Genndy Tartakovsky to Direct Dark Crystal Sequel

OK, I can't believe I missed this tidbit:

The folks at Jim Henson productions announced almost without fanfare that a sequel to the impressive The Dark Crystal is in the works and will be directed by the award-winning Genndy Tartakovsky, who created the hit series Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Samurai Jack and Dexter's Laboratory, will direct 'Power of the Dark Crystal,' the sequel to the 1982 classic fantasy film.

This is big. Really, really big. Aside from the fact that the rest of Tartakovsky's productions seriously ROCKED, one might call The Dark Crystal a classic, nay perhaps an epic, and it is fantastic to say the least to see this revisted. I shall have to keep an ear out for more on this...