Hubby Saw the last post and found this on Muppet central news and wanted me to forward it about Muppets ans Disney... I swear when I even thnink Muppets he can sniff it out... So I gueess no Disney does Not own Jim henson studios but tehy now own the Muppets....
"Henson decided to move on. He made some Muppet movies but then turned his attention to other projects. Still Mr. Eisner kept in contact with him and in 1990 struck a deal to buy the Muppets. On the day of signing, though, Mr. Henson died of a rare bacterial infection and Mr. Eisner's deal fell through.
After that, the Muppets got caught up in years of corporate tag. Mr. Henson's children took control of the family business after their father's death but later sold the company to German media firm EM.TV & Merchandising for $680 million in stock and cash. EM.TV soon found itself in financial trouble and three years later sold back parts of the company for $78 million to the five Henson children, Brian, Lisa, Cheryl, Heather and John.
Ultimately, the children felt the characters belonged in a bigger media company that could leverage the brand. Disney was an obvious choice; while Mr. Eisner's deal fell through, Disney had worked on other Muppets ventures, including a theme park ride. "We fully intend to work together going forward,'' says Brian Henson, co-chairman of the Jim Henson Co".
The Complete article is here... http://www.muppetcentral.com/news/2005/051905.shtml
Disclaimer.. I am NOT trying to be argumentative or Prove I am right at Hubbys request just passing along information...
So why does Disney not do a muppet Camelot, or Robin Hood, middle ages movie????
Donna Satine..
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