‘Muppets Now’ Short-Form Series to Debut on Disney+ in 2020
Unscripted series will feature celebrity guests
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‘The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance': Skeksis Scheme and Gelflings Unite in Gorgeous New Trailer (Video)
Sequel to 1982 Jim Henson classic launches on Netflix Aug. 30
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‘The Darkening’ Is Coming for Taron Egerton in ‘Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance’ Teaser (Video)
Anya Taylor-Joy and Nathalie Emmanuel also lead voice cast of prequel series, which launches Aug. 30 on Netflix
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‘Sesame Street’ and ‘Tom and Jerry’ Films Set for Early 2021
Warner Bros. dates the two untitled, live-action movies
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‘Dark Crystal’ Series: Taron Egerton, Anya Taylor-Joy Lead Voice Cast of Jim Henson Prequel
Netflix fantasy series “Age of Resistance” will launch in 2019
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STX Beats Lawsuit Over ‘Happytime Murders’ Trailer With ‘Ejaculating Puppets’
Sesame Workshop filed its trademark infringement lawsuit last week
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Ava DuVernay, LA Mayor Eric Garcetti Roll Out Entertainment Jobs Fund for Minority Communities
Evolve Entertainment Fund will aim to give youth in underprivileged communities a chance at a job in Hollywood
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Listen to Kermit the Frog’s New Voice (Video)
Earlier this summer, Steve Whitmire, longtime performer behind the famous puppet, was fired
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Ex-Kermit Actor: My Firing Is ‘the Worst Thing That Could Happen to This Character’
“I think there are people who will notice,” Steve Whitmire says of the voice change
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Fired Kermit Muppeteer Speaks Out About Claims He Was Difficult to Work With (Video)
“I offered notes, I don’t think that makes someone difficult,” he tells “Today” show
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Fired Kermit Actor Responds to Jim Henson Daughter’s ‘Depressed Victim’ Slam
“Don’t judge her emotional posts too harshly,” Steve Whitmire writes
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Former Kermit the Frog Puppeteer Says He Was Fired
Steve Whitmire was replaced by Matt Vogel after 27 years earlier this week
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‘Dark Crystal’ Prequel Series Greenlit at Netflix (Video)
The 10-episode fantasy adventure series will take place many years before the events of Jim Henson’s 1982 classic
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Melissa McCarthy to Co-Produce, Star in Puppet Stripper Film ‘Happytime Murders’
Directed by Brian Henson, the STX project is described as “Avenue Q meets L.A. Confidential”
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‘Labyrinth’ Spinoff Enlists ‘Don’t Breathe’ Director Fede Alvarez
David Bowie’s character in the original will not be represented in new film
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Jim Henson Would Be Making Muppets High-Tech, Director Frank Oz Says (Video)
“Muppet Guys Talking” filmmaker says late Henson was ahead of his time with tech
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‘Muppet Babies’ Will Be Back to Entertain a New Generation of Young TV Viewers
The series will debut in early 2018
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Jim Henson Remembered by ‘Sesame Street’ on His Birthday: ‘We Miss You Every Day’
Legendary puppeteer would have turned 80 on Saturday
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‘Labyrinth’ Remake in the Works With ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Writer
The 1986 film starred the late David Bowie
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‘H.R. Pufnstuf’ Creator Talks Potential Movie and Why ‘The Muppets’ Isn’t Working
“We’re going to work on it again, in fact we’re at it now,” Marty Krofft tells TheWrap about a potential “Pufnstuf” feature film
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‘The Muppets’ Slammed as ‘Perverted’ and ‘Ruined’ by One Million Moms Advocacy Group
“How many parents want to explain the punchline of sexually charged jokes to young children?” the conservative family values organization asks
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Why the Media Won’t Stop Treating the Muppets Like Real People
“People are willing to meet the Muppets more than halfway because they’ve got nearly 50 years of good will behind them,” Jim Henson biographer Brian Jay Jones tells TheWrap
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Amazon Studios’ ‘Lost in Oz,’ ‘Bear in Underwear’ Among 6 New Kids’ Pilots
The streaming service has ordered four animated shows and two live action shows, which will debut this summer
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‘Muppets’ TV Series in the Works at ABC With ‘Big Bang Theory’ Co-Creator
Bill Prady co-writes with “Anger Management” EP Bob Kushell
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt to Star in ‘Fraggle Rock’ Movie
“The Dark Knight Rises” actor will also co-produce for New Regency with The Henson Co. and Lisa Henson
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Gerard Parkes, ‘Fraggle Rock’ and ‘Boondock Saints’ Actor, Dead at 90
The actor was best known as “Doc” on the Jim Henson children series
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Jim Henson Company’s Former CEO Pushes for Stronger Intellectual Property Protection
“If we want to continue to see the movies we love, we need to reward those who create them,” says Charles Rivkin, now a US official
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Mack Newberry, Veteran Entertainment Publicist, Dead at 89
He represented Carol Burnett, Rita Moreno, Dolly Parton and Donny and Marie Osmond
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Geekie Awards to Honor Gale Anne Hurd, LeVar Burton (Exclusive)
Hurd will receive the Stan Lee Lifetime Achievement Award from Lee himself
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Margaret Loesch Stepping Down as the Hub President and CEO
“I am announcing that I will be leaving at the end of the year when my contract expires”
