Fans can see for themselves just how authentic Jim Henson: Idea Man is regarding its genius subject’s intent whenever the documentary arrives on Disney+ on Friday, May 31.
While it’ll still take a bit longer to get past the disappointment of Muppets Mayhem getting canceled at Disney+, such was the musical glee that show inspired, I’m holding to abundant hopes that the streaming service’s documentary Jim Henson: Idea Man jump starts a new era of Muppet-filled series and movies, among other concepts.
Check out the trailer for Disney+’s Jim Henson Idea Man below to see what side of the argument you fall on.
Which would be one thing if Steve Whitmire was someone with only tangential ties to The Jim Henson Company and the puppeteer’s imaginative empire.