The Muppets film Wikipedia. This article is about the 2. Muppet film. For the original 1. Muppet film, see The Muppet Movie. The Muppets is a 2. American musicalcomedy film and the seventh theatrical film featuring the Muppets. The film is directed by James Bobin, written by Jason Segel and Nicholas Stoller, produced by David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman, and stars Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper and Rashida Jones, as well as Muppet performers Steve Whitmire, Eric Jacobson, Dave Goelz, Bill Barretta, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, and Peter Linz. Sci Fi Movies Dvd Gigantic. Bret Mc. Kenzie served as music supervisor, writing four of the films five original songs, and Christophe Beck composed the films score. In The Muppets, devoted fan Walter, his brother Gary, and Garys girlfriend Mary help Kermit the Frog reunite the disbanded Muppets, as they must raise 1. Muppet Theater from Tex Richman, a businessman who plans to demolish the studio to drill for oil. Walt Disney Pictures announced the films development in March 2. Segel and Stoller writing the screenplay, and Mandeville Films co producing the film. Bobin was hired to direct in January 2. October of the same year, with the casting of Adams, Cooper, and Jones. Filming began in September 2. Los Angeles. The film was the first theatrical Muppet production without the involvement of veteran Muppet performers Frank Oz and Jerry Nelson, although Nelson provides an uncredited vocal cameo. Instead, their characters are performed by Jacobson and Vogel, respectively, marking their theatrical feature film debut as those characters. Download Free Movies Torrents. Home Action Adventure Animation Comedy Crime Documentary. Act of Valor 2012. The Muppets premiered at the Savannah Film Festival and was released theatrically in North America on November 2. The film was a critical and commercial success grossing 1. The film won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for Mc. Kenzies Man or Muppet, as well as garnering BAFTA and Critics Choice Awards nominations. A sequel, Muppets Most Wanted, was released on March 2. Brothers Walter and Gary, residents of Smalltown, are fans of the Muppets, having watched The Muppet Show throughout their youth. The Muppets Free Download' title='The Muppets Free Download' />Now adults, Gary plans a vacation to Los Angeles with his girlfriend, Mary, to celebrate their tenth anniversary, inviting Walter so he can tour the Muppet Studios. Mary feels Garys devotion to Walter is detracting from their relationship. In Los Angeles, the three visit the abandoned Muppet Studios. During the tour, Walter sneaks into Kermit the Frogs office and discovers Statler and Waldorf selling the Muppet Theater to oil magnate Tex Richman and his henchmen Bobo the Bear and Uncle Deadly. After Statler and Waldorf leave, Walter overhears Richman reveal his plan to destroy the theater and drill for oil underneath. Followers, 31 Following, 977 Posts See Instagram photos and videos from The Muppets themuppets. Walter explains to Gary and Mary that if the Muppets can raise 1. Agreeing to stop Richman, they find Kermit and inform him he must organize a telethon to raise the money, which appears difficult since the Muppets have gone their separate ways since the show ended its run. Convinced to try, Kermit sets off with the three to reunite the group. Kermit attempts to dissuade Fozzie Bear from continuing to perform in Reno, Nevada with the Moopets, a tribute group of uncouth Muppet impersonators. Meanwhile, Gonzo has become a plumbing magnate and, despite his initial objection, destroys his business and joins them. Animal is recovered from a celebrity anger management clinic, before being instructed by his sponsor Jack Black to keep away from drums. The other primary Muppets rejoin through a montage. Later in Paris, the group finds Miss Piggy working as an editor for plus sized fashion at Vogue Paris. Having failed to convince Piggy to return, the group replaces her with Moopet counterpart Miss Poogy. The Muppets return to Los Angeles and pitch their telethon idea to several television networks, but are rejected. Following a shows cancellation, CDE executive Veronica gives the Muppets a recently vacated two hour slot in the networks schedule, on the condition that they find a celebrity guest. The Muppets refurbish the theater, but their first rehearsal is unsuccessful and Kermit is unable to contact a celebrity guest. Piggy returns, forces Poogy out, and informs Kermit that she refuses to work with him. Kermit inspires Walter to find his talent and perform in the telethon. Meanwhile, Mary goes sightseeing alone. Kermit entreats Richman to return their studio. Richman declines and reveals that the Muppets will also lose their trademark names, which he plans to entitle to the Moopets. Unsuccessfully, Kermit returns home and Piggy enlists the remaining Muppets to kidnap Black as a celebrity guest. Meanwhile, after discovering that a devastated Mary has returned to Smalltown, Gary realizes that he must improve his relationship with Mary and follows her back home to reconcile, while Walter discovers he was intended to join the Muppets. After the Muppets rebuild the theater while dancing to We Built This City, the telethon begins and gradually attracts a large audience, with the Muppets raising donations with support from celebrity callers and Jack Black serving unwillingly as host. During the show, Richman cuts the theaters power supply, but Gary and Mary return to Los Angeles and restore the power. Richman then attempts to destroy the theaters television transmitter, but a regretful Uncle Deadly stops Richman. Kermit and Piggy finally reconcile and the Muppets perform Rainbow Connection as their final act. However, the telethon runs short as the 1. Having found his talent, Walter performs a whistling act, which is unanimously praised by the audience. Refusing to lose, Richman disables the telephone lines and evicts the Muppets from the theater, after the latter fall short of their monetary goal. Kermit gathers the group in the lobby and delivers a speech, suggesting that they will restart their career together as a family. Exiting the theater, the Muppets are greeted by a vast gathering of supporters on Hollywood Boulevard. With Garys encouragement, Walter greets the crowd and is accepted by the Muppets as their newest member. Gary proposes to Mary, Richman returns the theater and naming rights to the Muppets after suffering a head injury, and Kermit and Piggy enjoy their private life. Muppet performerseditSteve Whitmire as Kermit the Frog, Beaker, Statler, Rizzo the Rat, Link Hogthrob, Lips, The Muppet Newsman1. Eric Jacobson as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Sam the Eagle, Marvin Suggs1. Dave Goelz as Gonzo the Great, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Zoot, Beauregard, Waldorf, Kermit Moopet1. Bill Barretta as Rowlf the Dog, Swedish Chef, Dr. Teeth, Pep the King Prawn, Bobo the Bear, Mahna Mahna, Behemoth, Fozzie Moopet, Muppet Gary1. David Rudman as Scooter, Janice, Wayne, Miss Poogy1. Matt Vogel as Floyd Pepper, Camilla the Chicken, Sweetums, 8. Robot, Lew Zealand, Uncle Deadly, Crazy Harry, Rowlf Moopet1. Peter Linz as Walter1. Archival recordings of Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson and Richard Hunt can be heard in the film through The Muppet Show segments in the opening flashbacks. In his final Muppets performance, Nelson reprised his role from The Muppet Show as the announcer of the telethon. Cameo performanceseditRob Corddry, Billy Crystal, Ricky Gervais, Kathy Griffin, Sarah Hyland, Sterling Knight, Wanda Sykes, and Danny Trejo were featured in scenes that were removed from the final cut of the film. Corddry, Gervais, and Trejo would later appear in Muppets Most Wanted in different roles. ProductioneditDevelopmenteditIn 2. Jason Segel and Nicholas Stoller pitched a concept for a Muppets film to Walt Disney Studios executive vice president of production Karen Falk, and they were offered a deal to develop their script, with David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman of Mandeville Films producing. The news became public in March 2. Variety first reported that Disney had signed a deal with Segel and Stoller, with Segel and Stoller writing the script and Stoller directing.