In the all new Muppet caper MUPPETS MOST WANTED, Kermit and the gang embark on a world tour to share their show with fans. Little do they know that their new manager, Dominic Badguy (Ricky Gervais), has other plans. He and his accomplice Constantine, an amphibian identical to Kermit, are out to on the world of some of its greatest treasures, and plan on using the Muppets shows as a cover. Now, it’s up to the gang to stop them, and figure out which is the lean, mean, green stealing machine and who is the real Kermit.
It doesn’t matter what the Muppets do, it’s going to be funny (with the exception of THE MUPPETS’ WIZARD OF OZ… let’s just forget that ever happened). Having said that, this was not my favorite Muppet flick. Sure, there are some funny jokes, and the gang still oozes with charm, but I feel like the story lagged. Overall, this was a boring movie. They didn’t utilize the comedic skills of Ricky Gervais or Ty Burrell, and completely wasted Tina Fey’s witty timing and sense of humor. I was really disappointed in the role that they stuck her in. She deserves more than a bad accent and mediocre dialogue. Such a shame.
The Muppet characters are still just as charming as ever, with the exception of Constantine. I didn’t really like his character… even as a villain. He was too cheesy, and the assumption that no one would realize that he switched places with Kermit, even just by listening to him talk, is a bit too much. The Muppets are wacky, and don’t always make sense. I get it. His accent was still terrible. Actually, every fake accent in this film is terrible. Give me a smart, silly film. Don’t shove cliches and, what feels like, a rushed script down my throat. I know it sounds like I”m being tough on them, but that is because I am a fan, and they have an incredible body of work. Compared to the rest, this one is boring.
Even the songs in this film are boring! We’re doing a sequel was a decent opener, but after that the songs fell flat. Even as I type this, not one song sticks out in my mind. The last movie had ‘Pictures In My Head’, a cover of “We Built This City”, and “Man Or Muppet” just to name a few. Again, another disappointment.
MUPPETS MOST WANTED feels like more of a rush job than a thought out film. The only thing that saves this film, and makes it worth watching is the beloved characters that we grew up with… and Walter too!
The all new Muppet caper MUPPETS MOST WANTED opens tomorrow, and in celebration of the film Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Constantine, Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell, Tina Fey, and Sam Eagle held a press conference to talk about returning to the big screen. Check it out below!
Disney’s “Muppets Most Wanted” takes the entire Muppets gang on a global tour, selling out grand theaters in some of Europe’s most exciting destinations, including Berlin, Madrid, Dublin and London. But mayhem follows the Muppets overseas, as they find themselves unwittingly entangled in an international crime caper headed by Constantine—the World’s Number One Criminal and a dead ringer for Kermit the Frog— and his dastardly sidekick Dominic, aka Number Two, portrayed by Ricky Gervais. The film stars Ty Burrell as Interpol agent Jean Pierre Napoleon, and Tina Fey as Nadya, a feisty prison guard.
Yes, for Kermit. I was wondering – nothing against you Constantine – but I was wondering why Kermit you didn’t want to play both parts, because it would have really enhanced your acting credits. And where’s Miss Piggy? [LAUGHTER]
KERMIT THE FROG: Boy, that’s two very different questions [LAUGHTER], I’ll tell you. [LAUGHTER] Well, you know it didn’t make sense for me to play Constantine ‘cause we do have a few scenes together and I don’t really work on green screen [LAUGHTER] so we couldn’t really make that work. But plus, listen Constantine is actually a—a distant cousin, from Russia.
CONSTANTINE: Yes.
KERMIT THE FROG: Also with roots in the Colorado area I understand.
CONSTANTINE: This is true.
KERMIT THE FROG: Yeah, yeah. They like to lick toads there but anyway [LAUGHTER]. So—so it was better to get him to do it. He has the voice you know.
SAM EAGLE: He is actually from Russia?
KERMIT THE FROG: Well, I’m afraid so Sam. I’m afraid so.
SAM EAGLE: My goodness you’re sitting between the two of us. That’s all I can say.
CONSTANTINE: But what is weird thing is I cannot speak any Russian words.
RICKY GERVAIS: Just—just …
CONSTANTINE: … just an accent …
RICKY GERVAIS: … any place with a Russian accent?
TINA FEY: Yeah.
KERMIT THE FROG: Yeah, yeah. [LAUGHTER]
TY BURRELL: Two dogs [laughter].
CONSTANTINE: That’s it.
KERMIT THE FROG: That is very weird.
TY BURRELL: That’s a weird part of Russia that’s all English and …
CONSTANTINE: That is correct.
TINA FEY: You were born in the Russian airport.
CONSTANTINE: Yes.
TY BURRELL: [LAUGHTER]
KERMIT THE FROG: Oh, and I should, to answer the second part of your question, well, I’m just gonna give it away. Miss Piggy is actually around but she—she insisted upon being fashionably late.
CONSTANTINE: Yeah.
KERMIT THE FROG: So, I don’t know when she’s gonna show up but she is here.
CONSTANTINE: Who cares? [LAUGHTER]
KERMIT THE FROG: Exactly.
I wanted to ask the humans amongst the group here, about the singing. Were you nervous at all about being in a movie musical and singing and so forth, and how did you approach it? Will there be more musicals in your future?
RICKY GERVAIS: Well, I was okay with singing. I’m a failed pop star. I always sneak a song into everything I do, whether it’s David Brenn or Simpson’s or but, my dancing is a little awkward. A little embarrassed about that. I don’t move well. But I was with a frog.
