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/PRNewswire/ -- Tara Billik has joined The Jim Henson Company as Vice President of Feature Films, overseeing the development of the Companys fantasy, science...

Last year, it was reported that a biopic on Jim Henson — the late, legendary creator of the Muppets — was in development at Disney. Now, the...

Jim Henson Honored by Muppets Fans on 31st Anniversary of His Death Share Jim Henson Honored by Muppets Fans on 31st Anniversary of His Death 31 years to the day the legendary creator passed away, The Muppets fans worldwide are paying tribute to Jim Henson. Muppets everywhere are paying tribute to his memory on social media. As the creator of The Muppets and the original puppeteer and voice of Kermit the Frog, Henson has long been one of the most beloved celebrities of all time. He was just 53...

Muppets Haunted Mansion Teaser Announces New Halloween Special Coming to Disney+ This Fall Muppets Haunted Mansion Teaser Announces New Halloween Special Coming to Disney+ This Fall Muppets Haunted Mansion, the Muppets first-ever Halloween special event, is coming to Disney+ this fall. The Muppets are finally getting their first-ever Halloween special. Called Muppets Haunted Mansion, the special was announced on Friday in a reveal trailer featuring Gonzo the Great and Pepe the King Prawn. Also...

MAD MAX: FURY ROAD SPIN-OFF FURIOSA WILL BE BIGGEST AUSTRALIAN MOVIE EVER (Photo by Jasin Boland/Warner Bros) Director George Miller and various Australian government agencies came together this week for an official statement announcing that the upcoming Mad Max: Fury Road spin-off Furiosa (featuring Anya Taylor-Joy as the younger version of Charlize Theron’s character) will be the “biggest film shoot ever” in Australian history. Filming of Furiosa is scheduled to start in New South...

A Jim Henson biopic is in the works at Disney and The Jim Henson Company According to Deadline, a Jim Henson biopic, titled  Muppet Man, is currently in the works at Disney and The Jim Henson Company and will follow the puppeteer’s journey to getting the Muppets onto a cable network. The outlet is reporting that The Current War and  The Giver screenwriter Michael Mitnick is set to pen the script which will be a rewrite of a draft previously penned by writing duo Aaron and Jordan Kandell (...

Jim Henson Biopic Muppet Man Is Happening at Disney Jim Henson Biopic Muppet Man Is Happening at Disney The Giver writer Michael Mitnick has been tapped to write the screenplay for Muppet Man, a biopic about The Muppet Show creator Jim Henson. A Jim Henson biopic is in the works from Disney and The Jim Henson Company. Per a new report from Deadline, The Current Warand The Giver writer Michael Mitnick has been set to write the biopic, which has been appropriately titled Muppet Man, rewrit...

Jim Henson Is Getting a Biopic Called Muppet Man from Disney The company is currently developing a project called  Muppet Man with writer Michael Mitnick ( The Current War,  The Giver). The film will be produced by Jims daughter Lisa Henson for the Jim Henson Company. Details are scarce, but a Jim Henson biopic has been at various stages of development for years. The current Mitnick script will be a rewrite of a previous script from Aaron and Jordan Kandell. In 2009, a biopic script from Ch...

Muppet Man: Jim Henson biopic currently in development for Disney April 22, 2021 by: The Current War and  The Giver scribe Michael Mitnick as the writer of  Muppet Man, a biopic revolving around the life and talent of the legendary puppeteer Jim Henson. The project, which is currently in development, will be a live-action affair that focuses on Henson and his mission to convince broadcasters that  The Muppets was a great idea and how he worked to get the characters on air where they bec...