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EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winners Ron Howard and Brian Grazer are teaming up with Disney Original Documentary for what is promised as the "definitive portrait" of Jim Henson, the legendary creator of the Muppets. The nonfiction project from Howard and Grazer's Imagine Documentaries is being produced "with the full…

“I’d love to do the Muppets again but Disney doesn't want me,” Frank Oz told The Guardian in an interview published today. That’s right, the man who brought to life Cookie Monster, Grover, Fozzie Bear, Bert and Yoda says he is not welcome in Disney’s Muppetverse. What about that other tentpole of the beloved Jim Henson…

There will be no Season 2 for The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. Netflix confirmed the cancellation Monday of Jim Henson’s epic fantasy adventure series — a prequel to the original 1982 film — just hours after the series’ win this weekend at the Creative Arts Emmys for Outstanding Children’s Program. "We can confirm…

EXCLUSIVE: Scott Derrickson, who passed on reprising as director on Dr. Strange 2 over creative differences, has found a new fantasy franchise to take on. He has been set by TriStar Pictures to direct the sequel to Jim Henson's Labyrinth. Maggie Levin, who wrote and directed Into the Dark, and My Valentine for Hulu…

The National Association of Broadcasters kicked off the online version of its annual convention Wednesday with overtures to members hit hard by COVID-19 and a feel-good honor for Muppets creator Jim Henson. “We know this is likely the most challenging time local stations have ever encountered,” NAB president Gordon Smi…

Netflix has released a new trailer for Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, a prequel to the original 1982 film. Children of the ’80s will swim in nostalgia with this epic fantasy adventure while a new generation will be introduced to the world of Thra. In the new visually stunning trailer, we dive deep…

The Jim Henson Company’s The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance series launches as a Netflix Original on Aug. 30 and the just-arrived trailer shows the revival of the Reagan Era fantasy brand has held on to its unique, stylized puppetry persona but also expanded out its visual ambitions (and Gelfing gravitas) with 21st…

Children of the ’80s are chomping at the bit for Netflix’s forthcoming Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance — and the all-star voice cast will add fuel to their excitement. Taron Egerton (the Kingsman films), Anya Taylor-Joy (The Witch) and Nathalie Emmanuel (Game of Thrones) have been set as respective Gefling heroes…

The Visual Effects Society is marking its 20th anniversary by naming the inaugural inductees into the VES Hall of Fame. As would be expected, it’s a who’s-who of VFX legends spanning more than a decade of filmmaking — from George Méliès and Ub Iwerks to Jim Henson and Disney/Pixar’s Ed Catmull. Read the full list…

The Muppets Studio released an official statement regarding the firing of Steve Whitmire, who voiced Kermit the Frog for 27 years. “The role of Kermit the Frog is an iconic one that is beloved by fans and we take our responsibility to protect the integrity of that character very seriously,” according to the statement…

UPDATED with Muppets Studio statement: Steve Whitmire, the longtime Kermit the Frog puppeteer recently fired by Disney’s Muppets Studio, says he is “devastated” and was denied the opportunity for a face-to-face discussion over the studio’s “drastic action.” In his first-ever blog post, Whitmire writes that the Muppets…

EXCLUSIVE: TriStar has set Fede Alvarez to direct a film that will delve into the universe Jim Henson hatched in the 1986 Jim Henson-directed cult classic Labyrinth. Alvarez and Jay Basu will co-write the story, with the latter penning the script. The duo will take on that hallowed project after Alvarez directs the…