Joseph gordonlevitt to make fraggle rock movie cnn. Joseph gordonlevitt is attached to produce and star in a fraggle rock movie that is being codeveloped by lisa henson. Oct 29, 2011 new regency acquires feature film rights to fraggle rock. Fraggle rock also known as jim hensons fraggle rock or fraggle rock with jim hensons muppets is a canadianbritishamerican childrens puppet television series about interconnected societies of muppet creatures, created by jim henson fraggle rock was coproduced by british television company television south tvs, the canadian broadcasting corporation, u. The actor is set to produce and star in a liveaction film adaptation of the beloved. The proposed film was planned to take gobo, wembley, mokey, boober and red on an adventure outside of fraggle rock where they will interact with the strange beings inouter space also known as humans. Joseph gordonlevitt cast in liveaction fraggle rock movie. An untitled fraggle rock movie has been in development by the jim henson. A movie version of jim hensons 80s musical tv show fraggle rock has been in the works for years, and development took a good step forward when new regency started backing the project last year. Joseph gordonlevitt to produce and star in fraggle rock movie.
Joseph gordonlevitt will star in live action fraggle rock. The bigscreen adaptation of the musical puppet series created by. The hit 80s television show fraggle rock gets the big screen treatment. That changes today, as gordonlevitt is not only going to be starring in the movie presumably playing one of the silly creatures, but producing it too helping to. Aug 23, 2015 provided to youtube by horus music ltd fraggle rock coded channel remember the themes. Mar 19, 2015 joseph gordonlevitt will star in and produce an upcoming fraggle rock movie, variety reports. Selected credits nonexhaustive directed by cory edwards former produced by joseph gordonlevitt brian henson tom pollock ivan reitman screenwriter jerry juhl cory edwards jim byrkit. Red fraggle, left, and obo fraggle arrive at jim hensons fraggle rock 30th anniversary at. Fraggle rock the animated series episode 12 the radish fairy the funniest joke in the universe. In september 2005, the jim henson company announced it was working on a film adaptation of fraggle rock, known as fraggle rock.
The show features a society of cavedwelling muppets called fraggles who live in fraggle rock. Fraggle rock, the longintheworks adaptation of the jim henson 1980s puppet tv show, is getting a shot in the arm with the help of joseph gordonlevitt. Joseph gordonlevitt has signed on to star in and produce the live action fraggle rock adaptation for new regency and the henson company. The weinstein company formerly partnered with the henson company to produce and distribute the. Joseph gordonlevitt will star and produce in the longawaited fraggle rock movie. Joseph gordonlevitt will produce and star in the liveaction fraggle rock movie for new regency, the henson co. Joseph gordonlevitt will star in liveaction fraggle rock. The only kids show that i liked more than fraggle rock was the old sesame street. New regency acquires feature film rights to fraggle rock. James ward kyrkit and alex manugian rango have been hired on to pen the script for the jim henson companys long. Fraggle rock was a puppet show that was created by muppets creator jim henson and it aired on hbo. In 2019, fraggle rock debuts along with the henson classic content on prime video in north america, united kingdom, australia, new zealand, scandinavia, finland and iceland.
Jim hensons turkey hollow trailer 2015 lifetime tv movie subscribe for. Read what henson wanted to accomplish with fraggle rock, and youll see why it was so successful. Joseph gordonlevitt to produce, star in fraggle rock movie. The proposed film was planned to take gobo, wembley, mokey, boober and red on an adventure outside of fraggle rock where they will interact with the strange beings in outer space also known as humans. The proposed film was planned to take gobo, wembley, mokey, boober and red on an adventure outside of fraggle rock where theyll interact with the strange beings inouter space also known as humans. Joseph gordonlevitt to produce, star in fraggle rock movie paper towns trailer is here with more john green yolo romance video new avengers. Joseph gordonlevitt to lead fraggle rock movie by adam chitwood march 19, 2015 cast your cares away, worries for another day, let the music play clap clap down in fraggle rock.
