Disney already has several takes on the Pirate tale, including a 1950 version of the same name, the animated science-fiction take Treasure Planet, and the beloved Muppet Treasure Island.

resulting in a Disney World 3-D film attraction and a number of theatrical features (like ”Muppet Treasure Island.”). The family sold the rights to Germany’s EM.TV in 2000, then bought back ...

Watch our video of the Muppets on “Good Morning Disney Treasure” below. Muppet performers Matt Vogel and Eric Jacobson ...

Of those suggestions for a new Muppet flick, Thatcher's two favorites were “Treasure Island and a King Arthur ... seasick,” Henson admitted on the DVD’s making-of documentary.