KERMIT THE FROG: Yes.
RICKY GERVAIS: So it doesn’t matter. I’ll do …
KERMIT THE FROG: … you’re a very good friend …
RICKY GERVAIS: … I’ll do anything with a frog. That’s—that’s my motto. [LAUGHTER]
CONSTANTINE: That is nothing.
RICKY GERVAIS: And he was a, he’s a great tap danc—well, more a flap dancer …
CONSTANTINE: … I did flap dancing. [LAUGHTER]
RICKY GERVAIS: Yeah, flap dancing on my head. So, yeah no one’s gonna be looking at me when—when we’re doing that dance. [LAUGHTER] They’re gonna say there’s a frog dancing. That’s what—that’s what’s gonna be happening. So, yeah I got away with it.
TINA FEY: Yeah, you know you have a good voice. And my singing sounds like if you’ve ever seen the version of Oliver when the little boy sings and you can hear the hiss of how loud they had to turn up the microphone [LAUGHTER], it’s—my singing sounds like that.
KERMIT THE FROG: No, no that’s not true. You were great [LAUGHTER], you were great.
TINA FEY: But I think you know, Bret wrote really really good songs …
KERMIT THE FROG: … mm-hmm …
TINA FEY: … that make us seem good.
RICKY GERVAIS: Pretty amazing.
KERMIT THE FROG: Yep, yep.
SAM EAGLE: America and the world were spared my singing voice except for two notes. I don’t know if you noticed that. I think it was by design. [LAUGHTER] I spoke, I spoke my song but I was thrilled to do it. I, a huge fan of Bret McKenzie.
KERMIT THE FROG: Well, you are selling yourself short. You’re a great singer, a great actor and a great American. [LAUGHTER]
SAM EAGLE: So—so confusing. [LAUGHTER]
Hi Tina. In your Nadya persona …
TINA FEY: … yes …
… can you tell us why you, not Miss Piggy, are the right woman for Kermit? She’ll stab you in the back later but just tell us now why you’re the right woman?
TINA FEY: Nadya is less work than Piggy. [LAUGHTER] You can give Nadya bag of hot rocks for Valentine’s day she will not care. [LAUGHTER]
KERMIT THE FROG: That’s true, that’s true. [LAUGHTER]
Perfect date.
TINA FEY: Or is a cheap date. [LAUGHTER]
Hello, here. It’s a—a question for Mr. Constantine.
CONSTANTINE: What? [LAUGHTER]
After this movie and singing and dancing, did you ever plan to leave behind the criminal life and dedicate and incorporate to the Muppets family?
CONSTANTINE: Well, this is good question. I am actually thinking about doing new Netflix original programming [LAUGHTER]. I will call it House of Toads. [LAUGHTER] I will executive produce and show run. [LAUGHTER] So let’s take meeting yes? [LAUGHTER] What you think?
RICKY GERVAIS: It’s amazing. [LAUGHTER] You’re the best.
CONSTANTINE: I am.
RICKY GERVAIS: I love this guy. He—he looks like, you know, he’s got a cold always literally like a cold exteriors. He’s cold blooded – he’s an amphibian.
CONSTANTINE: Yes.
RICKY GERVAIS: But he’s got it all, I think I’ve melted his heart a little bit. You see he had a bad upbringing. He was born in a Russian pond, weren’t you?
CONSTANTINE: Yes.
KERMIT THE FROG: Yeah, yeah.
RICKY GERVAIS: One of 800 siblings.
CONSTANTINE: Right.
RICKY GERVAIS: Many of ‘em dead.
KERMIT THE FROG: Yeah.
CONSTANTINE: Eaten by fish. [LAUGHTER]
RICKY GERVAIS: And he came over here and we met and we bonded didn’t we?
CONSTANTINE: Yes.
RICKY GERVAIS: We bonded over our mutual hatred of most of the other Muppets. [LAUGHTER]
CONSTANTINE: Well, of particular pig.
RICKY GERVAIS: Oh, yeah don’t get me started.
CONSTANTINE: Yes.
SAM EAGLE: Yeah, good thing she’s not here.
CONSTANTINE: Yes.
In the movie there’s a scene where Kermit, you try to mimic Constantine in that mirror. I was wondering for all of you, in your own personal lives, have you ever tried to be someone and mimic someone that isn’t true to who you really are?
KERMIT THE FROG: I think that’s what we do for a living isn’t it? [LAUGHTER]
TY BURRELL: Yeah, yeah. [LAUGHTER] We turn that …
RICKY GERVAIS: … five days a week …
TY BURRELL: … very strange psychological disorder into a—a lucrative career. [LAUGHTER]
CONSTANTINE: You nailed the answer Kermit. That was good.
KERMIT THE FROG: Yeah.
Hi. There’s a line in the movie that…
KERMIT THE FROG: … huh, oh …
… that suggests that there may have been, um, some rivalry behind the scenes over how much screen time Walter got in the last movie. Would—would Kermit and Sam care to comment on that? Any sort of behind the scenes politicking?
KERMIT THE FROG: Sam, you’re good at behind the scenes politicking.
SAM EAGLE: Well, yes, yes I’m also very good at diplomacy so …
KERMIT THE FROG: … yep, yep …
SAM EAGLE: … I will just say that I am happy with how this movie turned out [LAUGHTER] and all the screen time that …
KERMIT THE FROG: … yeah, wait wait whoa …
SAM EAGLE: … everyone here …
KERMIT THE FROG: … Sam, Sam you didn’t answer the question.
