Walt Disney Pictures just sent over a batch of 11 new images, a new poster and a banner for The Muppets, which is set to hit theaters on November 23, 2011 and the one thing I am beginning to wonder about this film is how do you balance out the Muppet to human factor in this flick?
I haven’t seen a Muppets movie for a very long time, but I seem to remember they were largely Muppet-based films, with human interaction kept at a minimum, but based on these images it seems the human characters have just as large a role as their Muppet counterparts. A similar question was raised when it comes to the Transformers franchise and where do you draw the line at how much of the film focuses on the alien robots and how much do you focus on Sam Witwicky? Just a thought.
Have a look at the 11 new images and new banner above and the new poster below or click here to browse my complete Muppets gallery of 17 total images.
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.
