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See the First Fan Reactions to Netflix's Dark Crystal Prequel at Comic-Con
Get ready for Mark Hamill like you've never heard him before
Netflix's heavily anticipated Dark Crystal prequel series, Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, screened its first episode to the Hall H crowd at San Diego Comic-Con, and dear reader, the screams and applause were deafening. If you were worried about the series failing to live up to the original Jim Henson movie, don't be.
Age of Resistance is a prequel to the 1982 classic fantasy film, and it honors the original by using all puppetry instead of computer animation. That's impressive enough as it is, but now add in an all-star voice cast including [deep breath] Taron Egerton, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nathalie Emmanuel, Caitriona Balfe, Helena Bonham-Carter, Harris Dickinson, Natalie Dormer, Eddie Izzard, Theo James, Toby Jones, Shazad Latif, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mark Strong, Alicia Vikander, Harvey Fierstein, Mark Hamill, Ralph Ineson, Jason Isaacs, Keegan-Michael Key, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Simon Pegg, Andy Samberg, and Lena Headey. How could you not want to watch it?
Not all those people were actually in attendance for the Comic-Con panel, as only Tegerto and Hamill took to the stage, along with executive producer Lisa Henson and director Louis Leterrier. Also, a making-of documentary will come out after the show, showing us exactly how the prequel was brought to life -- but everything about that is still TBA, and no airdate has been announced yet.
Hamill (who plays the Skeksis the Scientist) also teased his voice for the series, which you can hear in one of his latest tweets:
Got any plans today? Come meet The Scientist at 3:30pm TODAY in Hall H, Gelflings! @NXOnNetflix @darkcrystal #SDCC pic.twitter.com/NR5l0lVGBt
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) July 19, 2019
The first episode was also screened for the crowd, and while we're not allowed to say exactly what we saw, the response on Twitter has been incredibly positive.
First episode of the Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance was so beautifully detailed, nostalgic, and b full of heart! Can't wait to see the rest. Seeing Mark Hamill and Taron Egerton was a treat. #netflix #sdcc #sdcc2019 #hallh #darkcrystalageofresistance pic.twitter.com/UsdOsPt51p
— ♥ (@deadcandy) July 20, 2019
The first episode of @DarkCrystal: Age of Resistance is INCREDIBLE. Beautiful and dark and perfect. Can't wait to watch the whole series. pic.twitter.com/t8OneiuvM1
— Rachel Heine (@RachelHeine) July 20, 2019
I saw the first episode of the new Dark Crystal and my face hurts from smiling. Can't wait for more!
— Steve Zaragoza of The Valleyfolk (@stevezaragoza) July 20, 2019
They just showed us the whole 1st episode of The Dark Crystal.
— Geek Vibes Nation @ SDCC (@GeekVibesNation) July 20, 2019
AMAZING. beautiful and scary/dark AF. Plus Mark Hamill who plays a scientist. Show is definitely true to the original #SDCC #TheDarkCrystal pic.twitter.com/5Y5xyvmoXF
They just showed us the whole 1st episode of The Dark Crystal.
— Geek Vibes Nation @ SDCC (@GeekVibesNation) July 20, 2019
AMAZING. beautiful and scary/dark AF. Plus Mark Hamill who plays a scientist. Show is definitely true to the original #SDCC #TheDarkCrystal pic.twitter.com/5Y5xyvmoXF
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance did not disappoint. #DarkCrystal #Netflix @netflix August 30. All episodes.
— Ernie Trinidad (@ErnieTrinidad) July 20, 2019
They showed us the entire first episode of Dark Crystal!!!! It's amazing you guys. #SDCC2019 #HallH #DarkCrystalAgeOfResistance #netflix
— Far D (@fardareismai2) July 20, 2019
Dark Crystal: The Age of Resistance premieres on Aug. 30.