SAM EAGLE: Exactly Kermit. [LAUGHTER]
KERMIT THE FROG: Oh. [LAUGHTER]
SAM EAGLE: That was the point. [LAUGHTER]
Hi, my question is for Ricky Gervais. A huge fan of your work with the podcast and the travel shows with Mr. Karl Pilkington …
RICKY GERVAIS: … thank you …
…and I was curious if you were to do another season of ‘An Idiot Abroad’ and pair Karl with any one of the Muppets, which Muppet would you pair him with to annoy him the most and where would you send them around the world?
RICKY GERVAIS: I reckon, wow, Piggy I reckon, [LAUGHTER] It can’t stand anything high maintenance and whiney so that—that would be good. That would, that would really, I mean, that would finish him off I think. [LAUGHTER] Or Bunsen, that would be good as well.
KERMIT THE FROG: Mm-hmm.
RICKY GERVAIS: Because they look so alike. [LAUGHTER] That would confuse him. He wouldn’t know which one he was by the end of the [LAUGHTER], by the end of the show so that would be easy.
What do you guys think that kids will like most about this movie?
TINA FEY: I think, uh, I have kids. So I will answer …
KERMIT THE FROG: … you think you do or you know you do? [LAUGHTER]
TINA FEY: I had some [LAUGHTER] …
KERMIT THE FROG: … I did—I did get her attention …
TINA FEY: … I had some, as of this morning I had two. [LAUGHTER]
KERMIT THE FROG: Okay, good good.
TINA FEY: I think they—I think they’re—they’re gonna like how funny the movie is because, you know, I think there’s a lot of jokes in the movie and kids who are like 8, 9, 10 years old they take a lot of pride in getting the jokes.
KERMIT THE FROG: Mm-hmm.
TINA FEY: It makes them feel big.
RICKY GERVAIS: Yeah, it doesn’t patronize kids.
TINA FEY: Yeah.
RICKY GERVAIS: It doesn’t aim an audience …
KERMIT THE FROG: … yeah …
RICKY GERVAIS: … it—it aims higher and—and I remember when I was a kid watching the Muppets. I had older brothers and sisters and they were laughing and I—I sort of knew that it was cool as well, you know, good—good for me so I think kids relate to that. They like things that adults like …
KERMIT THE FROG: … mm-hmm …
RICKY GERVAIS: … as well. So that …
KERMIT THE FROG: … I for one do not get any of the jokes in this movie. [LAUGHTER] I just want to say.
TY BURRELL: I have an IQ of a seven-year-old and I loved this movie so much. [LAUGHTER]
RICKY GERVAIS: Yes.
TY BURRELL: I also love juice. [LAUGHTER]
I just wanted to go ahead and ask you. You guys are all comedy giants, in different age ranges of course.
TINA FEY: Yeah, only from behind.
Okay, yes. [LAUGHTER] When you guys got to learn each other or got to work with each other on set I mean, is there anything that for Tina, for Ricky and for Ty that you guys were inspired from—from the Muppets and for the Muppets were you guys inspired by your human counterparts?
TY BURRELL: I was constantly inspired by the Muppets. I’ve never realized just how over rated I was until you go out [LAUGHTER] and do a scene with somebody, who’s doing the, doing eight things at once while all I have to do is try to remember my words which I fail at miserably.
SAM EAGLE: No, no again, you sell yourself short Ty. [LAUGHTER] Alright? You—you could remember …
TY BURRELL: … oh, by the way Sam—Sam …
SAM EAGLE: … most of those words …
TY BURRELL: … I’m—I’m …
SAM EAGLE: … most of the time …
TY BURRELL: … I’m happy to report Sam became my life coach [LAUGHTER] right after we finished filming.
SAM EAGLE: Yes, yes. Well …
TY BURRELL: … so if we …
SAM EAGLE: … it took a while though.
TY BURRELL: Yeah.
SAM EAGLE: At—at for about half of the film this—this man is such a great actor. He had me going. I literally thought he was a Frenchman. [LAUGHTER] Yes, he was so convincing I think his portrayal of a Frenchman will go down in history as the most convincing portrayal of a Frenchman in film. [LAUGHTER]
TY BURRELL: Wow. I think we finally, you and I finally really bonded when we realized we had the exact same eyebrows.
SAM EAGLE: Yes. It—it’s true. It’s true. You know, and yes one day when I, I showed up to sets without mine he was kind enough to let me borrow his.
TY BURRELL: Yeah. [LAUGHTER] I had a—I had a surplus.
This question is for Ricky… we see you in the movie carrying these big bags of money for the journalists and at least I didn’t get my share [LAUGHTER] and where is my kind of money and do you care about reviews at all?
RICKY GERVAIS: You, well yeah. I mean, you like, you like it when they get it. But, I mean, if—if you only believe the good ones and don’t believe the bad ones then I think that’s a slippery slope. The best thing to do is, you know, celebrate the people that like the film and—and, you know, know that it was made for them. I—I don’t do anything for—for reviews or audience or awards or anything, you know. You do it for—you do it for yourself really if I’m being totally honest …
KERMIT THE FROG: … mm-hmm …
RICKY GERVAIS: … and—and of course, you know, and like minded people. But it’s—it’s crazy. If you’re worried about pleasing everyone you’re not gonna please anyone. And it’ll send you mad, you know …
KERMIT THE FROG: … mm-hmm …
RICKY GERVAIS: … and it’ll drive you mad and now everyone’s a journalist. Everyone’s a reviewer, you know, with Twitter and Facebook it’s—it’s—it’s like glorified graffiti. If you care about that you might as well go around toilet wall in the world and get offended when they mention you, you know. It’s—it’s, so you musn’t. But yeah, you know, I’d—I’d love it to do, get good reviews and I’d be lying if I, if I said otherwise but you—you really musn’t worry about it. You really musn’t.
