Wow; was that really necessary?
Sorry if I've offended with my conjecture - I'm merely trying to justify (to myself maybe?) why it's taken so long. I feel like it's difficult to bring in a wide audience to a big budget sequel when the first was not exactly a blockbuster... all they while they've thrown out large figures and changed directors, I'm just trying to imagine what's going through the minds of the producers.
Forgive me if my previous post sounded personally pointed at you. It really wasn’t.
Incorrectly labeling a film a flop won't do anything to help the sequel get made. In fact, perpetuating that fallacy serves to make people believe it. Your claim isn’t the first time I’ve heard this so the best way to counteract that misconception is to speak directly to it. The Dark Crystal was a misunderstood film in its time, but it was still well loved and mildly profitable.
The reason why The Dark Crystal is having such trouble is because it’s an older property that was never wildly successful in the first place. The Jim Henson Company is very small and it’s hard for them to push anything into production. It requires them to partner up with other, larger companies that want to fund the project and maintain its integrity too. There is no Jim-factor anymore.
He had a way of smoothing things over and getting things made. It took unique vision, time and a lot of hard work. Those are rare items to be found in entertainment today. That’s what made Jim Henson such a genius. That’s why the Dark Crystal and Fraggle Rock films have been caught up in pre production. Sure, JHC could sell the idea to Fox or Sony and allow them to mangle the whole thing in a cheap ploy to turn these beloved nostalgic properties into instant cash, but they’re not doing that. They’re trying to create something both beautiful and commercially successful.
I get bewildered and frustrated too, but I’m also sure that JHC is doing all they can with what they have. I have long felt that the Henson Company has no true, focused leader. I could be wrong about that. I just don’t see them speaking with a solid voice like they used to under Jim or that other companies do either.