“THE MUPPETS … AGAIN!”

One of my most favorite Muppet movies other than the original was the Great Muppet Caper, the comedy, the action, the guest stars, all added up to mayhem, music and pure Muppet magic. I’m hoping that the cheery and proper, yet edgy vibe of the UK can reignite the same spark in the upcoming release of Disney’s THE MUPPETS… AGAIN! This new First Look publicity image was released this morning and details about the upcoming film slated for 2014 can be found below. What did you think of the last/most recent Muppet Movie THE MUPPETS and what are your expectations about this new one? Leave your comments below. * ADDED: High Rez of the previously released Forst Look train station image and a NEW image of Ricky Gervais, Piggy and Kermit / Click them to Enlarge! *

The filmmaking team behind 2011’s celebrated film The Muppets reunites as Disney’s The Muppets … Again! kicked off production last week in London. The all-new global Muppets adventure welcomes Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell and Tina Fey to the mayhem, along with Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Walter and rest of the Muppets. The film is directed by James Bobin (Flight of the Conchords, Da Ali G Show), who was just nominated for a BAFTA for The Muppets(Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer), and produced by the Academy Award®-nominated team of David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman (The Fighter, The Proposal). With a screenplay by Bobin and Nicholas Stoller (The Five-Year Engagement), who is also executive producer with John Scotti, The Muppets … Again! will feature music from Academy Award®-winning songwriter Bret McKenzie (Flight of the Conchords), who won an Oscar® for best original song for The Muppets (“Man or Muppet”). The new film will hit the big screen March 21, 2014.

“THE MUPPETS … AGAIN!”

“It’s great to be back working with the Muppets,” said Bobin, “some of them even remember my name occasionally now. As for the movie, it’s a tip of the hat to the old-school crime capers of the ’60s, but featuring a frog, a pig, a bear and a dog—no panthers, even pink ones—along with the usual Muppet-y mix of mayhem, music and laughs.”

Said Kermit the Frog, “This movie takes us places we’ve never been before. And trust me—this frog has never seen so much international flavor. I think audiences will eat it up—the entertainment, that is.”

Featuring a slew of surprising celebrity cameos, Disney’s The Muppets … Again! will shoot on location in London and in Hollywood, as well as in the famed Pinewood Studios in Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, just outside of London.

“THE MUPPETS … AGAIN!”

Check out some additional details and an early interview w/ Kermit about the film HERE.

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