KERMIT THE FROG: Mm-hmm.
RICKY GERVAIS: It will drive you crazy. But having said that just say f****** nice things about it please. [LAUGHTER] This—this is not for me but for the kids. [LAUGHTER]
Kermit, what are you most proud of?
KERMIT THE FROG: Well, you—you may be surprised to hear this but there—there—there, I’m actually stretching myself quite a lot as a—as a dramatic actor in this thing. I did many many scenes with Tina.
TINA FEY: Mm-hmm.
KERMIT THE FROG: One particular scene stands out to me. It was a closed set. It was the scene where she licks me. [LAUGHTER]
TINA FEY: Yeah.
KERMIT THE FROG: We—we, but I—I just wanna clear it up right here with the press that Tina is happily married. Jeff was there during the shooting.
TINA FEY: Yep.
KERMIT THE FROG: On closed set.
TINA FEY: He was—he was, my husband was there. He was being very kind of controlling and creepy. [LAUGHTER]
KERMIT THE FROG: Yes, but supportive, supportive.
TINA FEY: Kind of a star 80 thing but [LAUGHTER] …
KERMIT THE FROG: … yeah, yeah. [LAUGHTER]
TINA FEY: And I had never done a scene like that before either.
KERMIT THE FROG: No, no. Me too.
TINA FEY: I mean I’d filmed a lot of weird stuff at home but [LAUGHTER] …
KERMIT THE FROG: … yeah, yeah.
TINA FEY: To have a whole crew there, I was nervous and Kermit really put me at my ease.
KERMIT THE FROG: Yeah, yeah.
TINA FEY: Uh, but I did hallucinate for three or four hours. [LAUGHTER]
KERMIT THE FROG: A little bit. And that’s odd because I had blood tests before…
TINA FEY: … right …
KERMIT THE FROG: … I thought the toxins were low but.
TINA FEY: No, it was …
KERMIT THE FROG: … pretty strange.
TINA FEY: … it was pretty trippy.
KERMIT THE FROG: Yeah.
SAM EAGLE: I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I’m going to have to leave now [LAUGHTER]. I’m—I’m doing double duty here both promoting this film and also working in hotel security.
KERMIT THE FROG: Oh, thanks thanks.
SAM EAGLE: And there’s been a—a bit of a ruckus in the lobby. I—I have to go I—I—I apologize sir.
TINA FEY: Thanks.
SAM EAGLE: Got the m and m.
This question is for Ricky. So, I know that you have been a manager for rock bands… and now you’re portraying a rock band manager. How’s it for you? What did you get from this experience for the role in the movie?
RICKY GERVAIS: Oh. Oh, yes because I’m pretending to be a sort of sleazy LA agent, not that there are any sleazy LA agents. [LAUGHTER]
KERMIT THE FROG: No, no.
RICKY GERVAIS: To yeah, infiltrate the Muppets. Yeah, it was, it’s quite nice playing a slime ball, a villain. I like that. I’ve liked playing flawed characters, you know, it—it’s fun. It’s—it’s sort of an exorcism. You’re sort of saying, see I’m not really like that myself. And I think [LAUGHTER] that’s, you know, what, I was just thinking about it. The Muppets is, did what I tried to do in extras of many years before. Taking sort of famous people and making them make fools of themselves and, it sort of must have sunk in, and being on the flip side of it like doing stuff like this and Curb Enthusiasm, you enjoy it and the—and you wanna be worse ‘cause you are sort of saying look, I can’t be like that or I wouldn’t be joking about it and I think that’s why they wanna do it in a way so, um, it was—it was great fun for me and I bonded with this guy immediately. I’ve loved the Muppets for 35 years and, you know, I love you guy—I love you. I love your nephew Robin, he’s got no neck.
KERMIT THE FROG: Yeah. [LAUGHTER]
RICKY GERVAIS: It was like I love …
KERMIT THE FROG: … yeah, yeah …
RICKY GERVAIS: … I love frogs. He was my favorite until I met this guy but I’m sorry to say this but …
KERMIT THE FROG: … okay, yeah …
RICKY GERVAIS: … I—I think Constantine might be my best buddy.
KERMIT THE FROG: No, you know what I totally understand. You guys worked closely together …
RICKY GERVAIS: … yeah …
KERMIT THE FROG: … I—I understand. I accept that.
RICKY GERVAIS: Yeah.
KERMIT THE FROG: Yeah, yeah.
CONSTANTINE: I have no comment on this. [LAUGHTER]
[APPLAUSE]
Oh, Miss Piggy. Miss Piggy.
TY BURRELL: Hello.
MISS PIGGY: The show’s not over it’s just begun. Ha ha. Hello Kermit.
KERMIT THE FROG: Well, hi there hi there …
MISS PIGGY: … hello Kermit. Whoa, whoa, wait.
CONSTANTINE: Yeah, hello pig. [LAUGHTER]
MISS PIGGY: Wait a minute, what? Which one is which? [LAUGHTER] Hi all.
