Steve Whitmire Interview June 1999

Will there be any songs sung by the Muppets in Muppets From Space? Did you do any of them?

Hmm? ... I think it's all 70's cover tunes, lots of "Funk" stuff, very "Muppety" music.

A lot of people want to know what, if any, movies will be done after Muppets From Space. Is there anything you can tell us about that?

There are plans for many Muppet movies in the future. There is early talk about the next one being shot within the next year or so. There is no script yet, but one early direction for the film is to do "Muppet Haunted House" - but we don't know exactly what that will mean yet.

Are there any other Jim Henson Company or Sesame Street projects you are working on now?

Kermit will be the "spokesfrog" for the US Mint's 50 State Quarter campaign, in which the Mint will introduce 50 new quarters - one for each state - over the next 10 years. Check their website.

Are you going to the International Puppetry Festival in Seattle in August 1999?

Probably not - I expect I'll be working during that time - Either way, I have to keep the time clear - just in case!

Interview copyrighted January 30, 1998, December 10, 1998 and June 8, 1999 by Gina