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One Of The Most Popular Fantasy Movies Of All Time Is Finally Getting A Sequel · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood. Last summer, one of the most beloved
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Speaker 1: eighties kids movies, Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal, returned with
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Speaker 1: an entire prequel series on Netflix, and now it's sister film, Labyrinth,
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Speaker 1: is also finally getting a sequel, thirty four years after
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Speaker 1: the original, starring David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly, hit theaters.
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Speaker 1: Jim Henson's daughter, Lisa Henson, is producing the film. Scott Derekson,
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Speaker 1: who directed Doctor Strange, will be behind the camera, while
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Speaker 1: Maggie Levin, who created the cult Hulu show Into the Dark,
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Speaker 1: will write the movie script. Now. Unfortunately, David Bowie, who
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Speaker 1: played the Goblin King, is no longer with us, but
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Speaker 1: Jennifer Connolly is still working, so it remains to be
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Speaker 1: seen if she'll return in some capacity. Meanwhile, several of
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Speaker 1: the famous puppets from the original are expected to be featured.
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Speaker 1: There's no timetable for the film's release yet, though with
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Speaker 1: all the massive amount of production responsible, it will probably
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Speaker 1: be at least a few years off that st Wrecked
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Speaker 1: from Hollywood