CONSTANTINE: No, I’m just kidding. I got with the, oh, ha ha ha.
MISS PIGGY: Oh, okay okay. Whew.
KERMIT THE FROG: And this was all during the entire shoot she confused us …
CONSTANTINE: … hmm …
KERMIT THE FROG: … but it—it kinda took some of the pressure off me.
MISS PIGGY: Maybe—maybe a little bit at the beginning.
KERMIT THE FROG: No, listen you still don’t know who we are.
MISS PIGGY: Ah, [LAUGHTER] alright, alright, alright.
KERMIT THE FROG: She just sees green it’s wonderful.
CONSTANTINE: Hello.
MISS PIGGY: You know it’s actually not bad.
TINA FEY: Hi, hi Miss Piggy. I, we …
MISS PIGGY: … oh, yes …
TINA FEY: … haven’t actually met.
MISS PIGGY: I know. We have, we didn’t really do much together on the movie.
TINA FEY: No, you refused to meet me.
MISS PIGGY: Hello Tina. [LAUGHTER]
TINA FEY: I, nice, you look so pretty.
MISS PIGGY: Aw, thank you. Thank you. Yes, I think you look pretty too.
TINA FEY: Oh, thank you. [LAUGHTER]
MISS PIGGY: So—so you’re so far away. [LAUGHTER] I’m sure you look pretty.
For the non Muppet performers, over here in the—on this side here… Especially those of you with children, what does it do for your street cred to be able to tell everybody that you were working with the Muppets? Becoming close personal friends with the Muppets? Were the kids particularly impressed by you?
TY BURRELL: My kids are still so unimpressed by me. I’m banking this one. I’m gonna, I’ve learned this already from other, any other kids project that it’s if I wanna save my ego I’m gonna bank this. I’m gonna put it out in five years or something. But so far, it’s one minute of—of why is daddy on screen and—and 90 minutes of I’m hungry. [LAUGHTER]
RICKY GERVAIS: I haven’t got children but when I found out I was doing this film I just went and hung around schools telling ‘em. [LAUGHTER] Just at play time. [LAUGHTER] I said hey kids, you don’t know who I am yet but [LAUGHTER] do you know the Muppets? Oh, yeah you wait, you’re going to be impressed. [LAUGHTER]
TY BURRELL: Let’s wait right here.
RICKY GERVAIS: Yeah, that’s right. The whole day.
TY BURRELL: Yeah, you wanna leave soon.
RICKY GERVAIS: Yeah. [LAUGHTER]
TINA FEY: I have four children now [LAUGHTER] and they’re very excited to see the movie, but as far as me being in it it’s mostly like, you know, oh, you’re in the poster now you be Queen Elsa [LAUGHTER]. They just want me to be either Queen Elsa or Mistress Me. [LAUGHTER] [INDISCERNIBLE].
Good morning and congratulations to Tina and Ricky because in the past when you’ve been in this particular hotel it’s been hosting the Golden Globes, and making fun of or you know, jokes at the expense of celebrities accepting Golden Globes …
RICKY GERVAIS: … is, right. Or winning them exactly …
Are you suppressing an itch right now to make fun of anyone and Tina, since—since Kermit brought it up the licking scene… and on your list of things I presume there is one that you want to lick before you die… How high was Kermit on that list?
TINA FEY: It was …
RICKY GERVAIS: … have you still, you still do that list?
TINA FEY: … that list? Yeah. And I’ve done a bunch of them. I do them, so they still might have the silver, the third rail of the New York subway [LAUGHTER] …
KERMIT THE FROG: … yeah, yeah, yeah [LAUGHTER] …
TINA FEY: … Anderson Cooper’s neck is still on the list …
KERMIT THE FROG: … yeah, yeah [LAUGHTER] …
TINA FEY: … but it’s …
RICKY GERVAIS: … maybe sung to …
TINA FEY: … pretty high up there. Yeah. To lick Kermit that was …
KERMIT THE FROG: … yeah …
TINA FEY: … pretty high up there on the …
KERMIT THE FROG: … yeah, yeah. It was great for me.
MISS PIGGY: Yeah, that’s—that’s the last thing you’re gonna lick sister. [LAUGHTER]
KERMIT THE FROG: Yeah. [LAUGHTER]
TINA FEY: The fact that I was [LAUGHTER] …
RICKY GERVAIS: … oh, my, ahh, oh my word [LAUGHTER]. Yes, I have to curb the desire to make fun of celebrities. Yeah, I’m—I’m got about 12 in my head now but I’m being nice. [LAUGHTER] So, yeah I’ll keep it to myself.
TINA FEY: I have so many 12 Years a Slave jokes in my head right now. I can’t [LAUGHTER] believe it. There were so many extra ‘cause it’s so fun to write jokes about that.
RICKY GERVAIS: So much to me wasn’t it?
TINA FEY: And so easy. [LAUGHTER]
I was wondering if you could speak to the musicals and like how it was filming with the musicals compared to the regular dialogue… and Miss Piggy how was it working with Celine Dion?
MISS PIGGY: Well, working with Celine Dion it was a pleasure. It was a joy for her naturally. [LAUGHTER] Yes, I’m—I’m only too happy to let her ride my coat tails up to the Oscar stage. Yes, it was a joy. We only spent a little time together but—but it was very meaningful to her. [LAUGHTER]
I have a question for Miss Piggy. First of all, who are you wearing today ‘cause you look fabulous.
MISS PIGGY: Oh, thank you. Thank you.
