The latter half of 1969 was a time of great turmoil in this country: civil rights issues were coming to a boil, Vietnam had proven to be a costly and foolhardy intervention, and the youth were in open revolt against the establishment culture of post-WWII America. Still, two things occurred during that period of time […]
We all expected that perhaps the felt-friends were destined to end up on Disney+, and that may yet be the case.[caption id="attachment_983501" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Kermit the FrogPhoto courtesy of Mr Frog and ABC[/caption]According to The Splash Report (who /Film says are mostly reliable for such sources), a The Muppets show is heading to the House of[...]
Case in point? Kermit (Matt Daner) and Fozzie's (Eric Bauza) ability to amp up the drama on something as simple as "Show-n-Tell" when they can't decided on which game is their favorite; as you can see from the preview released by Disney Junior.The new series features the adventures of Kermit (Daner), Piggy (Melanie Harrison), Gonzo[...]
ET; and also on the DisneyNOW app.The new series features the adventures of Kermit (Matt Daner), Piggy (Melanie Harrison), Gonzo (Ben Diskin), Fozzie (Eric Bauza), and Animal (Dee Bradley Baker) - with the addition of purple penguin Summer (Jessica DiCicco) - all under the somewhat watchful eye of Nanny (Jenny Slate).
"Summer is kind of our art[...]
To that end, sources have told The Hollywood Reporter exclusively that The Muppets would be getting their second reboot in the past four years as part of the new service's programming slate; and that Disney is actively searching for a writer with a new take.The Muppets Studio was acquired by Disney in 2004, but it[...]
Following the sudden firing of Steve Whitmire, the longtime voice of Kermit the Frog for The Muppets, new Kermit voice actor Matt Vogel has finally made his first appearance in a new online video.Whitmire, who worked with The Muppets since 1978, took over as the voice of Kermit after Jim Henson's death When Vogel was[...]
As The Felt Turns? Sesame Street 90210? 'Animal' Kingdom?Only days after the surprise announcement that Kermit the Frog puppeteer Steve Whitmire would be parting ways with Muppets Studio after nearly three decades of voicing the character, he's taken to his personal blog to set the record straight Whitmire writes that he was fired unexpectedly by[...]
If the next time you hear Kermit the Frog he sounds a little different, you're not imaging things: long-time puppeteer Steve Whitmire, whose been working with The Muppets since the The Muppet Show in the late '70's, is reportedly no longer working with Muppets Studio Muppet fan site Tough Pigs reached out to the company[...]
But it brings back all of the Muppets from Kermit, Fozzy, Gonzo to Beeker, Dr Bunson Honeydew and the Swedish Chef.I think folks tuning in expecting the old variety show are going to be in for a big surprise.[youtube]https://youtu.be/pfJkusicBa4[/youtube] ABC is bringing back the Muppets to prime time..[...]
In fact, according to Kermit and Miss Piggy, they even went so far as to use a puppet in one scene Wow.That and other revelations as I, continuing my incredible stretch of Muppet privilege, get to speak to Kermit and Piggy once again.[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhwoesva8wk[/youtube]The rumour that they burst at the end came from a pretty reputable[...]
Kermit has an evil doppelganger in the new Muppets film, the explosives-loving master criminal, Constantine Here he is pitching a plan to his number two, Dominic Badguy.[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46S8FZmSJZk[/youtube]Ricky Gervais might have the white tux, but it's Kermit the Frog who gets to do the James Bond business in Muppets Most Wanted[...]
Whoever designed these posters for Muppets Most Wanted was likely inspired by the tender little bit in the film where Fozzie says "Kermit, you were like James Bond back there." You might remember it from the trailer.Or maybe they've been looking through our secret files and were inspired by the comments of production designer Eve[...]
There's a part of me that doesn't want to watch any clips from Muppets Most Wanted until I can sit down and see the whole film again. There's another part of me that just clicked play already.
We've got some tickets for a very early screening of Muppets Most Wanted in London on Sunday February 23rd. That's over a month before the film's UK release.
Now I've heard Constantine mangling Kermitisms like that, I'm not sure who sounds like who any more.There's a clear shot of Dominic Badguy's business card in the Muppets Most Wanted trailer, and on that card are a number and a website address.The number.. leads nowhere But the website.. has a different number on it,[...]
That was almost a year ago, but I've been excited by the possibility all the while.Even something as stripped down as a press conference with Piggy and Kermit commanded a room full of jaded hacks when the last Muppets threw a junket here in the UK I can't even imagine how joyful a full-on show[...]
HeroesCon has delivered some excellent sketches and commissions, here are some highlights, along with other comic and comic-related artwork from around the net, including some excellent sketches from HeroesCon.Thanks to G for pointing us to this Kermit Drive By by Alec.G also pointed us to The Runaway, via Indiana Jones by Rabitooth.Becky Cloonan sketches Belit[...]
