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Joseph Gordon-Levitt To Star In #FraggleRock Film

Variety is reporting that Joseph Gordon-Levitt will produce and star in the live-action “ Fraggle Rock ” movie for New Regency, The Henson Co. and Lisa Henson. The bigscreen adaptation of the musical puppet series created by the late Jim Henson has been in the works for nearly a decade, but the attachment of Gordon-Levitt constitutes a major boost. “Fraggle Rock” debuted on TV in 1983 as a co-production by British TV company Television South, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp., HBO and Henson Associates. It centered on the adventures of cave-dwelling creatures called Fraggles who have to deal with the industrious Doozers and furry giants called Gorgs. The property was set up at New Regency in 2011. Montecito Pictures is no longer involved with the project. “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, surpr