Yes!!!! Jim Henson’s series is being turned into a movie, one of the best shows to hit the air!!!
How exciting can this be for Fraggle Rock fans!!!
In September 2005, it was announced that The Jim Henson Company had begun work on Fraggle Rock: The Movie, with the aim of a release in 2009. The story is said to involve the original Fraggle characters.As of October 2006 this is still current and the BBC reports that the film will be set in the human world with Frank Zappa’s son at the helm. As of October 20, 2006; according to Darkhorizons.com: “Henson’s company has hired executive producer Ahmet Zappa (”The Monstrous Memoirs of a Mighty McFearless”) to write a treatment for the film which will be a full-length live-action musical fantasy starring the underground dwellers who venture out into the human world. Henson Co. co-topper Lisa Henson is producing, whilst Brian Henson will exec produce.” Also, Walt Disney Pictures and Universal Pictures have both teamed up to distribute this film, either with Disney handling US distribution and Universal handling overseas distribution, or Universal handling US distribution and Disney handling overseas distribution.

In May 2008 it was announced that The Weinstein Company will be distributing the Fraggle Rock movie. The film is being written as a live-action musical by Cory Edwards, who will also direct. The film will be produced by The Jim Henson Company; Ahmet Zappa is still executive producing along with Brian Inerfeld. The film will involve all of the core characters from the series. The story will take the characters “outside of their home in Fraggle Rock, where they interact with humans, which they think are aliens.”

All I can say is WOW!!!!!!!!