The Jim Henson Biopic MUPPET MAN Moves Forward with Screenwriter Michael Mitnick
Disney’s Jim Henson biopic film project Muppet Man is moving forward as the company hired The Current War and The Giver scribe Michael Mitnick. He will rewrite a script that was previously written by Adrift scribes Aaron and Jordan Kandell.
The project is being produced by The Jim Henson Company, and it will be a live-action film that will “chart the life and times of the legendary puppeteer, creator of The Muppets, Fraggle Rock and many of the Sesame Street characters, as well as director of cult films such as Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal.”
The film will “home in on Henson’s journey 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.”
Jim Henson’s creations were such a huge part of my childhood; I have fond memories of everything that he worked on! Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal are definitely my favorites, though.
I’m happy to see that Disney and The Jim Henson Company are ready to push this project forward. There’s no doubt that it will offer some fun and interesting insight into Henson’s life and personality, offering fans details that we might not have ever known before.
Source: Deadline