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In the first preview clip released yesterday, Muppets fans had their first real introduction to the newest fuzzy family member, Walter. Though the clip was less than a minute in length, it was enough to learn that Walter has a sweet disposition but he's not gullible. After all, it's not like he believes everything he reads online.
In two more brand-new clips, we discover even more. First, we learn that being an editor at Paris Vogue hasn't kept Miss Piggy from keeping up with her martial arts training or from going to brunch regularly. In the second clip, we come to understand that some people still talk like prohibition-era mobsters and that newcomer Walter can always be counted on to come up with a great plan in a pinch.
watch the clips >> Posted 11.03.11 by Mandy -
The promotional campaign for The Muppets has largely focused on parody trailers. But, with the parodies now out of the way, the first preview clip has been released.
The movie follows Jason Segel as Gary, who travels with his girlfriend Mary (Amy Adams) and his roommate Walter, the world's biggest Muppets fan, to Los Angeles to tour Muppets Studio. There, the three reunite the Muppets and help to save their theater from a wealthy oilman (Chris Cooper) who is intent on drilling for oil beneath the theater. In the clip, Gary lets Walter know that he is invited to come along on their trip to Muppets Studio.
watch the clip >> Posted 11.02.11 by Ryan -
Just when you think the Muppets have reached the pinnacle of sweet, charming humor with their trailers, it turns out they haven't. This newest trailer for The Muppets is straightforward, not a parody of another movie, and though their parodies are amazing, the Muppets are the best when they are doing their own thing.
Though we enjoy Amy Adam's daintiness at declining to take a seat, and a bunch of chickens singing Cee Lo's "(Forget) You" is pretty amazing, our favorite bit is when they decide to take Indiana Jones' usual mode of travel when they go to Paris.
Though this is writers Jason Segel and Nicholas Stoller's first foray into the world of fuzzy comedy, it's clear that they know what they're doing here.
Watch the trailer >> Posted 10.13.11 by Mandy -
So far, the marketing campaign for The Muppets has focused on trailer parodies, starting with a trailer that pretended to be a romantic comedy called Green with Envy starring Jason Segel and Amy Adams before it introduced Kermit, Miss Piggy, and the rest of the gang. The second trailer was a parody of The Hangover Part II that introduced "the Fuzzy Pack" while the third trailer parodied the just-released Green Lantern.
Finally the actual trailer for the movie has been released, which shows Segel, Adams, and Walter, the biggest Muppets fan, help reunite the Muppets to save their theater from a wealthy oilman named Tex Richman (Chris Cooper), who wants to take their property so he can drill for oil beneath it.
watch the trailer >> Posted 06.19.11 by Ryan -
The marketing campaign for the The Muppets has been a clever one, with the first trailer pretending to be a romantic comedy called Green with Envy starring Jason Segel and Amy Adams before eventually revealing itself to be a trailer for The Muppets. The second trailer didn't make up a movie, but instead parodied The Hangover Part II, introducing "the Fuzzy Pack."
The latest trailer takes on another summer blockbuster, Green Lantern. It was even released with a poster that depicts Kermit the Frog in the superhero's mask and costume, complete with Green Lantern ring and power battery. The trailer also offers the first look at Tex Richman, Chris Cooper's greedy oilman character that serves as the movie's antagonist.
watch the trailer >> Posted 06.16.11 by Ryan -
Columbia Pictures' Bad Teacher appeared, on the surface, to have what it takes to compete against the other R-rated comedies of the summer when the red band trailer debuted in February. Featuring Cameron Diaz as a foul-mouthed, self-absorbed middle school teacher who could care less about her job until the arrival of a substitute teacher (Justin Timberlake) sparks her interest, the movie looked like a legitimately funny comedy. The two preview clips that were released last week were more in the mildly amusing category — though the clip of Diaz spraying herself during a car wash will certainly peak the interest of some viewers.
The latest two preview clips that Columbia has released won't require you to look over shoulder while you're at work, but don't quite reach the comedic heights of the previously released red band trailer. Of course, don't take our word for it, judge for yourself.
watch the clips and trailer >> Posted 06.06.11 by Ryan -
If you were looking forward to the romantic comedy Green with Envy starring Jason Segel and Amy Adams, you may be in for a surprise.
Wrapped inside that trailer is the first trailer for Walt Disney's upcoming The Muppets. The trailer begins telling a romantic story gone wrong between Adams and Segel, but eventually the Muppets make their way into the trailer and have fun with the fake out nature of the trailer itself.
watch the trailer >> Posted 05.23.11 by Ryan -
For the first time in more than a decade, a new Muppets movie is in production. Titled simply The Muppets (formerly The Greatest Muppet Movie of All Time!!!), the new movie is a labor of love for producer, co-writer, co-director and star Jason Segel, who first pitched the idea to Walt Disney Pictures in 2008 with his Forgetting Sarah Marshall director, Nicholas Stoller, co-writer of the movie's screenplay. In a recent interview with MTV, Segel confirmed the new title and cleared up a couple of the rumors that have been surrounding the movie in recent months.
what did Segel say about The Muppets? >> Posted 12.27.10 by BrentJS -
Universal has released a new, behind-the-scenes "making of" featurette for their upcoming 3-D animated Despicable Me. The movie tells the story of the #2 supervillain Gru (Steve Carell) whose competition between himself and the #1 supervillain Vector (Jason Segel), is interrupted when he is forced to take in three little orphaned girls(Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, and Elsie Fisher).
The featurette includes scenes from the upcoming movie, behind-the-scenes footage, and interviews with cast members and directors Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin.
Watch the featurette here >> Posted 07.07.10 by Ryan -
The official press junket for Universal's foray into family-friendly animated features, Despicable Me, was held this past weekend in Los Angeles, and to coincide with the event eight new clips from the 3-D CGI movie have been released. The story follows the supervillain Gru (voiced by Steve Carell) as he attempts to outdo his main competitor in supervillainy, the more dastardly Vector (Jason Segel), by stealing the moon and win favor with his disparaging mother (Julie Andrews).
watch the 8 new clips (+ 2 more) back to back >> Posted 06.28.10 by BrentJS