Photos from The Great Con-junction, November 13, 2022
The world of Thra came to the Hilton in Universal City, California the weekend of November 12-13. It was the Great Con-junction, sponsored by Thames Con, with participation by The Jim Henson Company, in celebration of the 40th Anniversary of The Dark Crystal. Opportunities for photos with the cast and crew abounded, from both the […]
Hup Says “Hi!”
February 8, 2020. At the Great Con-Junction, the first official Dark Crystal convention, Hup the Podling has a word for fans, courtesy of James Reedie and The Crystal Shard fan group: https://www.facebook.com/james.reedie/videos/10162830357615591/?t=0 Me and my boy hup 😍 Posted by James Reedie on Saturday, February 8, 2020 Hup performed by Victor Yerrid.
Nick Kellington: Spinning with SkekMal
On Twitter, creature performer Nick Kellington disclosed several behind-the-scenes details about his character, SkekMal the Hunter, from The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. October 30, 2019: “4 BTS facts courtesy of Mechanical Designer, Ady Parish: My SkekMal head was built in about 3 weeks. It only used 9 servos to power the face Was programmed […]
Nick Kellington: Behind the Scenes with The Hunter!
Beware all you Gelflings and malcontents of Thra! Defy the Skeksis, Lords of the Crystal, and they will sic SkekMal on you. Yes, SkekMal, the terrifying Hunter in The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. You wouldn’t want to end up as one of his trophies. Though, despite all SkekMal’s tracking skills and blade-slashing and nasty […]
