max.

Scooby-Doo originated in 1969 under the creative team Hanna-Barbera. The cartoon follows a group of teenagers who investigate supernatural happenings. Known as Mystery Inc., the crew consists of Fred Jones, Daphne Blake, Velma Dinkley, and Shaggy Rogers, and his best friend, a talking dog named Scooby-Doo.

Normally the episodes revealed the hauntings they encountered were hoaxes developed by land-owners or other nefarious characters hoping to scare people away from their properties. The original TV series named Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! ran from 1969 to 1986. It was so successful that movie stars and pop culture icons would make guest appearances as themselves in the series.

Celebrities such as Sonny & Cher, KISS, Don Knotts, and The Harlem Globetrotters made cameos as did Vincent Price who portrayed Vincent Van Ghoul in a few episodes.

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BET Releasing New Original Thriller: The Deadly Getaway

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7 hours ago

April 30, 2024

Cameron McFarland

BET will soon be offering horror fans a rare treat. The studio has announced the official release date for their new original thriller, The Deadly Getaway. Directed by Charles Long (The Trophy Wife), this thriller sets up a heart racing game of cat and mouse for audiences to sink their teeth into.

Wanting to break up the monotony of their routine, Hope and Jacob set off to spend their vacation at a simple cabin in the woods. However, things go sideways when Hope’s ex-boyfriend shows up with a new girl at the same campsite. Things soon spiral out of control. Hope and Jacob must now work together to escape the woods with their lives.

The Deadly Getaway is written by Eric Dickens (Makeup X Breakup) and Chad Quinn (Reflections of US). The Film stars, Yandy Smith-Harris (Two Days in Harlem), Jason Weaver (The Jacksons: An American Dream), and Jeff Logan (My Valentine Wedding).

Showrunner Tressa Azarel Smallwood had the following to say about the project. “The Deadly Getaway is the perfect reintroduction to classic thrillers, which encompass dramatic twists, and spine-chilling moments. It showcases the range and diversity of emerging Black writers across genres of film and television.”

The Deadly Getaway will premiere on 5.9.2024, exclusively ion BET+.