This Jim Henson Co. production of "Jack and the Beanstalk" certainly isn't a lighthearted Muppet-like take on the familiar fairy tale. Instead, director Brian Henson, who also co-wrote the ...

The project was being developed as an updated take on the Jack and the Beanstalk fairy tale, in which Jack befriends a female giant. But according to the studio, creative walls were being hit.

Disney and its subsidiary Pixar have announced a slew of new animated movies coming down the pipe, including a love story in the Toy Story series and a modern take on Jack and the Beanstalk.

London’s biggest queer panto Jack and the Beanstalk: What a Whopper! helps redress this imbalance, with enough dick jokes to butt you into the new year. Created by the team behind the previous ...