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Fraggle Rock film in development New movie slated to begin filming in 2006 and will feature the main Fraggles traveling to "outer space". By
Greg James
Henson says that the project will find the Fraggles having to come out into “outer space” (a.k.a. the human world). The group will have a wild adventure as they find themselves in this weird and wild new world, far away from Fraggle Rock. Henson has also stressed that the story will be aimed at both children and young adults (as they hope to appeal to new young fans, and also the fans that grew up on the show). The original Fraggle characters are planned to be the stars of the film. The early work on developing the project is underway within the Henson Company and they hope to start shooting sometime next year.
The idea for a “Fraggle Rock” movie is not a new one; Jim Henson had talked several times with Jerry Juhl about producing a film. However the plans never materialized. Many of the Fraggle creators, cast and crew are excited about the idea of revisiting the world, the themes, and the magic of the show. Although the idea for a Fraggle film is not new, the idea has gained much more support in the last year.
The company is already working strong to continue and revive many of their popular fantasy-world and sci-fi franchises; however they are also hoping to get back on top by reestablishing their power in family entertainment. They hope that a “Fraggle Rock” feature film will be a good step in the right direction – thoughts of even creating a new Fraggle Rock television show have been mentioned (however, Henson wants to see how the response to a new movie is before they start over committing themselves). More information on this project as it comes; but fans should watch out for the return of the rock with an all new “Fraggle Rock” production.
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The
Jim Henson Company is in the early stages of creating an all new
“Fraggle Rock” feature film. The idea of returning to
Fraggle Rock has been floating around ever since the show ended
in the ‘80s, but now the Henson Company feels that it the
right time to bring the Fraggle’s universe back to life and
reintroduce the world to the funny little creatures known as Fraggles.
Henson responded saying that early work on a Fraggle Rock film is
underway.
The
company is working to bring back many of the original Fraggle Rock
cast and crew for this project. There is no exact information on
who is “on board” at this time, however some rumblings
say that Jerry Juhl, Jocelyn Stevenson, Brian Henson, Cheryl Henson,
Lisa Henson (among others) have met to discuss the project on several
occasions. Henson states that they are aiming for a 2007 release,
however at this point it could change. Henson is also hoping to
make this a theatrically released film; however the project could
be reduced to TV-movie or direct-to-video status. No director, writers,
or cast have been announced yet.
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