THE MUPPETS Film Clip - Coming With Us
Disney has released the first film clip for The Muppets, and it features Gary (Jason Segel) as he surprises his buddy Walter with an extra ticket to Los Angeles to tour the Muppet Studios. There's a lot of excitement that's been built up around this film, now we can only hope that it lives up to the hype. The movie is set to come out on November 23rd 2011, watch the clip below and tell us what you think!
The film was directed by James Bobin (Flight of the Conchords) and also stars Amy Adams, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Animal, Chris Cooper, Rashida Jones, Zach Galifianakis, Ricky Gervais, Alan Arkin and Billy Crystal. and Walter. Like many of you I grew up watching The Muppets, and it will be great to see these classic characters up on the big screen again.
Here's the synopsis for the movie:
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.