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79987 Posts
17 years, 11 months ago
Its been announced that a new Fraggle Rock movie is in production!
Discuss.
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Fraggle Rock film in development
New movie slated to begin filming in 2006 and will feature the main Fraggles traveling to "outer space".
By Greg James
September 20, 2005
The Jim Henson Company is in the early stages of creating an all new “Fraggle Rock” feature film. The idea of returning to Fraggle Rock has been floating around ever since the show ended in the ‘80s, but now the Henson Company feels that it the right time to bring the Fraggle’s universe back to life and reintroduce the world to the funny little creatures known as Fraggles. Henson responded saying that early work on a Fraggle Rock film is underway.
Henson says that the project will find the Fraggles having to come out into “outer space” (a.k.a. the human world). The group will have a wild adventure as they find themselves in this weird and wild new world, far away from Fraggle Rock. Henson has also stressed that the story will be aimed at both children and young adults (as they hope to appeal to new young fans, and also the fans that grew up on the show). The original Fraggle characters are planned to be the stars of the film. The early work on developing the project is underway within the Henson Company and they hope to start shooting sometime next year.
The company is working to bring back many of the original Fraggle Rock cast and crew for this project. There is no exact information on who is “on board” at this time, however some rumblings say that Jerry Juhl, Jocelyn Stevenson, Brian Henson, Cheryl Henson, Lisa Henson (among others) have met to discuss the project on several occasions. Henson states that they are aiming for a 2007 release, however at this point it could change. Henson is also hoping to make this a theatrically released film; however the project could be reduced to TV-movie or direct-to-video status. No director, writers, or cast have been announced yet.
The idea for a “Fraggle Rock” movie is not a new one; Jim Henson had talked several times with Jerry Juhl about producing a film. However the plans never materialized. Many of the Fraggle creators, cast and crew are excited about the idea of revisiting the world, the themes, and the magic of the show. Although the idea for a Fraggle film is not new, the idea has gained much more support in the last year.
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Upon selling the Muppets characters to Disney, the Henson Company has been looking at ways to revive some of their other popular creations. In January 2005, Henson co-CEO, Brian Henson said that “the studio's now considering filming new "Fraggle" material”. Since January, internal support for the idea grew. Along with the large response for Fraggle products over the past year (including 6 new DVD releases, including the complete first season), Henson feels that now is a perfect time for a new production. Not only would it appeal to the fans (who are now able to rediscover the classic show on DVD), but a new production could be just the thing to really re-launch the Fraggles and draw in a new generation to the world of the Fraggles.
The company is already working strong to continue and revive many of their popular fantasy-world and sci-fi franchises; however they are also hoping to get back on top by reestablishing their power in family entertainment. They hope that a “Fraggle Rock” feature film will be a good step in the right direction – thoughts of even creating a new Fraggle Rock television show have been mentioned (however, Henson wants to see how the response to a new movie is before they start over committing themselves).
More information on this project as it comes; but fans should watch out for the return of the rock with an all new “Fraggle Rock” production.
Discuss.
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BWaaaaaaa, I am ulta excited now, I was/am a big fan of fraggle rock this should be good ^^
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79987 Posts
17 years, 10 months ago
Haha, that's exactly how I felt.
The article's old, but new ones can be found. This ones just official.
The article's old, but new ones can be found. This ones just official.
I heard about this. It should be interesting to see the Fraggles in something new.
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79987 Posts
17 years, 10 months ago
Its being produced by Ahmet Zappa, Frank Zappa's son.
as long as its true to its roots and not cgi then iam all for it
I'm not excited about it; I'm very wary. This is 20 years later, performers have aged, some of the original team is gone---I just don't think it can be the same.
I've also been scarred by "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" being an unfortunately non-accurate film IMO, so I'm more on my guard now about movies made from things I love.
I've also been scarred by "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" being an unfortunately non-accurate film IMO, so I'm more on my guard now about movies made from things I love.
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79987 Posts
17 years, 10 months ago
The performers can be fairly easily replaced... I mean, they just voiced for puppets...
Well, I suppose the ONLY live actor (Doc) would be hard to replace, but outside of that I'm not worried.
Well, I suppose the ONLY live actor (Doc) would be hard to replace, but outside of that I'm not worried.
They didn't "just" voice them---they also puppeteered them, and they had their own unique styles. That would be close to getting another actor to take over a character in a live-action film.
I think it's just way too late for a genuinely sincere FR film. I hope for the best, but we'll see what happens.
I think it's just way too late for a genuinely sincere FR film. I hope for the best, but we'll see what happens.
DANCE YOUR CARES AWAY WORRIES FOR ANOTHER DAY, LET THE MUSIC PLAY DOWN IN FRAGGLE ROCK.....sorry got excited, make sure to post a release date when someone finds out!
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79987 Posts
17 years, 10 months ago
I'm betting its gonna get scrapped. :/
I hope it doesn't get scrapped! I've watched the show since I was born, and I recently rediscovered seasons 1 and 2 through DVD. I just hope the movie doesn't go way beyond the show's roots and that it has lots of cool songs. I would love to see a Fraggle Rock movie that appeals to both grownup and new Fraggle Rock fans. It was my favorite show when I was growing up - it taught me so many things about love, friendship, and world peace that are still relevant in my life today.
But I do not think they should do a new Fraggle Rock TV show. It would never be as good as the original. I think that the old Fraggle Rock TV show was a gem that new fans should discover and cherish.
But I do not think they should do a new Fraggle Rock TV show. It would never be as good as the original. I think that the old Fraggle Rock TV show was a gem that new fans should discover and cherish.
I noticed the date on the article was a little over a year ago, but I guess they're is still talk of it. While with any project or any shows we've watched as kids, of course no one can take the place of the actors and performers we love, they're human as much as we are and won't be around forever. So in cases like this, there will be people out there who, while not replace the originals, can still make a mark of their own. And even today, there are still puppeteers out there, esp. with the Jim Henson workshop that aren't out of a job and can also bring some magic of their own.