Variety is either not saying much, or there simply isn't much to be said at this point except for a few big notables: No director so far, but, as to be expected, it is being kept very much a family affair. The Jim Henson Company, apparently celebrating 50 years at the grind, is at least giving it the working title of "The Power of the Dark Crystal" - while at the same time making me feel really old that the Henson's have been around that long...
Written by the same dude who wrote the first one and a large portion of the Muppet shows (David Odell), we're being told the movie, set many years after the first one, will be up in theatres by 2007.
A couple other little tidbits in there including one about an animated series sometime after the film, but, we'll worry about that later.
- Article from Variety.