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THE MUPPETS Bonus Clips, Activities and More!!!


In anticipation of the March 20th release of THE MUPPETS on Blu-ray & DVD, we present you with an arsenal of Muppet fun!!! We’ve got bonus clips… we’ve got activities and recipes. It’s all just a click away!

Don’t forget to bring The Muppets home on March 20th with the Wocka Wocka Value Pack, which contains the movie on Blu-ray high-definition, DVD and Digital Copy (3 discs) plus a download card which allows fans to own all the songs from the film’s hugely popular soundtrack from Walt Disney Records!

One of the year’s best-loved family comedies and among the best reviewed films of 2011, Disney’s “The Muppets,” starring Jason Segel, Academy Award®-nominee Amy Adams, and favorite celebrity couple Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy — debuts March 20 on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, DVD, Digital Download and On-Demand formats. A must-own movie the entire family can enjoy, Disney’s “The Muppets” in-home release includes the DVD and music soundtrack packaged together and also offered as the ultimate Muppets experience, a ‘Wocka-Wocka Value Pack,’ which contains the movie on Blu-ray high definition, DVD and Digital Copy (three discs), plus a download card which allows fans to own all the songs from the film’s hugely popular soundtrack.

BUNCH OF WEIRDOS

BLOOPERS I

BLOOPERS II

COLORING PAGES AND ACTIVITIES
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SWEDISH CHEF AND PEPE’S RECIPES
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FOZZIE’S WOCKA WACKA 101
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Synopsis:

On vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world’s biggest Muppet fan, his brother Gary (Jason Segel) and Gary’s girlfriend, Mary (Amy Adams), from Smalltown, USA, discover the nefarious plan of oilman Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) to raze Muppet Studios and drill for the oil recently discovered beneath the Muppets’ former stomping grounds. To stage a telethon and raise the $10 million needed to save the studio, 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.

Disney’s “The Muppets” Blu-ray Combo Pack, with its flawless picture and pitch perfect sound, comes with a fantastic slate of bonus content including the laugh out loud “The Longest Blooper Reel Ever Made (In Muppet History––We Think).” The exciting release also includes the hilarious featurette “A Little Screen Test on the Way to the Read Through,” which follows Jason Segel, Kermit, The Great Gonzo, Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy and others as they get ready for the first day of production, and much more fun.

Join the Never-ending Mahna Mahna now: http://di.sn/QX

Visit the Muppets Fan-A-Thon on Facebook: http://di.sn/Hg

Become a fan on Facebook: http://facebook.com/Muppets

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Visit the Official Site: http://disney.com/muppets

THE MUPPETS and That One Guy… Oscar

This Sunday, February 26th, tune in to ABC for the 84th Academy Awards ceremony broadcasting live! Kermit, Piggy, Walter and all of the Muppets will be rooting for “Man or Muppet,” music and lyrics by Bret McKenzie to take home the gold statue for Best Music (Original Song).

Check out this muppet-rific music video:

Don’t forget to bring The Muppets home on March 20th with the Wocka Wocka Value Pack, which contains the movie on Blu-ray high-definition, DVD and Digital Copy (3 discs) plus a download card which allows fans to own all the songs from the film’s hugely popular soundtrack from Walt Disney Records!

One of the year’s best-loved family comedies and among the best reviewed films of 2011, Disney’s “The Muppets,” starring Jason Segel, Academy Award®-nominee Amy Adams, and favorite celebrity couple Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy — debuts March 20 on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, DVD, Digital Download and On-Demand formats. A must-own movie the entire family can enjoy, Disney’s “The Muppets” in-home release includes the DVD and music soundtrack packaged together and also offered as the ultimate Muppets experience, a ‘Wocka-Wocka Value Pack,’ which contains the movie on Blu-ray high definition, DVD and Digital Copy (three discs), plus a download card which allows fans to own all the songs from the film’s hugely popular soundtrack.

Synopsis:

On vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world’s biggest Muppet fan, his brother Gary (Jason Segel) and Gary’s girlfriend, Mary (Amy Adams), from Smalltown, USA, discover the nefarious plan of oilman Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) to raze Muppet Studios and drill for the oil recently discovered beneath the Muppets’ former stomping grounds. To stage a telethon and raise the $10 million needed to save the studio, 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.

Disney’s “The Muppets” Blu-ray Combo Pack, with its flawless picture and pitch perfect sound, comes with a fantastic slate of bonus content including the laugh out loud “The Longest Blooper Reel Ever Made (In Muppet History––We Think).” The exciting release also includes the hilarious featurette “A Little Screen Test on the Way to the Read Through,” which follows Jason Segel, Kermit, The Great Gonzo, Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy and others as they get ready for the first day of production, and much more fun.

