28 Years Later - The Dark Crystal

One of my favorite movies as a kid, even though it scared the heck out of me sometimes, is getting it's sequel 28 years later.  

It's been so long since I've seen the original I'm not sure where the story left off.  I mean really it came out in the 80's!  I wonder if they are re-doing it because the 80's fads are back in full force.
 
Here is the movie storyline according to reports:

Set hundreds of years after the events of the first movie when the world has once again fallen into darkness, Power of the Dark Crystal follows the adventures of a mysterious girl made of fire who, together with a Gelfling outcast, steals a shard of the legendary Crystal in an attempt to reignite the dying sun that exists at the center of the planet.

Apparently they will be using Muppets to stay true to the original movie.   But of course CGI  will also be used.  I mean what would a movie be now a days without effects.  Hopefully they won't slaughter it.