Netflix has announced additional voice cast joining The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, the epic prequel series to the beloved 1982 Jim Henson film “The Dark Crystal.” Newly announced voice cast includes:
Lena Headey (Game of Thrones) as Maudra Fara Benedict Wong (Avengers: Endgame) as The General Awkwafina (Crazy Rich Asians) as The Collector Sigourney Weaver as The Myth-Speaker Hannah John-Kamen (Ant-Man and The Wasp) as Naia Dave Goelz (The Dark Crystal) as Baffi, a Fizzgig
The list of previously announced voice cast are as follows:
The Gelfling:
Taron Egerton (Kingsman) as Rian Anya Taylor-Joy (The Witch) as Brea Nathalie Emmanuel (Game of Thrones) as Deet Caitriona Balfe (Outlander) as Tavra Helena Bonham Carter (The King’s Speech) as All-Maudra Harris Dickinson (forthcoming Maleficent 2) as Gurjin Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones) as Onica Eddie Izzard (Ocean’s Thirteen) as Cadia Theo James (The Divergent Series) as Rek’yr Toby Jones (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) as Librarian Shazad Latif (Star Trek: Discovery) as Kylan Gugu Mbatha-Raw (The Cloverfield Paradox) as Seladon Mark Strong (Kingsman) as Ordon Alicia Vikander (Tomb Raider) as Mira
The Skeksis & Mystics:
Harvey Fierstein (Torch Song Trilogy) as The Gourmand Mark Hamill (Child’s Play, Star Wars) as The Scientist Ralph Ineson (Game of Thrones) as The Hunter Jason Isaacs (The OA) as The Emperor Keegan-Michael Key (Toy Story 4) as The Ritual Master Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (True Detective) as The Archer Simon Pegg (Mission Impossible) as The Chamberlain Andy Samberg (Brooklyn Nine Nine) as The Heretic Aughra – Donna Kimball (The Happytime Murders)
Additional characters will also be voiced by their puppeteers from the production, including:
Alice Dinnean as The Ornamentalist Louise Gold as Maudra Argot Neil Sterenberg as The Scroll-Keeper Victor Yerrid as Hup
Additionally, Dinnean, Beccy Henderson and Sterenberg are the puppeteers for lead characters Brea, Deet, and Rian, respectively. Core puppeteers for the production also include Warrick Brownlow-Pike, Dave Chapman, Kevin Clash, Damian Farrell, Helena Smee, Kat Smee, and Olly Taylor.
Based on The Dark Crystal, Jim Henson’s groundbreaking 1982 feature film, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance tells a new story, set many years before the events of the movie, and realized using classic puppetry with cutting edge visual effects.
“I am so grateful to this dedicated and gifted ensemble who has so beautifully voiced the characters performed by our puppeteers. Gathering such highly skilled performers was only possible because of their love and respect for Jim Henson’s work and his ongoing legacy,” said Louis Leterrier, Director and Executive Producer for the series.
From inception to release, The Dark Crystal was seven years in the making and has since gone on to become a cult classic around the world. Visually conceived by Creature and Costume Designer Brian Froud, Thra, the setting for this epic story, is teeming with characters brought to life by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, including Gelfling heroes, villainous Skeksis, wise Mystics, and a host of original creatures.