Muppets Most Wanted

slave2moonlight · Post by **slave2moonlight** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 4:38 am

Yeah, I find most blu-rays to be underwhelming in the bonus features department these days.

TsWade2 · Post by **TsWade2** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 1:25 pm

I love it when Rowlf the Dog was included in the screen test. Rowlf is so cute and cuddly.

Sotiris · Post by **Sotiris** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 9:46 pm

Jason Segel Explains Why He’s Not Writing ‘The Muppets’ Sequel
http://www.accesshollywood.com/jason-se ... icle_63367

“I worked on [‘The Muppets’] for half a decade. I’m incredibly proud of what I did,” Jason told Access Hollywood at the junket for his latest film, “The Five-Year Engagement” in Los Angeles on Friday. “My goal wasn’t to become a Muppet – I just wanted to restore The Muppets to The Muppets I grew up with and give them a platform to do everything that they want to do.”

Adding, “And now I feel I should pursue more human-related projects.”

“I had what I think was a really good idea for the Muppet re-launch and I didn’t have an organic idea ready for the sequel, so I thought leave it to someone who does,” he said.

Mickeyfan1990 · Post by **Mickeyfan1990** » Mon Apr 16, 2012 10:44 am

http://www.toughpigs.com/nick-stoller-t ... pet-movie/

http://collider.com/the-muppets-2-seque ... ew/159240/

milojthatch · Post by **milojthatch** » Mon Apr 16, 2012 2:59 pm

So far as Mr. Segel goes, I'm not surprised. I don't think his work on "The Muppets" was his trying to be the next Jim Henson so much as it was he was just a classic Muppet fan like many of us here and he was just using his celebrity muscle a bit to put them back on the track from how they were when he was growing up. He is a rising Hollywood star, I'm sure he is more interested in that direction then being tied down to a franchise like this, even if he is a fan. Myself on the other hand, if I was in his position, I'd thank God I landed control of the Muppets, but everyone has different views on success. I think a cameo for him would be very appropriate, and hopefully they can pull that off.

As for the sequel itself, I'm excited and worried all at the same time. I really hope the next however many Muppet films are not just "re-imaged" version of the classic Muppet films from the 80's. While I'm happy that they are going for the feel of the franchise when it was at it's height, I also hope they can bring in new story ideas and situations for the gang to deal with, and not just the same old stories, slight twisted, and then called "new." Time will tell. Based on the strength of the last one though, I'm optimistic that the next film will be great. It is also great that we might see the next film in not very much time. Unlike animated films or big blockbusters, Muppet films should be a lot easier to make in theory. As long as they take as much time as is needed to get the script right, I'm good.

Sotiris · Post by **Sotiris** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 3:45 pm

Jason Segel Says No ‘Muppets’ Sequel Cameo
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/ ... s-20120417

When it was recently announced that Segel would be stepping aside for "The Muppets" sequel, which is being directed by Stoller (who is writing with James Bobin), most figured the actor would still have some sort of involvement. He’d probably contribute a few lines, hang around the set, at least make a cameo, right?

“No, no cameo,” Segel tells The Playlist. “It was a very distinct choice on my part. Of course I was asked to do it. I did exactly what I set out to do, if that makes any sense. My goal was never to take over the helm of ‘The Muppets.’ They have people who are better equipped for that. My only goal was to bring back the Muppets that I loved. And I did that. I kinda don’t know what I have left to do in that regard. I like doing these R-rated comedies. I loved working on ‘The Muppets’ but, you know, it took me six, seven years. That’s a lot of time working with puppets. I think I enjoy acting too much to repeat myself in any way. ‘Muppets 2’ would feel like repeating myself and I feel like maybe there would be no upside for me either. Well, it wasn’t as good as the first. I know where to leave it.”

Sotiris · Post by **Sotiris** » Fri Apr 20, 2012 10:34 pm

New Muppet Walter Will Be ‘Heavily Involved’ in the Sequel
http://www.vulture.com/2012/04/new-mupp ... equel.html

Jason Segel's character Gary won't return for the sequel to The Muppets, but what of Walter, the new Muppet that Segel and co-writer Nicholas Stoller invented for the movie?

"Walter is coming back," Stoller reassured us last night at the premiere of his new movie The Five-Year Engagement. "Come on, you saw the first one, right? The arc of the story was, 'Am I a man or a Muppet?' Gary chose 'I am a man.' So if you were making something called The Mannets, Gary would be in that. Walter chose to be a Muppet. He realized he's a Muppet."

But will Walter be shuffled into the Muppets' deep bench, or will he be a plot driver in the sequel? "He is not making a cameo," said Stoller. "He is heavily involved in the story." Still, Muppet purists shouldn't fret about the focus: "It's in the early stages, so everything could change, but right now it's a Kermit-centric story, as a lot of the original movies were."