Joseph gordonlevitt signs on for fraggle rock mail online. Fraggle rock also known as jim hensons fraggle rock or fraggle rock with jim hensons muppets is a childrens puppet television series about interconnected societies of muppet creatures, created by jim henson fraggle rock was coproduced by british television company television south tvs, the canadian broadcasting corporation, u. Fraggle rock is a canadianbritishamerican childrens puppet television. Hbo go is free with your subscription through participating tv providers. The movie is in development starring dave goelz, kathryn mullen, jerry nelson, karen prell. The 34yearold actor will be featured in the film adaptation of the 1980s musical puppet tv series created by. Although writerdirector cory edwards seems pretty optimistic about the film on his blog naturally, i fell on the cautious side of that, assuming that the movie will be good, with the possibility of not good. The fraggle rock franchise heads into featurefilm territory with this family musical that takes gobo, wembley, mokey, boober, and red out of their caves and into the real world as they embark on. Fraggle rock movie has been in development by the jim henson company since 2005. While sesame street taught me a lot about letters, numbers, some science, etc. It revolved around puppet characters gobo, wembley.
Mar 19, 2015 fraggle rock made its tv debut back in 1983 and stayed on air until 1987. Mar 19, 2015 a film adaptation of the singinganddancing puppet series fraggle rock from the 1980s has gained a friend in actor joseph gordonlevitt the dark knight rises, who will produce and. Joseph gordonlevitt will star in liveaction fraggle rock movie. Snoopy nights watch snoopy is scared of the dark brand new peanuts animation videos for kids duration. Back in 2008, the weinstein company was trying to make a fraggle rock movie. Among his other projects, he is in development on a variety of feature films including fraggle rock.
Fraggle rock is the film adaptation of a canadian tv series by the same name that debuted in 1983. With millie davis, trek buccino, jacob ewaniuk, jenna warren. Sep 06, 2017 fraggle rock was a puppet show that was created by muppets creator jim henson and it aired on hbo. The fraggles travel from beneath the rock and finally make contact with the human world. Joseph gordonlevitt is bringing fraggle rock to the big screen. Joseph gordonlevitt to star in, produce fraggle rock movie. Fraggle rock is a childrens television series that was created by jim henson, primarily featuring a cast of muppet creatures called fraggles the vision of fraggle rock articulated by jim henson was to depict a colorful and fun world, but also a world with a relatively complex system of symbiotic relationships between different races of creatures, an allegory to the human world, where each. Fraggle rock is a childrens television series created by jim henson, with episode descriptions below for the original englishlanguage north american version of the program broadcast by cbc and hbo. Josephgordon levitt to produce and star in fraggle rock. The little green builders from jim henson fraggle rock are back in their own show.
Mar 19, 2015 joseph gordonlevitt will produce and star in the liveaction fraggle rock movie for new regency, the henson co. On march 18, 2015, variety said joseph gordonlevitt would star in and produce the film. Joseph gordonlevitt to star in fraggle rock movie cbs. No gorgs, doozers, silly creatures or supporting fraggles such as cantus or traveling matt. Other versions were made for fr3 in france, itv uk version with fulton mackay segments and germany and may not correlate with the details listed. Read what henson wanted to accomplish with fraggle rock, and youll see why it. Mar 20, 2015 joseph gordonlevitt to star in fraggle rock movie. Joseph gordonlevitt to produce, star in fraggle rock movie march 19th, 2015 gina carbone variety, joseph gl has jumped on board the live action fraggle rock adaptation. A fraggle rock movie has been in the works for a while now, and montecito pictures is no longer involved, but gordonlevitts commitment puts the film that much closer to.
Created by jim henson, the puppets are inhabitants of an underground civilization. Last fall, word quietly emerged that fraggle rock was back in the hands of the jim henson company and the movie was on track again. Joseph gordonlevitt to star in fraggle rock movie cbs news. Other versions were made for fr3 in france, itv uk version with fulton mackay segments and germany and may not correlate with the details listed below. Its also kind of appropriate since this year is fraggle rock s 35th anniversary premiere on hbo in january of 1983. Share the music and memories that have kept fraggle rock fans rockin for more than 20 years.
