Fathom Entertainment Brings Back to Theatres Jim Henson’s Groundbreaking Fantasy Adventure The Dark Crystal October 12-13 in Celebration of the 70-Year Anniversary of The Jim Henson Company
Published by on Aug 27, 2025 8:00 AM
Fathom Entertainment Brings Back to Theatres Jim Henson’s Groundbreaking Fantasy Adventure The Dark Crystal October 12-13 in Celebration of the 70-Year Anniversary of The Jim Henson Company
Tickets Now On Sale; New Brian Henson Introduction Part of this Special Fathom Release on the Big Screen
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Denver – August 27, 2025 – Fathom Entertainment, the leading specialty distributor of content to theatrical partners worldwide, Universal Pictures and The Jim Henson Company are proudly bringing back to theatres Jim Henson’s epic fantasy adventure, The Dark Crystal on October 12-13.
This special Fathom Entertainment release honors the groundbreaking cinematic classic and celebrates the 70th Anniversary of The Jim Henson Company. The Dark Crystal includes a special introduction from Brian Henson, Chairman of The Jim Henson Company and son of Jim Henson.
“The magic of Jim Henson and The Dark Crystal has long been a hit with Fathom Entertainment audiences. We are honored to bring back this cinematic fantasy masterpiece and honor The Jim Henson Company in this, its 70th year of making fantasy magic for audiences of all ages,” said Ray Nutt, Chief Executive Officer, Fathom Entertainment.
About The Dark Crystal
Another world, another time… in the age of Wonder. From genius filmmaker Jim Henson comes The Dark Crystal, a masterful live-action fantasy starring some of the most imaginative creatures ever put on film. Many years ago, the mysterious Crystal was cracked and an age of chaos began, led by the evil race of Skeksis who rule over the land of Thra. Meanwhile, raised in solitude by a gentle race of creatures called the Mystics, the Gelfling orphan Jen, is sent on a quest to find the missing shard that will heal the Dark Crystal and restore balance to the universe.
Since 1955, The Jim Henson Company has been an established leader in innovative and imaginative enertainment for audiences of all ages. This year, the Company is recognizing its 70th anniversary with multiple activations and events that celebrate its decades-long legacy of creating productions and characters that are beloved around the world.
Tickets for The Dark Crystal are now on sale at Fathom Entertainment and participating theatre box offices (theatre locations are subject to change For more information, please visit Fathom Entertainment.
For The Dark Crystal artwork/photos, please visit the Fathom Entertainment press site
About The Jim Henson Company
The Jim Henson Company has remained an established leader in family entertainment for 70 years and is recognized as an innovator in puppetry, animatronics, and digital animation. The Company’s most recent credits include Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip, starring Eva Longoria and Cheech Marin for Disney+, the Oscar®-winning Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio for Netflix, and the Emmy®-winning Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock for Apple TV+. Other television credits include Slumberkins and Harriet the Spy for Apple TV+; Dinosaur Train, Splash and Bubbles, and Sid the Science Kid all for PBS; Earth to Ned for Disney+; and Word Party and the Emmy-winning series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, both for Netflix. Iconic catalogue titles include Fraggle Rock, The Storyteller, the sci-fi series Farscape, and the ground-breaking fantasy classics The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth.
Headquartered in Los Angeles with additional locations in New York and London, the Company is also home to Jim Henson’s Creature Shop™, a pre-eminent puppet and creature-building group and industry leader in puppeteered digital animation, with international film, television, theme park, and advertising clients.
About Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures is a division of Universal Studios (www.universalstudios.com). Universal Studios is part of NBCUniversal. NBCUniversal is one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production and marketing of entertainment, news and information to a global audience. NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group and world-renowned theme parks. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.
About Fathom Entertainment
Fathom Entertainment is the leading global specialty distributor of live and pre-recorded content to theatres. For more than 20 years, Fathom has pioneered theatrical distribution of events and special engagements, including performing arts, movies, episodic content, and other special event programming across various genres and formats. Fathom offers content creators a worldwide cinema distribution network by operating in 45 countries and boasts a live digital broadcast network of more than 1,100 locations. Fathom is owned by AMC Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: AMC), Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK), and Regal Cineworld Group (LSE: CINE.L). For more information, visit FathomEntertainment.com.
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Fathom Entertainment
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