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Dance your cares away: Fraggle Rock movie in the works

Just when the children of the '80s think they're safe, Hollywood throws another banana peel on the trash heap. The one and only, all-knowing, talking trash heap! As unbelievable as it may sound, Variety reported on Monday that the Weinstein Co. is turning Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock into a live-action flick—and a musical, to boot. ...  read more

New Jim Henson biopic in the works

Muhammad Ali. Martin Luther. Patrice Lumumba. All legendary men. All subjects of biopics titled after their last names. Soon, the ranks of legendary boxers, religious leaders and freedom fighters will have among them a new comrade: the man, the myth, the Jim Henson. While Henson may not have transformed sports, religion, or Congolese politics, his accomplishment did bring millions of people together in universal love for stuffed animals with funny voices. The Muppets were—and remain—influential figures in global politics and society, and soon, their creator will take center stage. Recently, Empire Film Group (responsible for such blockbusters as Blonde and...  read more