Q: What’s up with that Hoodwinked Too lawsuit?

A: You may have read about this in the trades. For those of you concerned that I am tangled up in the litigation and delayed release of Hoodwinked Too, don’t be. It is just a power struggle between two parties that have nothing to do with me.

Q: When is Hoodwinked Too going to come out?

A: Still don’t know. It is in the hands of other people – people born to frustrate all Hoodwinked fans, I guess. At this point, I’m just hoping it comes out.

Q: What does the Miramax sale mean for your projects?

A: If you haven’t heard yet, amazingly, the Weinstein brothers are buying back MIRAMAX, the legendary indie studio they founded and were forced to sell to Disney several years ago. What does this mean for my projects with them (like Fraggle Rock)? I don’t know. Could be good. This could mean they are restructuring yet again financially and will have a sudden mandate to push projects into production. Or it could mean absolutely nothing for me.

Now for the big one…

Q: What’s going on with Fraggle Rock? Why are there no updates? What is the holdup? Is the script bad? Is the funding pulled? Is it a Harvey thing or a Henson thing?

A: I’m conflicted about how much to share… I want to be diplomatic. There are many crazy things going on behind the scenes to get the film funded and to get the Weinstein Company completely committed. I’m very, very frustrated with the lack of progress, to put it lightly.

The script is GOOD, guys. I’m excited about it and I stand by it. But we are still in a continual cycle of draft, notes, draft, notes, draft, notes…. It makes me want to bite a hole through an armchair, frankly. I’m at a loss. I’m ready to go, but the big decision-makers are not.

I’ve become very personally invested in this thing, and I desperately want to give you all the Fraggle movie you’ve been dreaming of. I get goosebumps when I think about the movie that could be. I think it’s still possible. However, I’m sad to say that you may not hear any updates on Fraggle Rock for a long time. I wanted to at least set your expectations. We’ve got to work some stuff out so we can do this right. I’ll do my best to keep you updated — if and when the slow wheels of this machine start moving again.

Stay positive, keep hoping…

Cory