Join the Never-ending Mahna Mahna now: http://di.sn/QX

Visit the Muppets Fan-A-Thon on Facebook: http://di.sn/Hg

Become a fan on Facebook: http://facebook.com/Muppets

Follow Statler & Waldorf on Twitter: http://twitter.com/MuppetsStudio

Visit the Official Site: http://disney.com/muppets

THE MUPPETS – The Review

Anyone who had the misfortune of growing up without The Muppets has my unyielding sympathy. There’s never been anything like it, and there will never be anything like it again… that is, of course, for the revival film simply called THE MUPPETS, directed by James Bobin.

THE MUPPETS (2011) was written by, and co-stars Jason Segel as Gary, a happy go lucky guy who lives with his pal Walter, who happens to be a Muppet who thinks he’s a man. It is abundantly clear that Segel has a passionate love for The Muppets and fellow fans will catch this immediately. He gets it, and he nails what needed to be done for a successful revival of the beloved characters in a time when such projects often go terribly awry.

I say Jason Segel is the co-star because, really… we all know Kermit the Frog is the real star. But in all fairness, Amy Adams is a great addition to the film as Gary’s girlfriend Mary. Gary and Mary are madly in love, but she wishes for more, a married life. Unfortunately, Gary and Walter are inseparable. So, when Gary invites Walter along with him and Mary to Los Angeles to see the sights, Mary feels a bit like a third wheel.

But, enough of this romance stuff. Off we go, to Los Angeles where Walter dreams of touring the now closed Muppets Studio. Unfortunately, what they find upon their arrival is heartbreaking. An evil oil tycoon named Tex Richman, played by Chris Cooper, has bought up the Muppets Studio property and plans to tear it all down in favor of oil exploration. The nerve!

Walter and Gary must now try and save the Muppets Studio, and the only way to do that is to get the band back together and put on one last show… a show to save the Muppet Theatre. This will prove easier said than done. We first reunite with Kermit the Frog. This is the first of several Muppet encounters that feels as familiar as so many of us being laid off and out of work. Muppets should never be down on their luck, but as Tex Richman points out… it’s a new era, and The Muppets are now irrelevant. To hell with that!

“You simply can’t keep a good Muppet down,” is what I always say. The Muppets feel and fresh and alive as I remember them some 25 years ago. Wow. I’d feel old now, if not for my abundantly active inner child. Not only do The Muppets have to overcome impossible odds, renovating the dilapidated Muppet Theatre and putting on a telethon to save it with little time to prepare, they must also contend with Tex Richman’s more modern and off-putting Moopets, his replacement for the Muppet.

THE MUPPETS (2011) is quite possibly the best live-action family musical I’ve seen since the original Muppet movie, but I am a bit biased. There is an intelligent cuteness to the song and dance scenes. The jokes are hilarious, for kids of all ages. That includes you, mom and dad. Segel is charmingly oblivious. For a guy that stands 6 foot 5 inches, you wouldn’t think he’d be able to pull off this level of being adorably silly, but he does.

Amy Adams is a blast, as well, especially during her musical numbers. Adams clearly jumped in with both feet and embraced the quirky, over-the-top nature of The Muppets, milking her scenes for all their worth without overdoing it a bit. Chris Cooper takes the essence of a Muppets villain and runs with it, giving a cheeky self-aware evildoer performance that rivals the best… Maniacal laugh! Maniacal laugh!

THE MUPPETS (2011) is everything fans hope it will be. I dare you to walk out of the theater and not be wearing a smile from ear to ear. I dare you not to get goose bumps when Kermit and Miss Piggy perform their classic duet of  “Rainbow Connection” for the first time in years. It’s unavoidable. Prepare yourself to rekindle that long, lost connection with all of your favorite Muppet characters, along with a gleefully rich cast of supporting and cameo roles including Rashida Jones, Alan Arkin, Zach Galifianakis, Ken Jeong, and… many more. I don’t want to spoil all the surprises.