And also, how did you like Vivienne Westwood’s wedding gown?
MISS PIGGY: Oh, well, well first of all this is—this is an original Stefano from Hoboken [LAUGHTER] this.
KERMIT THE FROG: Yeah, yeah, yeah.
MISS PIGGY: And then and then, what was the other? A Vivienne Westwood question?
Did you like her wedding gown?
MISS PIGGY: Yes, yes. Vivvy, she made moi a beautiful gown. Yes, made out of recycled plastic bottles [LAUGHTER]. Took a little while to get over that but you know, as they say something, something old, something new, something recycled, something …
KERMIT THE FROG: … blue?
MISS PIGGY: … something or other. [LAUGHTER]
KERMIT THE FROG: Well, lucky for me …
MISS PIGGY: … and, so …
KERMIT THE FROG: … luck—lucky for me she didn’t get to keep the wardrobe.
MISS PIGGY: Well, I could call Viv I’ve got her on Speed Dial …
KERMIT THE FROG: … no, no that’s okay. I think it’s probably disintegrated by now. Yeah. [LAUGHTER]
MISS PIGGY: I don’t think so. I think the half life for plastic is pretty long. I …
KERMIT THE FROG: … yeah, what about the half life for a pig frog marriage? I’m not sure about that? I mean come on people.
MISS PIGGY: For—forever!
KERMIT THE FROG: I don’t even think it’s legal.
RICKY GERVAIS: When in the movies, right …
KERMIT THE FROG: .. yeah …
RICKY GERVAIS: … when you—you get married and …
KERMIT THE FROG: … yeah …
RICKY GERVAIS: … various and you have children …
KERMIT THE FROG: … yeah …
RICKY GERVAIS: … they’re either pigs or frogs?
KERMIT THE FROG: Yeah.
RICKY GERVAIS: Why is there no sort of, you know …
TINA FEY: … abomination?
KERMIT THE FROG: Well, you know we’ve—we’ve never …
RICKY GERVAIS: … well, yeah [LAUGHTER]. Just like yeah, no. [LAUGHTER] Some sort of a fat …
KERMIT THE FROG: … I’m …
RICKY GERVAIS: … green sort of sworkling hoppy greedy pig?
KERMIT THE FROG: Yeah, snorting snorting pig.
RICKY GERVAIS: You know, I mean, why? I’ve never, haven’t you worked that out yet?
MISS PIGGY: I don’t know …
KERMIT THE FROG: … well, we—we haven’t actually consummated the experiment [LAUGHTER], so, we don’t really know. [LAUGHTER] You know? Yeah, yeah.
MISS PIGGY: It was—it was just that was the filmmaker’s visualization alright?
RICKY GERVAIS: It’s a house of cards that’s [INDISCERNIBLE].
KERMIT THE FROG: It, what are we doing? What are we doing? [LAUGHTER]
Tonight, Hollywood Blvd. was buzzing with excitement for the World Premiere of the all new Muppet caper MUPPETS MOST WANTED, held at the El Capitan Theater in Hollywood, CA. Stars from the film, including Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Constantine, Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell, Tina Fey, Sweetums, Josh Groban, Ray Liotta, and Danny Trejo greeted fans as they walked the red carpet. Also, director James Bobin, producer David Hoberman, producer Todd Lieberman, writer/executive producer Nicholas Stoller, and executive producer John G. Scotti were there to support the film. Special guests included Angie Everhart, Terry Crews, Tito Ortiz, Ken Marino, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and more. Check out the Muppet fun below!
Disney’s “Muppets Most Wanted” takes the entire Muppets gang on a global tour, selling out grand theaters in some of Europe’s most exciting destinations, including Berlin, Madrid, Dublin and London. But mayhem follows the Muppets overseas, as they find themselves unwittingly entangled in an international crime caper headed by Constantine—the World’s Number One Criminal and a dead ringer for Kermit the Frog— and his dastardly sidekick Dominic, aka Number Two, portrayed by Ricky Gervais. The film stars Ty Burrell as Interpol agent Jean Pierre Napoleon, and Tina Fey as Nadya, a feisty prison guard.
In the grand tradition of the Muppets, the film features a host of cool cameos. Among them are Danny Trejo, Tom Hiddleston, Celine Dion, Salma Hayek, Sean Combs, Christoph Waltz and Ross Lynch. The film features music from Academy Award®- winning songwriter Bret McKenzie (Disney’s “The Muppets,” “Flight of the Conchords”), and a score by Christophe Beck, the composer behind the Academy Award-winning short “Paperman” and the Golden Globe®-winning and Oscar®-nominated feature “Frozen.” Rahel Afiley is the costume designer, Don Burgess ASC returns as the director of photography and Academy Award- nominated Eve Stewart joins the crew as production designer.
Disney’s MUPPETS MOST WANTED takes the entire Muppets gang on a global tour, selling out grand theaters in some of Europe’s most exciting destinations, including Berlin, Madrid, Dublin and London. But mayhem follows the Muppets overseas, as they find themselves unwittingly entangled in an international crime caper headed by Constantine—the World’s Number One Criminal and a dead ringer for Kermit the Frog— and his dastardly sidekick Dominic, aka Number Two, portrayed by Ricky Gervais. The film stars Ty Burrell as Interpol agent Jean Pierre Napoleon, and Tina Fey as Nadya, a feisty prison guard.
