Talk:Fraggle Rock (movie)

IMDB info
This article is written in a somewhat breathless tone that may not be warranted. It's based on a Brian Henson interview from May 2006 (sort of), a press release from October 2006, and a December '06 interview with Ahmet Zappa.

The IMDB entry for the movie was last updated on November 5th, 2007 with this: "The search for a screenwriter and director will begin once the treatment is completed."

Given that it's now February 2008, I think it may be worth rewriting the article with a more objective tone. The article makes a number of major assertions that we can't verify, including:


 * "A currently untitled feature film based on Fraggle Rock is in the works." We don't know whether it's still in the works or not.


 * Ahmet Zappa and Brian Henson are listed as writer and director, although the IMDB update suggests that a screenwriter and director haven't been chosen yet.


 * "Pre-production is underway and release is expected for late 2008 or early 2009." We don't know if pre-production is still underway. A late 2008 release seems very unlikely at this point.


 * "This list only includes characters confirmed to appear in the film." That list is based on Ahmet Zappa's interview, which was conducted six weeks after he got the assignment. We don't know whether those characters ended up in his treatment, or if he's still involved in the project.


 * I also think that the statements attributed to Brian Henson may not actually be his. As far as I can tell, this is the text of the May 2006 interview, which was then discussed by this blog. Our article uses statements from that blog post that aren't in the interview, including the idea that the Fraggle movie is the company's number two priority. Brian doesn't mention priorities in the interview; that seems to be the invention of the blogger.

What do folks think about a more skeptical rewrite? -- Danny (talk ) 02:11, 11 February 2008 (UTC)