Weinsteins roll with 'Fraggle Rock'

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Harvey Weinstein follows Jason Segel's lead and gets his own muppet movie...
Published 5/13/2008 at OH NO!!
... SOURCE The director is a total hack, so this could completely suck... but I'm still kinda psyched about this

The Weinsteins to Turn "Fraggle Rock" into a Feature
Published 5/13/2008 at FilmWad
The Weinstein Co. is in preparation to adapt Jim Henson's "Fraggle Rock" into a feature-length, live-action musical film. "Hoodwinked" helmer Cory Edwards is in place to write the screenplay and direct the film about "Gogo, Wembley, Mokey, Boober, and Red" as they travel outside of Fraggle Rock and interact with humans, believing them to be aliens (Variety). The original show by Jim Henson premiered on HBO in 1983 and ran for five seasons. Relatively successful DVD sales for the first three seasons helped to convince the studios that "Fraggle Rock" might be due for an adaptation. According to Harvey ...

The Weinstein Co to Make Fraggle Rock Movie
Published 5/13/2008 by orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) at /Film
... exploring complex issues of prejudice, spirituality, personal identity, environment, and social conflict.[1] Fraggle Rock generally refused to over-simplify any individual issue, instead simply illustrating the consequences and inherent difficulties of different actions and relationships. You can watch the classic opening of Fraggle Rock below: Discuss: Should the Fraggles leave Fraggle Rock for the big screen movie? source: Variety ...

May 13, 2008
Published 5/13/2008 by findthefunnywire at findthefunnyWIRE.com
    NEWS Weinstein tunes up Fraggle Rock - Variety Fox readies Chipmunks 2 - Variety Teencom Tru Loved opens NewFest - Variety Cameras roll again for Nailed - Variety Martin & Keaton reup in Zero to 60 - Variety Tell Me You Love Me girl joins ...

Stalked: Weinsteins,McElhone and Ritchie
Published 5/13/2008 at Filmstalker
... will write and direct this one as well. The Weinstein Co will be working with The Jim Henson Co. on the film. The plot from Variety does sound strange though: ...It will take the core characters Gogo, Wembley, Mokey, Boober and Red outside of their home in Fraggle Rock, where they interact with humans, which they think are aliens. My recollections of Fraggle Rock were of them living under ground, and only coming out occasionally. I'm not convinced by some Muppet style adventure through a large city, but I'm sure kids will love it. ...

Cory Edwards tackles Fraggle Rock
Published 5/13/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Peter T Chattaway) at FilmChat
... ), and in that interview, he talked about how he tried to overcome the budget limitations on his animated film by employing the same "fakey" but "charming" aesthetic that Jim Henson had used for Kermit the Frog. So I wasn't that surprised to read in Variety tonight that Edwards is bringing another of Henson's old creations to the big screen: ...

Early buzz: 'X-Files,' Arcade Fire, 'Fraggle Rock' and more
Published 5/13/2008 by Whitney Matheson at USATODAY.com - Pop Candy
Hello again! It looks like our depressing rainy-day marathon has ended in D.C., so I'm feeling a bit more cheerful. Last night I didn't do much except read a book I'm supposed to be reviewing, though I did dare to watch part of The Big Bang Theory , which has gotten funnier since the pilot. A few headlines for you: - The Los Angeles Times is reporting that CBS has renewed ...

GREAT ANOTHER MUSICAL
Published 5/13/2008 at FilmDrunk.com
... The show premiered on HBO in 1983, ran five seasons and was broadcast in more than 80 countries. [Variety] ...

'Bachelor' proposes;news anchor apologizes
Published 5/13/2008 by Ann Oldenburg at USATODAY.com - Lifeline Live
Llhayekship_2 What is Salma Hayek doing? Christening a ship called Il Mostro in Boston harbor last night. Team skipper Ken Read helped as Hayek unveiled the boat that will be entered in the around the world Volvo Ocean Race later this year. ... Today: Production will begin today on a new Electric Company; PBS is bringing the '70s show back. ... William Shatner drops by The View . ... Gayle King is in Rachael Ray's kitchen. ... Mario Lopez is on Regis and Kelly . ... Someone will go home on Dancing With The Stars , as the show approaches finale time. ... And of course, David Archuleta's dad will watch his son ...

