Thursday, April 14, 2011

"The Muppets" (2011)


Let me tell you... Disney's new muppet film CAN'T come soon enough for me!!! It's been over a decade since Jim Henson's beloved characters graced the big screen. The last time they did, was in 1999's "Muppets From Space". Disney acquired the Muppets in 2004, and after that it was kinda like "Cool, We own the Muppets ....Now what???" They didn't really quite know what to do with them. Enter Jason Segel (TV's How I Met Your Mother, Forgetting Sarah Marshall) ...a HUGE Muppet fan who just happens to have some pull in Hollywood... Segel approached Disney a few years ago with the idea to bring the fuzzy friends back for the new generation to enjoy... and according to Segel, the Disney executives gave him a look of "really? That's why you're here?" LOL Nevertheless... after countless "looks" from many, many people... the film was given a green light! And now, here we are! The most anticipated film in Muppets history is finished filming and is in post-production! The film stars Jason Segel along with Amy Adams, and in true Muppets fashion, an unlimited stream of celebrity cameos ranging from current stars like Jack Black & Zach Galifianakis, to old school favorites like Mel Brooks! Disney and The Muppets are great together as it is... but what about throwing Pixar into the mix??? That's right! Disney asked the fantastic storytellers at Pixar to review and "tweak" the script, and that's just what they did, giving it the classic touch that has made Pixar films nothing less than perfect over the last 30 years!
So what's going on in the video below??? This is footage from a dance rehearsal on the set of Disney's upcoming thanksgiving release, "The Muppets". Now don't worry... Kermit and the gang are NOT CG... They are just not present for the dance numbers unless the cameras are rolling :)