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'Fraggle Rock' heads for the big screen
Published Friday, Oct 20 2006, 11:29 BST | By Ben Rawson-Jones
Classic 1980's show Fraggle Rock is being developed into a feature film.
Lisa Henson, co-CEO of The Jim Henson Company, explained: "Fraggle Rock has remained a favourite project at our Company and has certainly continued to be loved by its many devoted fans, so we are thrilled to begin work on this project. With its message of celebrating diversity and its ambitious goal of promoting world peace, now is the perfect time to embark on a new Fraggle adventure."
The plot reportedly features the inhabitants of Fraggle Rock venturing into the outside world, where they come into contact with humans.
The film's screenwriter Ahmet Zappa was full of praise for the show, which was made between 1983 and 1988 in its original incarnation. "So much of my childhood was spent watching Fraggle Rock ... I never missed an episode!" he exclaimed.
"I'm also really looking forward to using music to tell the story; it played such a central role in the original series and truly helped create the 'Fraggle Rock' that we know and love today."
Lisa Henson, co-CEO of The Jim Henson Company, explained: "Fraggle Rock has remained a favourite project at our Company and has certainly continued to be loved by its many devoted fans, so we are thrilled to begin work on this project. With its message of celebrating diversity and its ambitious goal of promoting world peace, now is the perfect time to embark on a new Fraggle adventure."
The plot reportedly features the inhabitants of Fraggle Rock venturing into the outside world, where they come into contact with humans.
The film's screenwriter Ahmet Zappa was full of praise for the show, which was made between 1983 and 1988 in its original incarnation. "So much of my childhood was spent watching Fraggle Rock ... I never missed an episode!" he exclaimed.
"I'm also really looking forward to using music to tell the story; it played such a central role in the original series and truly helped create the 'Fraggle Rock' that we know and love today."
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