After years in development, it looks like viewers will finally get to see a darkly comedic take on the world of puppets in The Happytime Murders. Taking place in a world where puppets and humans live together, the film will feature a grisly murder mystery that must be solved by a pair of detectives, one human and one puppet. The movie is now finally moving forward with Melissa McCarthy set to star and produce, Brian Henson (son of the legendary Jim Henson) on board as the director, and filming expected to begin this August.
Press Release: (Burbank, CA, May 2, 2017) — STXfilms, whose Bad Moms was 2016’s highest grossing R-rated comedy, teams with comedic genius Melissa McCarthy in The Happytime Murders, directed by Brian Henson. The announcement was made today by STXfilms Chairman Adam Fogelson and Sam Brown, President of Production for STXfilms, a division of Stx Entertainment.
The comedy is set...
Press Release: (Burbank, CA, May 2, 2017) — STXfilms, whose Bad Moms was 2016’s highest grossing R-rated comedy, teams with comedic genius Melissa McCarthy in The Happytime Murders, directed by Brian Henson. The announcement was made today by STXfilms Chairman Adam Fogelson and Sam Brown, President of Production for STXfilms, a division of Stx Entertainment.
The comedy is set...
- 5/3/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
In an act that almost feels like it should have the name "Joss Whedon" attached to it, the Jim Henson Company has announced the development of a new film project called The Happytime Murders. This original film noir murder mystery will fall under the company's Henson Alternative banner, a division that develops projects not intended for children (such as Puppet Up! and Tinseltown). From writer Todd Berger:
"In a world where humans and puppets live together (not exactly in harmony), the puppet cast of an '80s children's TV show called The Happytime Gang begins to get muderered one by one. It's then up to a disgraced puppet Lapd detective turned private eye to take the case. Based on a story Dee Austin Robertson and Todd Berger, the original feature film will feature the well-known Henson style of irreverence and parody while presenting a unique twist on the film noir genre.
"In a world where humans and puppets live together (not exactly in harmony), the puppet cast of an '80s children's TV show called The Happytime Gang begins to get muderered one by one. It's then up to a disgraced puppet Lapd detective turned private eye to take the case. Based on a story Dee Austin Robertson and Todd Berger, the original feature film will feature the well-known Henson style of irreverence and parody while presenting a unique twist on the film noir genre.
- 10/16/2008
- by Matt Raub
- Comicmix.com
Logo, MTV Networks' channel that targets lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender viewers, has beefed up its animation slate.
The network said Thursday that it has renewed Rick & Steve the Happiest Gay Couple in All the World for a second season and given the green light to a pilot from the Henson Co. as well as a shortform series.
Logo plans to air eight episodes of "Rick & Steve" in summer 2008. Meanwhile, Henson's Tinseltown and shortform series Small Talk will air as part of Logo's Alien Boot Camp, the programming block for gay animation, comic and sci-fi enthusiasts that airs at 10 p.m. Fridays.
Tinseltown, which airs Friday, is a 12-minute pilot about a celebrity has-been pig and his manager and life partner. Small Talk is about two gay male friends who take witty aim at gay life from the steam room to rehab.
The network said Thursday that it has renewed Rick & Steve the Happiest Gay Couple in All the World for a second season and given the green light to a pilot from the Henson Co. as well as a shortform series.
Logo plans to air eight episodes of "Rick & Steve" in summer 2008. Meanwhile, Henson's Tinseltown and shortform series Small Talk will air as part of Logo's Alien Boot Camp, the programming block for gay animation, comic and sci-fi enthusiasts that airs at 10 p.m. Fridays.
Tinseltown, which airs Friday, is a 12-minute pilot about a celebrity has-been pig and his manager and life partner. Small Talk is about two gay male friends who take witty aim at gay life from the steam room to rehab.
- 11/2/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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