Sotiris · Post by **Sotiris** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:26 am

Interview: The Five-Year Engagement Director Nicholas Stoller
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=89373

Q: I know you're writing the Muppets sequel, but I always thought Jason was the puppet guy, so it's interesting that you're going off and writing the sequel with James. Did he just have other things he wanted to do and was too busy?

Nicholas Stoller: Yeah, we kind of felt like we completed Gary's story in the first one, and he's mostly interested in writing stuff for him to be in, which makes sense, right? (Laughs) He didn't want to go on and write the next one. I was like, "Do you care if I do it with James?" He's like, "Of course not."

Q: Do you generally work pretty close with the Muppeteers while you're in the writing stage ? What point do you bring them in?

Nicholas Stoller: The table read, probably, would be the first time, then we'll get their notes and incorporate their notes from that. But the table read is really early; it's not like right before you shoot it. Yeah, it's very early.

Q: I was wondering about that because Frank Oz and Jim Henson were the creative force behind the early movies and in this case, they're really working with outsiders who aren't puppeteers themselves.

Nicholas Stoller: One of the Muppet rules was - I'm sure we've talked about this a fair amount, was that the Muppets don't think of themselves as puppets. They think of themselves as people. Our original draft had Walter and Gary doing a puppet act on the Venice Boardwalk. So, that was something that early on we got to know from the puppeteers it doesn't work for a lot of reasons. We were like, "Oh right. Of course."

Disney Reveals Early Art for The Muppets 2
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=89584

milojthatch · Post by **milojthatch** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 1:09 am

Jason Segel was on the Daily Show and he talked about Muppets for a bit in it.

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-a ... ason-segel

disneyboy20022 · Post by **disneyboy20022** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 8:59 pm

http://enewsi.com/news.php?itemid=23830

Production for the The Muppets sequel is set to begin in January and Ricky Gervais is in negotiations to as the Disney movie’s human lead character. The sequel is a European-centric adventure with a slew of cameos and three main human roles. Already on board is Ty Burrell as a lazy Interpol inspector.

Gervais' stature is being compared to the role played by Jason Segel in the 2011 movie. But the nature of Gervais' character is unknown because the script is being kept secret. Also unclear is whether the part calls for singing, a requirement for the first movie. Although Segel is not returning for the sequel, James Bobin, who directed the 2011 Muppets film is back as helmer and co-wrote the screenplay with Nicholas Stoller.

Tristy · Post by **Tristy** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 9:02 pm

A European-centric adventure huh? Hm. Kind of like The Great Muppet Caper. This should be interesting.

Sotiris · Post by **Sotiris** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 7:10 am

There's already a thread for the sequel: The Muppets 2

disneyboy20022 · Post by **disneyboy20022** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 7:49 am

Sotiris wrote:There's already a thread for the sequel: The Muppets 2

Thank you for finding that for me. I'll post this news in that thread and a Mod can lock this thread

disneyboy20022 · Post by **disneyboy20022** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 7:49 am

http://enewsi.com/news.php?itemid=23830

Production for the The Muppets sequel is set to begin in January and Ricky Gervais is in negotiations to as the Disney movie’s human lead character. The sequel is a European-centric adventure with a slew of cameos and three main human roles. Already on board is Ty Burrell as a lazy Interpol inspector.

Gervais' stature is being compared to the role played by Jason Segel in the 2011 movie. But the nature of Gervais' character is unknown because the script is being kept secret. Also unclear is whether the part calls for singing, a requirement for the first movie. Although Segel is not returning for the sequel, James Bobin, who directed the 2011 Muppets film is back as helmer and co-wrote the screenplay with Nicholas Stoller.

Mickeyfan1990 · Post by **Mickeyfan1990** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 4:34 pm

disneyboy20022 wrote:The sequel is a European-centric adventure

Almost like The Great Muppet Caper.

Eh, I'm still in for this.

disneyboy20022 · Post by **disneyboy20022** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 8:09 pm

The Worship Minister at my church is game for it. One time after church I gave him a Kermit Pin I got from DMC and he lit up and smiled and put it on with pride and looked like a kid who just got a big chocolate bar for free.

Atlantica · Post by **Atlantica** » Wed Dec 19, 2012 7:50 am

I'm all for a Muppets 2, just as long as they don't do the classic Disney thing in their franchises where they thing sequels should be 'bigger' therefor making them 'better'....it just isnt ever the case.

TheValentineBros · Post by **TheValentineBros** » Wed Dec 19, 2012 8:29 am

Same here. I'm up for The Muppets 2 as well.

Atlantica · Post by **Atlantica** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 2:09 am

Little titbit from the new movie......

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ar ... -film.html

Mickeyfan1990 · Post by **Mickeyfan1990** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 12:15 pm

Interview with Kermit:
http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/01/30/m ... exclusive/

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