Tartakovsky Will Power Dark Crystal

A tiny gelfling has passed along word that Tartakovsky Will Power Dark Crystal:

The Jim Henson Co. has hired Genndy Tartakovsky to direct Power of the Dark Crystal. The fantasy film is a sequel to 1982 movie The Dark Crystal.

The story is set hundreds of years after the first film and follows a mysterious girl made of fire who steals a shard of the crystal in hopes of reigniting the dying sun. Annette Duffy and David Odell wrote the script.

The Jim Henson Co.'s Lisa Henson and the Orphanage Animation Studios' Scott Stewart will produce. Brian Froud will design new characters for the film.

Tartakovsky told Variety that for Power the puppets will operate amid a CGI backdrop, rather than expensive sets.