MTV got the opportunity to talk to puppet master Jim Henson's son, Brian Henson, all about their rumored projects currently in early development. Fortunately for us, Henson had some wonderful nuggets of information to share on two highly-anticipated films, FRAGGLE ROCK and the DARK CRYSTAL sequel.

He told MTV that FRAGGLE ROCK is "still in very active development. Very active development. That has a very strong script." Woosh. See that emphasis on the second 'very'? That's all Henson, baby. He was emphatic in his FRAGGLE talk. And that's not all! He also told MTV, "it'll have a strong musical component. It'll be expanded to an older audience. FRAGGLE ROCK (the TV show) was presented...for a pretty exclusively children's audience. The feature film does expand it to be more accessible to a wider audience.'"

In regards to the DARK CRYSTAL sequel, Henson shared, "we have a DARK CRYSTAL sequel, called THE POWER OF THE DARK CRYSTAL. It has a very strong script." More emphasis. I like that, Mr. Henson. Enthusiasm. It's infectious. He went on, "both of those projects...are very close to going into pre-production," Henson said. "They're both really ready to go. [The studio is] just [in the process of] putting together the final finance pieces and the final distribution pieces."

I am so glad to see that the technology of yesteryear has not died off, and is instead seeing a recent resurgence. Whether it is Disney hand-drawing their next animated film, THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG, or it's man-maneuvered puppets, the legacy of the past lives on, and I only hope that the new projects do the old justice.

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