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 Jim's 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 Christopher Weekes topped the Black List — an infamous list of the best unmade screenplays.
Jim Henson passed away in 1990 at the age of 53. Aside from the Muppets, he created