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