In 2019, fraggle rock debuts along with the henson classic content on prime video in north america, united kingdom, australia, new zealand, scandinavia. Fraggle rock was a jim henson series on hbo from 1983 to 1987. The actor is set to produce and star in a liveaction film adaptation of the beloved 1980s puppet tv series created by the late. Joseph gordonlevitt will star in and produce an upcoming fraggle rock movie, variety reports. Mar 19, 2015 the fraggle rock movie is closer than ever to being a reality, and joseph gordonlevitt is set to star. A liveaction fraggle rock movie is coming to theaters and will be starring joseph gordonlevitt. The first miniepisode is available to stream now, and subsequent episodes will drop. Joseph gordonlevitt to star in,produce live action. The liveaction flick based on jim hensons beloved muppets has actually been in the works for. The fraggle rock movie is still in development muppet. The movie is a 2020 adventure comedy film directed by cory edwards. Joseph gordonlevitt will star in live action fraggle. Gordonlevitts involvement means the film is now likely to get a fresh start, with a new cast and director.
Mar 19, 2015 fraggle rock, the longintheworks adaptation of the jim henson 1980s puppet tv show, is getting a shot in the arm with the help of joseph gordonlevitt. The series fetured 100 original songs over the course of 96 episodes and was seen in 98 countries around the world. Grabbing gobo sugar loafgamergreen claw machine wins fraggle rock. Is there gonna be a fraggle rock movie,must have n must see. Oct 10, 2016 more promising news broke in 2015 with the announcement that joseph gordonlevitt was attached to star in and produce a fraggle rock feature, but that still hasnt gone anywhere. The show follows four young doozers, as they build and invent to solve problems. The adventures of cavedwelling creatures called fraggles who have to deal with the industrious doozers and furry giants called gorgs.
Gordonlevitt is set to produce and star in a fraggle rock movie. You may have heard, theres fraggles on the horizon. Mar 19, 2015 a fraggle rock movie has been in the works for a while now, and montecito pictures is no longer involved, but gordonlevitts commitment puts the film that much closer to becoming a reality. Produce a series of youtube clips of 35 minute lengths. It begins with a scene of doc and sprocket, just like every episode of the tv show. The complete series dvd, 2018 at the best online prices at ebay. Joseph gordonlevitt has completed production on the untitled henry joostariel schulman scifi film for netflix in which he stars opposite jamie foxx and on the independent thriller, 7500, written and directed by patrick vollarth. In the film, the isolated puppets come out from the rock they live under and make contact with the. It was produced by lionsgate films in association with the jim henson company. Jim hensons turkey hollow trailer 2015 lifetime movie. Recently, i was given the rare opportunity to take a peek at the script to the upcoming fraggle rock movie. The film stars adam driver, joaquin phoenix, dylan and cole sprouse, miranda cosgrove, chloe grace moretz, and karen prell, donna kimballkathryn mullen, kevin clashpeter linz, john tartaglia.
The liveaction flick based on jim hensons beloved muppets has. Fraggle rock s03 e10 the beanbarrow, the burden and the bright bouquet. In the film, the isolated puppets come out from the rock they live under and make contact with the real world. The fraggle rock movie is closer than ever to being a reality, and joseph gordonlevitt is set to star. Joseph gordonlevitt to star in fraggle rock movie the wrap. Hbo is bringing the original fraggle rock back in hd. Fraggle rock hbo return announced, series will be in hd film. Fraggle rock is available on hbo now in hd 16 and in 2016 the series began to air reruns on hbo family. Find out where fraggle rock is streaming, if fraggle rock is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Dave goelz kathryn mullen jerry nelson karen prell steve whitmire. Fraggle rock movie to star joseph gordonlevitt collider. The story allegedly involves the original fraggle characters.
Joseph gordonlevitt to star in liveaction fraggle rock movie. With rob paulsen, stu rosen, bob bergen, townsend coleman. They had the rights, a director, and a distinct vision of what they wanted. Mar 19, 2015 last fall, word quietly emerged that fraggle rock was back in the hands of the jim henson company and the movie was on track again. Nov 10, 2006 the hit 80s television show fraggle rock gets the big screen treatment. Mar 19, 2015 the fraggle rock featurelength film has been setup at new regency since 2011, but its been some three years since there was seemingly any substantial progress to report. Join gobo, mokey, wembley, boober and red in fraggle rock as they receive valuable lessons from marjory the trash heap, search for treasure, try to stay out of trouble with the gorgs, battle mythical beasts, listen to uncle traveling matts adventures in outer space and much more. Fraggle rock movie lands joseph gordonlevitt mar 19, 2015.
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