Shout! Studios Lands Exclusive Rights To ‘Labyrinth,’ ‘The Dark Crystal’ & Other Jim Henson Company Titles (1 Viewer)

[Alex...]

EXCLUSIVE: Shout! Studios has taken exclusive worldwide rights to Jim Henson’s beloved fantasy adventure movies Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal, as part of a new multi-year distribution alliance with The Jim Henson Company, Deadline has learned.

Under the pact, which went into effect on January 1st, Shout! holds rights to the titles in the arenas of streaming, video-on-demand, broadcast, digital download, and all packaged media, as well as limited non-theatrical rights. In addition to Henson’s aforementioned cult hits, the partnership provides Shout! Studios with the same global rights to behind-the-scenes specials Inside the Labyrinth and The World of the Dark Crystal.

Shout! Studios is planning an extensive rollout of the films and associated content, beginning with the digital release of Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal across all major digital entertainment platforms on February 6th.

Shout! Studios Lands Exclusive Rights To Distribute ‘Labyrinth,’ ‘The Dark Crystal’ & Other Jim Henson Company Titles

Jim Henson Company titles including 'Labyrinth' and 'The Dark Crystal' have gone to Shout! Studios in a new exclusive rights deal.

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[Capt D McMars]

Don't we already have these?
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[Bryan Tuck]

There's definitely room for improvement on The Dark Crystal. The 4K video remaster is fine, but the compression on Sony's relatively early UHD isn't as good as it could be.

Dolby Vision would be a nice addition, as would the original audio, since we've been stuck with the error-ridden remixes for some time now.

 

[Konstantinos]

I remember The Dark Crystal has some problems with repeating frames, and something wrong with the audio?
So, I'll be looking forward to a new edition.

 

[Alan Tully]

Would this include The Storyteller, the one season nine part TV series?

 

[Worth]

Would this include The Storyteller, the one season nine part TV series?

Yes, the article mentions it includes The Storyteller and Farscape.

 

[Patrick McCart]

Would be nice to have something along the lines of a "Henson Rarities" collection with his early experimental film and television work like Time Piece and The Cube, as well as his ads and industrial films.