Bret McKenzie talks HOBBIT and FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS movie

Bret McKenzie spoke with THR during the premiere of The Muppets. McKenzie scored the film and talked a bit about what it was like workinng on The Hobbit and the possibility of a Flight of the Conchords movie.

Here is what he had to say about Flight of the Conchords:

“We’re gonna try and do a movie,” he said. “We just need a story.”

As for a timeline, McKenzie joked that the film could be just around the corner.

“I’m gonna go back to New Zealand tomorrow, maybe film it next week. And then edit it the week after,” he joked.  “I don’t know how familiar you are with movies, but there’s a lot of behind the scenes stuff that could take one or two weeks. Probably in about a month we’ll have a premiere.”

McKenzie then talked about his minor role as Lindir and shared insight into what it was like on the set of Peter Jackon’s The Hobbit:

“It’s amazing. Peter Jackson is just, he’s rolling, he’s got his flow on,” he said of the set. “It looks incredible. I’ve never seen anything so massive.”

 Watch the video interview from the red carpet below:

 

I would love to see a Conchords movie, that show was hilarious on HBO. The Muppets was great too, definitely consider checking it out in theaters. What are your thoughts on this news?