Overall Rating: 4 “Wocka, Wockas” out of 5

Top Ten Tuesday: Special Edition THE MUPPETS Hall of Fame

Once upon a time not long ago, in a living room not so far away, was a television set that opened up a magical, comical, crazy world filled with fuzzy, funny make-believe characters too great to simply be called puppets. No, these were The Muppets, and we loved them completely. Great thanks goes out to Jason Segel for making his dream of a Muppets return come true this Wednesday, but most importantly, boundless thanks should be given to Jim Henson himself, creator of The Muppets, on the holiday of gratitude. We Are Movie Geeks would like to extend our own thanks, and in doing so, presents out Top Ten MUPPETS Hall of Fame. Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Special Edition THE MUPPETS Hall of Fame

Have Your Say in WAMG’s MUPPETS Hall of Fame!

Jim Henson may have moved on to the big Muppet Show in the sky, but his legacy lives on. His magic will soon be renewed for a whole new generation in theaters beginning Friday, November 23rd.

We Are Movie Geeks wants to honor Jim Henson and his Muppet family in our own way, so we are establishing our own We Are Movie Geeks’ THE MUPPETS Hall of Fame.

We realize The Muppets are loved by all, so we’re not going to limit the selection process to within our own geek ranks, like how sports writers decide athletic hall of famers. No, we’re making this an open, democratic process and asking all of you to submit your votes.

The Muppets Hall of Fame will consist of the Top Ten favorite Muppets, as voted by you, our readers and fellow Muppet-maniacs. Simply place your vote as a comment at the bottom of this article, along with a brief statement explaining why that Muppet is your favorite. This can be a memory, a personal anecdote, or whatever comes to mind regarding your pick. The explanation is optional, but if you participate, yours may be quoted in the Muppet Hall of Fame!

The Icing on the Cake: In addition to having your Muppet love plastered online for all the world to read, one lucky reader will be randomly selected to win a MUPPETS Prize Pack, consisting of a poster, a t-shirt, and a pair of sunglasses!

Here are the rules of the voting process:

  • Anyone can vote! Just register (free) on wearegoviegeeks.com to access the comments section.
  • You may only vote ONCE! Don’t try any sneaky, Florida-style voting tricks. If you do, we’ll know!
  • Only official Jim Henson Muppets are eligible. No fan-made Muppets, or characters from Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock, etc. Yes, we are well aware that Jim Henson was behind some other great characters, but we want to keep this pure to The Muppets.

Here’s a fairly comprehensive list of characters from THE MUPPETS…

Animal
Dr. Bunsen
Beaker
Dr. Teeth (Electric Mayhem)
Floyd pepper (Electric Mayhem)
Fozzie Bear
Gonzo
Kermit the Frog
Statler & Waldorf
Miss Piggy
Rizzo the Rat
Rowlf the Dog
Sam the Eagle
Swedish Chef		 Scooter
Link Hogthrob
Beauregard
Crazy Harry
Dr. Julius Strangeport
Foo-Foo
George the Janitor
Janice (Electric Mayhem)
Lew Zealand
Marvin Suggs
Pops
Sweetums
Zoot (Electric Mayhem)

THE MUPPETS Never-Ending Mahna Mahna Phenomana

Hey there kids! Are you ready for THE MUPPETS, and the return of your favorite wacky characters on the big screen? Wait, dumb question… OF COURSE YOU ARE! We know it’s hard to wait until November 23rd, so we have some more muppet fun for you with the “Never-Ending Mahna Mahna Phenomana”!

Disney’s The Muppets “Never-Ending Mahna Mahna Phenomana” is a social experience to join friends, family, celebrities and Muppets together to sing and share the iconic and difficult to get out of your head classic muppet jingle.  The application is available on the official Muppets Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/muppets).

You can also add this to your  page to share with friends! Add to my Page (https://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=232839193440797 ) which will show you the pages that you are an admin of and can select to add this app to your page. 

On vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world’s biggest Muppet fan, his brother Gary (Jason Segel) and Gary’s girlfriend 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 a telethon 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 signature celebrity cameos, Disney’s “The Muppets” hits the big screen Nov. 23, 2011.

With secret, signature, celebrity cameos, Walt Disney Studios’ THE MUPPETS hits the big screen November 23, 2011.

Become a fan on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/muppets
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Website: http://disney.com/muppets

THE MUPPET SAGA & THE MUPPETS Premiere

Everyone seems to have caught vampire/werewolf fever… and THE MUPPETS are no exception! Check out their new posters after a glimpse of THE MUPPETS world premiere at the El Capitan Theater in Hollywood.

The stars of Disney’s The Muppets took to the Green Carpet to celebrate the world premiere of their new film. Thanks to Chrysler, they also entered in style. Check it out!