“It’s an old-style caper movie,” says director James Bobin (Disney’s “The Muppets,” “Flight of the Conchords”). “Muppet movies often have very classic movie tropes, and the evil doppelgänger—a bad-guy, evil-frog, Kermit-the-Frog look-alike—seemed like such a fun premise for the Muppets’ next film.”
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Disney’s “Muppets Most Wanted” is produced by David Hoberman (“Warm Bodies,” “The Proposal”) and Todd Lieberman (“The Fighter,” “Warm Bodies”). Bobin wrote the screenplay with Nicholas Stoller (“The Five-Year Engagement,” “Neighbors” (director)), who is also executive producer with John G. Scotti (Disney’s “The Muppets,” “The Incredible Hulk”). Features music from Academy Award®-winning songwriter Bret McKenzie.
MUPPETS MOST WANTED hits the big screen March 21, 2014.
At last! Miss Piggy is back on the big screen, starring in Disney’s MUPPETS MOST WANTED, which follows the Muppets on a grand, star-studded tour throughout Europe. The European setting screamed romance to Miss Piggy, who’s been trying to convince her favourite frog to tie the knot for years. But what will the divine diva don for the all-new film, which hits theatres in the US March 21, 2014? Vivienne Westwood was commissioned to create couture designs for the fashion icon, including a white dress that would be perfect for a wedding … if one should actually take place.
“Vivienne Westwood is fabulous—just like moi,” said Miss Piggy. “When I asked her to design this wedding dress for moi’s new movie “Muppets Most Wanted,” she was thrilled and I was thrilled. The only one a bit ‘iffy’ about it was the Frog.”
In the film, Miss Piggy wears a Vivienne Westwood couture Long Ivory Court wedding gown, with corset detailing and paillettes made from recycled plastic bottles, accessorised with an ivory tulle veil. Piggy also entrusted the designer with additional looks for the film, including a Vivienne Westwood couture Harris Tweed houndstooth check coat and matching beret worn in a scene set at Tower of London. Miss Piggy also chose a long silver hand-embroidered floral lace gown for a very special number in the film.
So the question on everyone’s lips remains: Will we see Miss Piggy marry her beloved Kermie in “Muppets Most Wanted,” and will she finally get to wear her dream Vivienne Westwood gown down the aisle?
“You’ll have to see the movie to find out,” insisted Miss Piggy.
The film takes the entire Muppets gang on a global tour, selling out grand theaters in some of Europe’s most exciting destinations, including Berlin, Madrid, Dublin and London. But mayhem follows the Muppets overseas, as they find themselves unwittingly entangled in an international crime caper headed by Constantine—the World’s Number One Criminal and a dead ringer for Kermit the Frog—and his dastardly sidekick Dominic, aka Number Two, portrayed by Ricky Gervais.
The film stars Ty Burrell as Interpol agent Jean Pierre Napoleon and Tina Fey as Nadya, a feisty prison guard.
Disney’s MUPPETS MOST WANTED is directed by James Bobin and produced by David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman. Bobin wrote the screenplay with Nicholas Stoller, who is also executive producer with John G. Scotti. Featuring music from Academy Award®-winning songwriter Bret McKenzie, the movie hits the big screen March 21, 2014.
Kermit, Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy and the whole gang are back in this brand new trailer for Disney’s MUPPETS MOST WANTED
Disney’s MUPPETS MOST WANTED takes the entire Muppets crew on a global tour, selling out grand theaters in some of Europe’s most exciting destinations, including Berlin, Madrid, Dublin and London.
But mayhem follows the Muppets overseas, as they find themselves unwittingly entangled in an international crime caper headed by Constantine—the World’s Number One Criminal and a dead ringer for Kermit—and his dastardly sidekick Dominic, aka Number Two, portrayed by Ricky Gervais.
The film stars Tina Fey as Nadya, a feisty prison guard, and Ty Burrell as Interpol agent Jean Pierre Napoleon.
Director James Bobin returns to Muppets mania. For his work as Disney’s “The Muppets” director, Bobin was nominated for BAFTA (Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer). He co-created HBO’s “Flight of the Conchords,” which he wrote, directed and exec produced.
Bret McKenzie, who won an Oscar for best original song for “Man or Muppet,” returns to the Muppets stage as music supervisor. McKenzie created, co-wrote, executive produced and starred in the hit HBO television series “Flight of the Conchords,”
In the grand tradition of the Muppets, the film features a host of cool cameos. Revealed so far are Danny Trejo, Ray Liotta, Bridgit Mendler, Debby Ryan, Sean Combs, Salma Hayek and Ross Lynch.
Disney’s MUPPETS MOST WANTED is directed by James Bobin and produced by David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman. Bobin co-wrote the screenplay with Nicholas Stoller, who is also executive producer with John G. Scotti. Featuring music from Academy Award®-winning songwriter Bret McKenzie, MUPPETS MOST WANTED hits the big screen March 21, 2014.
Donna Karan, Miss Piggy and the FDNY Firefighters featured in the Official FDNY 2013 Calendar of Heroes.
Disney’s mega diva Miss Piggy, dressed in head-to-hoof DKNY, was on hand to celebrate the official FDNY 2013 Calendar of Heroes at a pre-Fashion’s Night Out event at the DKNY Madison Avenue boutique in New York City. As the official fire girl for the evening, Miss Piggy joined fashion legend Donna Karan, New York City photographer Patrick McMullan who shot the annual calendar, and the 13 FDNY firefighters featured in this year’s calendar.
