Muppet enthusiasts rejoiced this week as Fathom Events, The Jim Henson Company and Universal Pictures annouced the big screen return of 1982's spellbinding, visionary world of THE DARK CRYSTAL will be back on the big screen this February 24 and 27. 

Back in the early 80's The Dark Crystal made quite a name for itself in a land before CGI. Featuring "in camera" or "practical effects" this visionary fantasy was billed as the first live-action film without any human beings on screen, and a showcase for cutting-edge animatronics. The plot revolves around Jen, an elf-like 'Gelfling' on a quest to restore balance to his alien world by returning a lost shard to a powerful but broken gem, but when fate brings Kira and Jen together, she joins him on his quest to take the True Shard to the Castle before the Great Conjunction, but will they be in time to stop it? Should they stop it? 

Tickets for “The Dark Crystal” can be purchased online by visiting www.FathomEvents.com or at participating theater box offices.Following its two-day-only theatrical presentation, “The Dark Crystal” will debut on 4K Ultra HD™ and return to Blu-ray™ and digital on March 6 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Here is a little reminder of the mind-blowing effects in this epic celluloid masterpiece to whet your appetite. 

Here are the official Deets:

‘The Dark Crystal,’ Jim Henson’s Epic 1982          Fantasy-Adventure, Returns to Movie Theaters for   Two Nights February 24 and 27; Tickets Now On Sale for This Rare Big-Screen Event

WHAT:

The unprecedented vision and mythic storytelling of Jim Henson’s 1982 epic fantasy-adventure “The Dark Crystal” returns to cinemas nationwide for a special two-night presentation from Fathom Events, The Jim Henson Company and Universal Pictures. Each screening of “The Dark Crystal” will also feature a brand-new featurette with Lisa Henson, CEO and President of The Jim Henson Company, who reflects on the making of this one-of-a-kind film and its creative legacy.

A milestone in fantasy filmmaking, “The Dark Crystal” was co-directed with Frank Oz (Little Shop of Horrors, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) and produced by Gary Kurtz (Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back). Following its two-day-only theatrical presentation, “The Dark Crystal” will debut on 4K Ultra HD™ and return to Blu-ray™ and digital on March 6 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

WHO:

Fathom Events, The Jim Henson Company and Universal Pictures 

WHEN:

Sunday, February 24, 2018, 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. (local time)

Wednesday, February 27, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. (local time)  

WHERE:

Tickets for “The Dark Crystal” can be purchased online by visiting www.FathomEvents.com or at participating theater box offices. Fans throughout the U.S. will be able to enjoy the event in nearly 500 select movie theaters through Fathom’s Digital Broadcast Network (DBN). For a complete list of theater locations visit the Fathom Events website (theaters and participants are subject to change).