THE MUPPET SAGA – BELLA SWINE

 

THE MUPPET SAGA – VAMPHIBIAN

 

THE MUPPET SAGA – WEREROWLF

On vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world’s biggest Muppet fan, his brother Gary (Jason Segel) and Gary’s girlfriend 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 a telethon 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, Walt Disney Studios’ THE MUPPETS hits the big screen November 23, 2011.

Become a fan on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/muppets
Follow the film on Twitter: http://twitter.com/MuppetsStudio
Website: http://disney.com/muppets

 

THE MUPPETS Opening Dance Scene Clip

DanceOn, the YouTube partnership channel exclusive to dance videos, reveals a sneak peek of the opening number from Disney’s THE MUPPETS starring Jason Segal and Amy Adams. The scene, set to the tune “I’ve Got Everything That I Need,” features the new Muppet Walter and was choreographed by five-time MTV Video Music Award winning choreographer Michael Rooney. THE MUPPETS hit theaters nationwide on November 23, 2011.

First, check out this clip where Michael Rooney talks about working on THE MUPPETS:

Clip “I’ve Got Everything That I Need” From THE MUPPETS

About DanceOn

DanceOn is the premier dance video entertainment network designed for dancers and non-dancers alike, featuring news, entertainment and community programming in the dance category.

Through the creation of multi-platform, mainstream dance content, DanceOn strives to

  • Create Career Opportunities for Members of the Dance Community
  • Produce Promotional Vehicles for Dance Artists, Music Artists, and Filmmakers
  • Expose a Wide Demographic to Premium Dance Entertainment
  • Engage a Global Community in the Act of Self Expression through Dance

About Michael Rooney

Michael Rooney is one of the most innovative choreographers of our time. Always on the cutting edge Michael continues to take the project at hand and twirl it into the best of the best. Michael approaches each job like a tailor does, designing the choreography to suit the project. “Each job I have done in the past has been different. Ad agencies are always looking for the latest trend and that’s what I give them.” Michael is a contemporary visionary with the creative genius to transcend time moving from one era to another with ease and perfection giving each project he choreographs it’s own award-winning style. Always acknowledged for his own style, he continues to be a warrior in the path of his own vision. He is synonymous with Bob Fosse when it comes to sticking to his creative guns. Not wanting to re-create past works of other choreographers, but laying down solid tracks that directors in the future will call genius! http://la.blocagency.com/talent/choreography/michael-rooney

About The Muppets

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.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Website and Mobile site: Disney.com/Muppets

Become a fan on Facebook: Facebook.com/Muppets

Follow on Twitter: Twitter.com/MuppetsStudio

THE MUPPETS hits the big screen Nov. 23, 2011

Three New THE MUPPETS Clips

Hey there kids! Are you ready for THE MUPPETS, and the return of your favorite wacky characters on the big screen? Wait, dumb question… OF COURSE YOU ARE! We know it’s hard to wait until November 23rd, so we’ve got three new clips to tide you over. Enjoy!

SURPRISE TICKETS

IDEA

SHOWDOWN

On vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world’s biggest Muppet fan, his brother Gary (Jason Segel) and Gary’s girlfriend 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 a telethon 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, Walt Disney Studios’ THE MUPPETS hits the big screen November 23, 2011.

Become a fan on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/muppets
Follow the film on Twitter http://twitter.com/MuppetsStudio
Website: http://disney.com/muppets

THE MUPPETS Final Poster

THE MUPPETS are making their way back into our hearts (via the big screen), but they think that November is just too long to wait, so they have released their final poster as a teaser to the fun that is in store. You can check it out at the bottom of this post.

Synopsis:

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.

Fun Facts:

  • Funnyman Jason Segel (TV’s “How I Met Your Mother,” “Forgetting Sarah Marshall”) stars in, co-writes and executive produces “The Muppets.”
  • “The Muppets” is directed by James Bobin, who was a director/writer/EP for HBO’s “Flight of the Conchords.”
    Kermit received a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2002. His song “The Rainbow Connection” was nominated for an Academy Award®.
  • Bret McKenzie, who starred in, wrote for and served as composer for HBO’s “Flight of the Conchords,” is the music supervisor for “The Muppets,” as well as the writer/producer on some of the songs, which include big Muppet-style opening and closing numbers.
  • It’s been 11 years since the Muppets’ last big-screen feature film.

 

With secret, signature, celebrity cameos, THE MUPPETS hits the big screen November. 23, 2011.

Become a fan on Facebook: http://facebook.com/Muppets

Follow the film on Twitter http://twitter.com/MuppetsStudio

Website: http://disney.com/muppets