The Weinsteins Are Making a 'Fraggle Rock' Movie
Published 5/13/2008 by Eric D. Snider at Cinematical
... way back in October 2006 that a writer had been found in Ahmet Zappa (son of legendary rocker Frank Zappa), but that's not who the Weinsteins are going with. (He'll be the executive producer instead.) According to Variety, the film will be written and directed by Cory Edwards, who made the mediocre and long-forgotten 2005 cartoon ...

Think Short On Cash: Trade Roughage 05/13/08
Published 5/13/2008 by Karina Longworth at SpoutBlog
The Variety headline: “Production Resumes on [David O'Russell's] Nailed,” which had been shut down due to the production company’s failure to pay union fees last week. The real story: ThinkFilm, and its financial backers, Capitol Films, are having trouble paying the bills. Not only did Alex Gibney threaten a bankruptcy lawsuit after a promised bonus for his Oscar win for Taxi to the Dark Side never materialized, but the mini studio is apparently in a such a cash crunch that they’re having trouble paying for newspaper ads for their current releases, and are expected to stay out of the ...

The Weinsteins, A Zappa, The Henson Co, Etc. To Bring FRAGGLEs To The Big Screen!!
Published 5/13/2008 by Merrick at Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news.
Merrick here... The Weinstein Company is developing a live-action musical film based on Jim Henson's FRAGGLE ROCK. Pic will take the core characters Gogo, Wembley, Mokey, Boober and Red outside of their home in Fraggle Rock, where they interact with humans, which they think are aliens. ...says THIS ARTICLE in Variety. Corey Edwards, writer/director of HOODWINKED! a few years back (trailer ,a href="http://www.hoodwinkedthemovie.co.uk/" target=parent>HERE ), will write/direct the Fraggles' return to the screen. Ahmet Zappa (son of Frank) is an Executive Producer on the film. I don't recall the exact details on this, but this Zappa/Fraggle ...

Harvey Weinstein Gets Down With ‘Fraggle Rock’
Published 5/13/2008 at Vulture -- Entertainment, Music, Culture, Theater, Movies, Art -- New York Magazine Blog
... LSD Sales Skyrocket: The Weinstein Company is turning Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock into a feature film musical, to be written and directed by Hoodwinked's Cory Edwards. In a striking blow against CGI, technology, and all of robot-kind, the movie will stay true to the series and star only humans and puppets. Your Muppet competition has officially arrived, Jason Segel. [Variety] Rapaport Goes to Prison: Michael Rapaport, the heart and soul of New York ...

Fraggle Rock Out with Your Fraggle Cock Out
Published 5/13/2008 by Rob Bricken at Topless Robot
... At any rate, the Fraggles are coming back, as the Devil—through his minions the Weinsteins—has ordered the creation of a Fraggle Rock musical/movie. Sez Variety: ...

Return to Fraggle Rock
Published 5/13/2008 by Kirsten Anderson at At The Movies - Film News and Reviews
Watch out, Muppets–it’s not always all about you.  Feeling a bit nostalgic for the happy carefree days of your youth? If you’re of the right age range, that youth might have included time in front of your TV watching Fraggle Rock, the post-Muppet Jim Henson show that ran on HBO in the mid-1980s. And if you fall into that category, you’re in luck–Variety is reporting that The Weinstein Company is putting together a live action musical big screen version of the show. The Jim Henson Company is producing and TWC is distributing. Cory Edwards, director of Hoodwinked, ...

The Fraggle Rock Movie Is In-Line Rollerskating To A Theater Near You
Published 5/13/2008 at Videogum
... The Weinstein Company, which i known for its off-beat independent films and executive-level love of donuts, is moving deeper into family territory with its announcement of an upcoming Fraggle Rock movie. From Variety: ...

