‘The Dark Crystal’ Returns to Theaters and Brian Henson Talks Its Lasting Impact

Brian Henson didn’t work on The Dark Crystal. Though the son of Jim Henson worked at length with his father on films like Labyrinth, The Muppets Take Manhattan, and The Great Muppet Caper, Brian was in boarding school when Jim, Frank Oz, and the rest of the company made the legendary cult classic. Even so, who better than Henson, who went on to continue his father’s legacy, directing films like Muppet Treasure Island, The Muppet Christmas Carol, and producing shows like Farscape, to speak…