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
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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 became a comedy staple. Henson s own daughter, Lisa Henson, is producing for The Jim Henson Company.
As you re likely to know, Jim Henson created
Disney and
Jim Henson‘s incredible life to the big screen. The Jim Henson biopic
Muppet Manis currently in development at Disney, with
The Current War writer
Deadline reports that Michael Mitnick (
The Current War,
Muppet Man, rewriting a previous version of a script by
Adrift scribes Aaron and Jordan Kandell. Henson’s daughter Lisa Henson, who is currently in production on Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming
Pinocchio for Netflix, is producing for The Jim Henson Company.
Muppet Man is currently in development at Disney, and will “chart the life and times of the legendary puppeteer, creator of
The Muppets,
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