The Muppets Reviews, Interviews & More

Seeing as how 2011’s The Muppets was something of a hit for Disney, it’s no surprise that the studio is returning to the well of felt animals who get into wacky misadventures, this time with the aptly titled The Muppets…Again.  And despite the fact we’re still a year away from the film’s release date, we’ve already got a plot summary and two new pictures.

We're at the beginning of a new wave of Muppets movies. When audiences were reintroduced to the fuzzy and furry cast of puppet characters last year in The Muppets, we all fell back in love with them. Now Kermit, Miss Piggy and the rest of the gang is gearing up for an overseas adventure in their latest movie, but who will be the human lead who sticks by the funny group in...

There's a thin line between remakes and reboots. And sometimes, in this business, we makes the mistake of using them as synonyms for each other. But there's a big difference between the two, the main one being that there actually aren't very many movie reboots out there... yet. Remakes there's a ton. Movie reboots on the other hand, aren't as popularized. But that's going to change in...

It seems that Germany is taking a page out of the Fox News playbook—the country legendary for its loose sense of humor and love of felt puppetry (OK, I’m making a lot of this up as I go) has paradoxically taken a stand against the Muppets.  Specifically, one Kermit the Frog.  And just why has Germany decided to grind the gears of governmental progress to...

With this Tuesday's Blu-ray and DVD releases, there's a number of the most anticipated films of fall 2011's slate available for home video consumption. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and The Muppets are coming out in multiple disc special editions. But for those who've followed it's...

It's time to catch up on this week's news. First off, we've got another sequel in the works. Even though the Project X just hit theaters last week, there's already someone busy writing a script for a Part II. Also, we've got some cool photos of some of your favorite heroes as tiny people. We've also got a neat clip of the cast from...

2011's The Muppets wasn't a flop, but it wasn't exactly a hit either. Grossing a little less than $90 Million at the box office, it was done for relatively cheap but was also seen as a brand relaunch. In situations like that good word of mouth and a renewed interest in the characters trumps the end results (and may also lead to higher sales when it hits home video)....

This week the Academy added The Muppets and Cirque du Soleil to its Oscars telecast. We'll have the chance to see acrobatic dancers perform, and best of all, Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy. Jon Hamm also revealed some new "Mad Men" details, all during an interview at the BAFTAs. We've also got some stills from the upcoming movie Deep...

In the latest round of nonsense to emerge from the Fox News branch, it seems that Eric Boiling is annoyed that The Muppets uses Chris Cooper's Tex Richman - an oil tycoon who wants to destroy the Muppet's studio - as a figure that is supposedly anti-capitalism. The discussion he had on Fox Business Network doesn't seem to be particularly well sourced...

Between limited releases and big studio launches, there are very few weekends where there isn't something new out. But the weekend after Thanksgiving - much like the first weekend of a new year - is considered a dead spot. There's already a vacuum created by the holiday weekend being over, people are likely recuperating from their families, and the only studio film being released (on nine...

The Muppets were unable to take down the vampires and wolves of Twilight during the Thanksgiving holiday. The race to be No. 1 at the box office wasn't even close: once again Breaking Dawn Part I dominated the box office, pulling in $42 million. The fourth film of the Warner Brothers franchise has already grossed...

Last weekend Breaking Dawn made a ton of cash, which was a surprise to no one. But not everyone who wants to see the latest blockbuster sequel goes opening weekend, and so though the fall off should be heavy (over 50%, possibly over 60%, and just as likely near 70%) it may be able to fend off the newcomers, which will probably hurt each other and let...

Though he may not be a household name, James Bobin was a perfect choice to direct The Muppets. Bobin cut his teeth on Da Ali G Show and Flight of the Conchords, and knows comedy and how to film musical numbers – along with having a great reverence for the material. Bobin proved a lively interview, and was very...

There's something curious about relaunching a famous brand that has gotten dusty. Sometimes reboots are done out of love, but more often than not it's just a cashgrab. But don't worry about 2011's The Muppets, it was made by the right people for the right reasons. There's no denying that The Muppets are a beloved group of performers, but between...

For anyone who saw Forgetting Sarah Marshall, the idea of Jason Segel and writer/director Nicholas Stoller making a Muppet movie seemed like their greatest dream. That film ended with a muppet musical, and it was obvious everyone involved loved The Muppets. So it’s nice that Disney gave the two the keys to the kingdom, the keys to reboot...

There are few actors in the history of cinema as iconic as Kermit the Frog, the leading man of the new comedy The Muppets. his name stirs emotions - Kermit is the sort of performer who puts a lump in your throat, and brings out a childlike glee. He was joined by Miss Piggy (who arrived fashionably late to the interview) and the newest Muppet Walter to talk about their...

With the film coming out November 23, The Muppets is almost upon us, and each trailer brings a warm feeling of nostalgia. With this new trailer, many of the jokes feel like they could have been made in the earlier movies, or on the TV show. It looks like a warm hearted but funny attempt to bring these characters to the fore, and it looks like writer/star Jason Segel...

One of the big movies of the winter season is The Muppets, and we're starting to see advertising for the film gear up (though they've had a fun run of movie trailer parodies). Jason Segel and Amy Adams star alongside such familiar felt faces as Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie and Gonzo in the film that hits theaters November 23. But until then we should be inundated with...

The marketing for The Muppets has been nothing if not creative, and now they've moved on to parodying The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo trailer. This doesn't have the same psyche-out reveal of their earlier trailers, and stars Jason Segel, Amy Adams, and Chris Cooper are front and center, while many of the film's cameos are now readily...

Though The Odd Life of Timothy Green and the nature film Chimpanzee had trailers shown (and Jennifer Garner talked briefly about Green), the majority of attention for Disney's live Actions films at D23 went to The Muppets and John Carter....