Fraggle Rock: The Musical - Coming Soon, Seriously
Published 5/13/2008 by Stuart Heritage at Hecklerspray
... fail. But at least this Fraggle Rock movie marks the very last TV show from our childhood to be cynically turned into a nostalgia-gorging movie. There’s nothing else to remake after that. Well, apart from Bodger And Badger - and whoever owns the rights to that is going to be a very rich man when Michael Bay comes knocking with his plans to turn Badger into a firebreathing robot from the future. Read more: Weinsteins roll with ‘Fraggle Rock’ - ...

Dance your cares away, down At Fraggle Rock!
Published 5/13/2008 by Hot Momma at Hot Momma Gossip
... Kids of the 80’s rejoice,  Fraggle Rock is being turned into a live-action musical movie!  The show premiered on HBO in 1983, ran five seasons and was broadcast in more than 80 countries.  And now according to Variety, the Weinstein Co. has hired Cory Edwards to direct and write the  feature film. The Jim Henson Company (Muppet’s) will produce the movie, and Ahmet Zappa will be one of the film’s executive producers. The producers will also ask ...

Resolution No. 3: Put The Weinstein Company to Death For Forthcoming 'Fraggle Rock' Film [Defamer Resolutions]
Published 5/13/2008 by STV at Defamer
... WHEREAS, Harvey Weinstein today tells Variety with a straight face: "One of our main priorities when we first launched the Weinstein Company was to feature a broad range of family-friendly franchises like Fraggle Rock," and ...

Weinsteins to Make Fraggle Rock, The Day for Worry Has Arrived [Movie News]
Published 5/13/2008 by Rob Hunter at Film School Rejects
... Variety is reporting that The Weinstein Company has joined forces with The Jim Henson Co. to produce a Fraggle Rock live action musical feature. The film will expand upon the beloved HBO series’ premise of tiny singing puppets and their slaves, the Doozers. The only real human in the show was an old fogey named Doc (?), but the film will reportedly send the Fraggles out into the real world where in a hysterical twist they’ll be mistaken for aliens! I’m not sure if there’ll be any puppet probing, but ...

The Dailies: May 13, 2008
Published 5/13/2008 by Shawn Adler at MTV Movies Blog
... - Dance your cares away (clap, clap). Worries for another day. Weinstein Co. to make “Fraggle Rock” with “Hoodwinked” writer Cory Edwards. (Variety) ...

“Brooke Hogan thinks Nick is the real victim” links
Published 5/13/2008 by JayBird at Cele|bitchy
- Brooke Hogan is pissed. And a terrible speller. Oh and her brother is the real victim [The Blemish] - Isaiah Washington is a Petulant Little Bitch [Websters is my Bitch] - Rapper Remy Ma was sentenced to 8 years in the chokey today for shooting a friend outside a NYC nightclub last summer [Dlisted] - When Dina Lohan signed on for her reality show, it was supposed to be about HER. Her life as a momager. Her relentless parental pimp. Her attempt to strike gold for a second time with Lindsay’s little sister. Needless to say, ...

'Fraggle Rock' to Stop Being Fond Memory, Become Sad Future
Published 5/13/2008 at I Watch Stuff - The Best Movie News Ever
... saved from my childhood. Because you (and almost every other studio, of course) have taught me nothing can or should be cherished, they are now your property, royalty-free. I trust you'll know what to do with them: give them to someone who will mercilessly destroy them. Maybe a pack of wild dogs? A wood chipper? The voice of Mike Myers? Whatever. It's up to you now. I only ask that you not remind me of them with talking CGI reproductions or too many unnecessary sequels to my blankie. Weinsteins roll with 'Fraggle Rock' [Variety]

Harvey Weinstein Invades Fraggle Rock
Published 5/15/2008 at Movie Blog
Harvey Weinstein Invades Fraggle Rock harvey Weinstein Invades Fraggle Rock The twenty-five year long wait for a Fraggle Rock movie has come to an end...at the belly of Harvey Weinstein. From Variety -- The Weinstein Co. will turn the Jim Henson series “Fraggle Rock” into a live-action musical feature.Cory Edwards, who directed the animated “Hoodwinked!” for TWC, will helm the picture and write the screenplay. The Jim Henson Co. will produce and TWC will distribute. “One of our main priorities when we first launched the Weinstein ...