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A Tale of Sand is a dark existential screenplay written by Jim Henson and Jerry Juhl. Henson came up with the idea in the mid to late 1950s and worked with Juhl in scripting the feature-length screenplay throughout the late '60s and early '70s. Due to the scope and strangeness of the screenplay, Henson was never able to produce it as a film.
The protagonist of A Tale of Sand is a young man who is kicked out of a dusty town in the middle of an expansive desert with only a rucksack full of odds-and-ends to his name.
In 2010, Archaia Studios Press and the Jim Henson Company announced plans to release a hardcover graphic novel based on the un-produced screenplay in September 2011. Lisa Henson is supervising the production process, working with Archaia editor-in-chief Stephen Christy. A preview of the comic will be released the Archaia's 2011 Free Comic Book Day issue (also featuring The Dark Crystal)
Quotes
- - Lisa Henson[1]
- -Stephen Christy (Archaia, editor in chief) [2]
Notes
- โ It should be noted that Time Piece was in fact only nominated for an Academy Award (in the "Best Short Subject, Live Action Subjects" category), but didn't win.
Sources
- โ Mahadeo, Kevin. "Archaia Tells Henson's Tale of Sand", Comic Book Resources. August 4, 2010.
- โ Connelly, Brendon. "Jim Henson-Scripted Comic โ Exclusive Details", BleedingCool.com. July 30, 2010.