Gordon-Levitt Moves to FRAGGLE ROCK
The upcoming live-action Fraggle Rock project has a new player: Joseph Gordon-Levitt has just signed on as producer and star.
Produced by New Regency, The Jim Henson Company, and Lisa Henson, the new Fraggle will be the first big screen adaptation of the musical series, which debuted on HBO in 1983. The movie project has been brewing for nearly ten years. It’s been at New Regency since 2011.
“The first screen personas I ever loved were Henson creations, first on Sesame Street, and then on Fraggle Rock,” Gordon-Levitt said. “Jim Henson’s characters make you laugh and sing, but they’re also layered, surprising, and wise. From Oscar the Grouch, to Yoda, to the Fraggles. I’ve never stopped loving his work, even as a young frisky man, and on into adulthood. Collaborating with Lisa Henson makes me confident we can do something that Jim would have loved. I’m grateful and excited to be working with New Regency on this project.”
