Nellie Huggins of GapersBlock.com interviews Brian Henson about Henson Alternatives touring improv comedy show Stuffed and Unstrung. Upcoming performances include 2 shows on June 25th at Largo in Los Angeles – 7:30pm & 9:30pm.
Fraggle Rock Movie Moving Forward
“Rango co-writer Jim Byrkit and Alex Manugian, his co-writer on Disney’s forthcoming comedy-action Fleeced, will write a script for a feature-length Fraggle Rock movie, The Hollywood Reporter‘s Heat Vision blog reports. The film has been struggling in development with a number of different studios for years, according to the report, but the success of last year’s The Muppets likely made the undertaking seem like something that could […]
New Henson show for BBC – working title – “No Strings Attached”
Variety.com reports that “The BBC is working with the Jim Henson Co. to create a weekend U.K. TV show fronted by a new puppet who will interview celebs in a chat show-style format. A pilot episode of the show, whose working title is “No Strings Attached,” is being prepared with the Henson Co., best known […]
Kraft Foods MilkBite
Check out this teaser for an ad campaign that will be premiering this week. The MilkBite puppet was made in NYC by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop with mech’s by Jim Kroupa and performed by Ryan Dillon and an assistant. More videos and a great article about the ad campaign can be found here on Adage.com
Jim Henson on Making Muppets – 1969
Thanks to Iowa Public Television for posting this clip on their YouTube channel.