THE GREATEST MUPPET MOVIE EVER MADE details
I’m still waiting for someone to purchase me a Muppet Whatnot bearing a striking resemblance to myself from FAO Schwartz. I know it’s supposed to be taboo for someone in their twenties to still be into all things Jim Henson, but I am (and I am only mildly ashamed of it). I’ve seen my fair share of Muppet movies and am super excited that James Bobin has signed on to direct the latest installment of the Muppet saga.
You may remember that Jason Segel shares my affinity for Muppets and has been hard at work penning THE GREATEST MUPPET MOVIE EVER MADE (which was previously titled THE CHEAPEST MUPPET MOVIE EVER MADE) for awhile now. With the addition of Bobin, whose credits include writing and directing for such comedy series as “Flight of the Conchords” and “Da Ali G Show,” it sounds like we just might have the greatest Muppet movie ever.
According to The Playlist, the plot goes a little something like this:
The Greatest Muppet Movie of All Time” is about Gary, Mary, and Walter (a man, his girlfriend, and the man’s life-long nondescript, brown puppet best friend) getting the old Muppet gang — now retired entertainers known for the same Muppet show we know them from — together to save the TV studio that the original show was shot in. A villain, Tex Richman (nice name, on par with Doc Hopper), bent on drilling for oil underneath the studio, is due to take over the studio in weeks and the only way to stop him? Putting on a show that draws ten million viewers (see also “Heartbroken: The Conan O’Brien Story”).
You can find all the details about the the script over at The Playlist. I’m gonna entertain myself by watching with this video of Beaker singing Kansas’ “Dust in the Wind” again.
Source The Playlist
Commenting Rules: Comments are intended to open up the discussion to our readers about the topics at hand, and as such should be offered with a positive and constructive attitude. If your comment is not relative to the above post or is disrespectful to the authors and readers, we reserve the right to delete it. Continued abuse of our good nature will result in banishment of the offender. Additionally, if you have any burning issues to point out to the GATW crew - typos, corrections, suggestions, or straight-up criticism - please email us instead of commenting here.