Donna Karan, Miss Piggy, and Patrick McMullan at the DKNY Madison Avenue boutique in New York City celebrating the Official FDNY 2013 Calendar of Heroes at an exclusive Fashion’s Night Out event.
All proceeds from the sale of the calendar as well as a portion of the evening’s sales go to the FDNY Foundation, which was established to promote fire safety for residents of New York City and to provide professional development, training and education for FDNY members.
DKNY and the FDNY rolled out the fire-engine red carpet tonight for moi and for a fabulous cause. What a tres fantastique evening in the company of one of moi’s favorite designers, New York City’s hottest heroes, and a photographer whose next job will surely be a fashion spread for moi!” said Miss Piggy.
Miss Piggy “hamming” it up on an FDNY truck outside of the DKNY Madison Avenue boutique in New York City at an exclusive Fashion’s Night Out event.
Fashion’s Night Out is a global initiative to celebrate fashion, restore consumer confidence, boost the industry’s economy during the recession, and put the fun back in shopping! In the United States, the program is a collaboration between American Vogue, the Council of Fashion Designers of America, NYC & Company, and the City of New York.
“It’s time to play the music. It’s time to light the lights… It’s time to meet the Muppets on the Muppet Show tonight!”
The Muppets are back and on another one of their zany adventures! 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.
I absolutely love this movie! Whether it be nostalgia, or just great writing, this movie makes me smile from ear to ear. From the trailers, I wasn’t sure about the new muppet Walter but that was put to ease right away! Walter fit right in with the rest of the muppet family. This is true for the rest of the cast as well. I couldn’t imagine anyone better to co-star with this crazy bunch than Jason Segel. His character Gary has a wonderful charm and innocence about him that Segel plays well. Amy Adams is adorable as Gary’s girlfriend Mary. Her and Segel have an amazingly goofy chemistry that fits right in to this film. The most important thing to me about THE MUPPETS is that they stayed true to the classic characters. They didn’t try to make them more modern or racy. Heck, they didn’t have to. There is a reason that so many people adore these fun-loving characters, and to change them would have been a catastrophe.
Sidenote: I love that they didn’t explain how Gary is a man, Walter is a muppet, but the two are brothers! It reminds me of THE GREAT MUPPET CAPER where Fozzie Bear and Kermit the Frog are suppose to be identical twins. It doesn’t need to make sense… just go with it!
I could go on and on about this film, but this is The Blu Review… so on to the meat and potatoes!
The WOCKA WOCKA VALUE PACK version of THE MUPPETS has a lot to offer audiences! This is the best Blu-Ray that I have seen in quite some time!
AUDIO:
Disney’s DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 is simply amazing! Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem have never sounded better. The audio is crystal clear, and every line, sound effect, and joke from Fozzie is heard without missing a beat!
VIDEO:
The 1080p/AVC-encoded video is as close to flawless as I have seen on a blu-ray! The edges are crisp, and you can see even the tiniest details of Kermit’s felt! The color is especially important since the Muppets range from Piggy’s pink to Kermit’s green, and everywhere in between. It’s like a rainbow exploded when they were created, and it is captured brilliantly! The Muppets have never looked better!
BONUS FEATURES:
I am still in awe of the muppeteers and their ability to stay in character throughout these bonus features. Not only is this a wonderful collection of features, but even those who aren’t fans of watching the bonus materials will find these entertaining.
The Longest Blooper Reel Ever Made (In Muppet History – We Think) –A laugh out loud look at the actors’ funny gaffs and gags from behind the scenes of making Disney’s The Muppets.
Disney Intermission – Groundbreaking Blu-ray feature. Pausing a movie will never be this much fun, as the Muppets take over the screen every time you stop the disc!
Scratching The Surface: A Hasty Examination of the Making of Disney’s The Muppets. Hosted by unit production manager monster J.G., the cast and crew take a behind the scenes look at making Muppet and movie history.
Explaining Evil: The Full Tex Richman Song. Rapping his way through the story of his miserable life, Tex tells audiences why he turned out to be such a rotten guy. This is the only one I am not a huge fan of…
A Little Screen Test on the way to the Read Through. This hilarious footage follows the Muppet gang as they go to their first table reading of the script.
Eight Deleted Scenes: “Walter’s Nightmare,” “Life’s A Happy Song Missing Verse,” “A Hero in Hollywood,” “Credit Card Club,” “Muppets in Jail,” “Bowling for Beaker,” “The Strip Mall Awards” and “The Complete Muppet Telethon Opening & More”. These are fun to see, but it’s also apparent why they were cut from the movie.
Audio Commentary with Jason Segel, James Bobin and Nicholas Stoller: I know some have scoffed, but I enjoyed the commentary on this film. It’s not as detailed as I would like, but it’s fun to hear about the writing process, Muppet trivia, and to just hear the three of them have fun as they record their commentary.
Trailers: “Rise of the Muppets,” “Never” “Green with Envy,” “The Fuzzy Pack,” “Being Green,” “The Piggy with the Froggy Tattoo” and “Green with Envy, the Spoof Spoof Trailer.”
The Complete Soundtrack: I adore this soundtrack! Who doesn’t need “Man or Muppet” or “Rainbow Connection” on their iPod! Oh, and who doesn’t want to rock out in their car to their version of “Smells Like Teen Spirit”?
The Muppets prove that it is a very manly Muppet movie! The jokes are funny, the soundtrack is outstanding, and the features are fun!
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
SWEDISH CHEF AND PEPE’S RECIPES
FOZZIE’S WOCKA WACKA 101
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.
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.
