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Ron Howard's Jim Henson Idea Man led all comers in the documentary categories as the nominations for the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced, racking up eight altogether, three more than the next most-nominated doc. Among its nominations are Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special…

Some of the entertainment industry's top filmmakers will go up against each other at the 76th Emmy Awards. Oscar winner Ron Howard's Jim Henson Idea Man earned eight Emmy nominations this morning, more than any other nonfiction contender in the race. The Disney+ film about the Muppets creator is…

Over the course of their long partnership, Imagine Entertainment partners Brian Grazer and Ron Howard have been through every machination, from overall studio deal to going public (and hating it) to being financed by hedge fund Raine Capital. Latter has been the prolific company’s current financing…

Oscar-winning filmmaker Ron Howard is just back from the Cannes Film Festival, where he premiered his latest film, Jim Henson Idea Man. Ahead of the documentary's launch Friday on Disney+, the director stops by Deadline's Doc Talk podcast to share insights into his exploration of the Muppets creator…

Title: Jim Henson Idea ManSection: Cannes ClassicsDirector: Ron HowardLogline: Featuring unprecedented access to his personal archives, Jim Henson Idea Man takes us into the mind of this singular creative visionary, from his early years puppeteering on local television to the worldwide success of Sesame…

It may not be too much of an exaggeration to say that Jim Henson came up with the concept for an immersive video dome long before Sphere bubbled up in Las Vegas. In the mid-1960s he developed an idea for a nightclub he called Cyclia – "the entertainment experience of the future" – that would feature…

EXCLUSIVE: Here's your first look at Jim Henson Idea Man, the latest feature from veteran filmmaker Ron Howard which debuts this evening at the Cannes Film Festival.  The doc chronicles the story of artist Jim Henson. In his 36-year career, Henson created some of the entertainment world’s most…

Ron Howard's Cannes-bound documentary Jim Henson Idea Man reveals a man of inexhaustible creativity – a puppeteer, filmmaker, artist, performer and inventor. The Muppets were just one part of Jim Henson's astonishing body of work. "I had met him briefly. I knew people who knew him very well, who held…

The Cannes Film Festival's Classics sidebar celebrates 20 years this year with a lineup of films including a 4K restoration of Wim Wenders's Palme d’Or winning Paris, Texas, and a debut screening of Ron Howard's 2024 doc Jim Henson Idea Man.  Wenders and Howard will be on the ground in Cannes, where…

EXCLUSIVE: Imagine Entertainment has hired Jeb Brody to be President of Imagine Features. Brody had most recently been President of Amblin Partners, which was downsized by Steven Spielberg. Imagine founders Brian Grazer and Ron Howard are bringing Brody aboard to lean more heavily into feature…

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winner Ron Howard is heading into production at the end of November on survival thriller Eden, which was previously named Origin Of Species. Oscar nominee Vanessa Kirby, who will next be seen starring in Ridley Scott's Napoleon opposite Joaquin Phoenix, and Euphoria and White Lotus…

Documentaries like Netflix’s Harry & Meghan are “almost in a different category,” the docs boss of Ron Howard and Brian Grazer’s Imagine Entertainment said today. Responding to a question from Deadline at MIA Market, former HBO producer Sara Bernstein also said the “fees have raised in terms of what…