I’m pretty excited about the big screen return of THE MUPPETS, and hoping audiences will feel the same way. Maybe it comes from being a kid and seeing THE MUPPET MOVIE, and never forgetting the moments in that wonderful production. I grew up with those characters… heck, who hasn’t? The new movie which stars Jason Segel and Amy Adams, along with Chris Cooper as the baddie, hasn’t shown us just a whole lot so far, but there’s a new parody trailer out which is a less than subtle play on the GREEN LANTERN advertising. They even call this one “Being Green”, a reference to the classic “It’s Not Easy Being Green” song by Kermit the Frog. Check out the new spot below and tell us your thoughts in the comments.
On vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world’s biggest Muppet fan, and his friends Gary (Jason Segel) and Mary (Amy Adams) from Smalltown, USA, discover the nefarious plan of oilman Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) to raze the Muppet Theater and drill for the oil recently discovered beneath the Muppets’ former stomping grounds. To stage The Greatest Muppet Telethon Ever and raise the $10 million needed to save the theater, Walter, Mary and Gary help Kermit reunite the Muppets, who have all gone their separate ways: Fozzie now performs with a Reno casino tribute band called the Moopets, Miss Piggy is a plus-size fashion editor at Vogue Paris, Animal is in a Santa Barbara clinic for anger management, and Gonzo is a high-powered plumbing magnate. With secret, signature, celebrity cameos, “The Muppets” hits the big screen Nov. 23, 2011.
THE MUPPETS opens November 23, 2011