"The Muppets" Teaser Poster

Again with the Pepe?

Here's what I can tell so far... Jason is clearly a classic Muppet fan, and made the movie specifically out of disdain for the theme movies (some of which don't really exist, I guess it was an exaggerated joke). As far as the movie goes, we got a leaked script, but that was years ago, and the first draft.

Now, a LOT of what goes into Muppets isn't exactly written down on script (Piggy's Karate chop, an iconic part of the character, was ALL improvised). So, I'm guessing that if they didn't write more for Pepe, Bill gave them some good Pepe moments that weren't written. And that doesn't count any extra feedback from any of the Muppet Studios employees or management.

now, I can see Pepe in a role more diminished than the last bunch of projects that featured him, but in the same token, we're clearly going to see more classic characters in roles bigger than they had in years. Plus, there's so dang many Muppets, and I have a feeling most of them will get big cameos. We can never know until we're seeing the film.

Well Jason has said that they went out and really tried to find some of the most obscrue Muppets and bring them back to life, so ethier way were in for one heck of a show!

Pepe for the win!

I mean *ahem* I'm sure that Pepe will have some sort of role, even if he's not actively in the movie, he will certainly be involved in the making-of's, 'Pepe's studio' style stuff and in the promotion in some way.

I'm really interested to know, is Topo Sticky in this film!

Agreed! Anyone who thinks that Pepe won't be in the new "Muppets" movie has obviously not been following along. It seems that Segel has taken on a more expansive view of the Muppets since embarking on this project. He's embraced a little bit of technology for the wide shots and broadened his scope for character inclusions. Yes, Pepe and every conceivable Muppet Segel and the writers could think of is going to be in the film. The only question is the size of Pepe's role. I have a feeling that no matter what's written in the screenplay, the prawn will ad-lib so many gems that they'll end up putting some of them in. Bill's can upstage with the best of the Muppeteers! I think even the controversial Clifford may make an appearance.

Now that we know that Disney and Henson have been playing especially nice these days and considering that the future of Henson's movie properties appear to be riding on the success of Disney's "Muppets" movie - I wonder if somehow we might actually get some Fraggle and Sesame cameos. I didn't think that was possible before now. It's not like I'm some delusional fanboy, but I do see a very slight chance of that possibility. Even though Disney and Henson want to distinguish their brands, this could actually give them the opportunity to do just that. There are ways to write-into the script how they're family but contributors to different studios. Who knows? Just a wild thought. One thing's for certain - it sure would be nice!

Love that teaser poster. Good thing my aunt works at a movie theater, I'll be hitting her up for that (she also gave me a Tangled poster.) Actually I already told her that I want those Muppet posters, .

The one thing I'm not holding my breath for is a cameo by any Non-Disney owned Muppet characters. Heck, I wouldn't expect Disney owned Bear in the Blue House (or anyone from there) to even poke their heads in. it would be great if Segal had the pull to do that, but the Kermit 10 second cameo in Elmo's World (of all places, right?) is as far as I could see the cross overs going. it would be great, but we shouldn't expect it.

I forgot about Bear.

Pertaining to the rest, I still see a possibility, but not a probability.

The only way Pepe isn't in the movie is if Disney completely dropped the ball and wasn't paying attention to the production and script at all--and we all know that isn't the case. Pepe has been in the fore-front right alongside Kermit since Disney took the reins... There's no way he's going to just disappear when their first major feature film comes up. Pepe will be there. In what capacity? Who knows. But he will be there. I'm not concerned about that. And Chase Beecher said on the Mindset that Clifford will be in the movie... and that was right after he spoke to Kevin Clash in person so I think there's a very good chance we'll see Clifford again. Which brings me to your next point...

I could honestly see that happening too, now. I don't know how plausible it is (like you said... possible but not probable), but I think if we were going to see a non-Disney-owned character it would be Elmo. We know Kevin was on set so it would make perfect sense. Oh, how I love these predictions! Gah! The trailer can NOT come soon enough!

I realize it'd be too expensive for actual cameos (most likely), but given the plot, it begs for ANY kind of Dinosaurs reference, even if it's something like this:

Bad Guy: YOU CAN'T STOP ME FROM DRILLING YOUR THEATER!

Muppets: Why not?

Bad Guy: BECAUSE WE SAY SO!

This is just so exciting and I brought up the Pepe tyhing just to change the subject of the soaps.

I sort of wish the poster included more characters, but it seems the point of this poster is to show a few characters in full-body shots; Too many characters could cause some legs to be blocked (unless they were lined-up). I'd have preferred to have seen the whole Electric Mayhem than just Animal on the poster (I felt the same way regarding Animal's big role in MFS). I think it would have been better if they put Scooter or Rowlf on the poster instead.

I'm sort of hoping there'll be a poster filled with Muppets, like that one 30-character puzzle released in 2003 (and I know there was a calanedar with a similar image but more characters).

I've just been thinking, if they could get permission to include a Fraggle cameo, it'd be funny if one of the Fraggles would lament over there still not being a Fraggle Rock movie.

Check out the hi-res image...
http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/_...et/images/b/b9/TheMuppets-teaserposter01a.jpg

Unbelievably gorgeous. Just zooming into that and seeing Kermit's face... WOW. Amazing. Also... if you crop the Muppets out wide enough it makes an AMAZING desktop background. Just sayin'.

I didn't want this thread to get sidetracked with soap talk either (there's other places/existing threads for that) - a couple people took my mention of my taking part in the Disney boycott (which i've mentioned before/elsewhere) and springboarded on it...but the MAIN point of my original question was glossed over: does anyone have any experience talking to a theatre owner/usher into letting them in to watch a trailer without staying/paying for the movie that follows it?

And if i was a Pepe fan (which i am) - i wouldn't worry. In early drafts of the script, his role was small but the moments he appears/has lines are all classic so he may not eat up screen time, but he'll be memorable (quality over quantity). And as others have said, the liklihood is high that his part got expanded more with subsequent drafts/filming.

Heck, (even though there'll probably be a rehaul before the movie) muppets.com still showcases Pepe as being among the Main Six - the characters that have their own "room" (section) so i just don't see him being too left out.

...i wouldn't place any bets on Topo Sticky though...

As per SST/Fraggle cameos, i don't see it this time around but after this movie has achieved its purpose of reestablishing the brand (as its distinctive family of characters), i see such cameos as a very real possibility in whatever movie/major project comes next.

Maybe you could pay and then after seeing the movie, leave and tell the manager you for some reason have to leave before it starts. I don't know if you'll get a refund, a coupon for a free ticket, or what (and right now I can't think of any excuses to leave early).

I have a tendency to mix up PotC (Pirates of the Carribean) and PotDC (Power of the Dark Crystal) - one of those "You Know You're an Obsessed Muppet Freak When..." things.

Regarding the teaser poster-- Eh. It's ok. Nothing to get excited about.

Not sure if I'll bother seeing this movie in the theater, or if I'll just wait for it to come on tv. There hasn't really been any particularly good muppet stuff in quite a long time, so I'm not feeling overly optimistic about this. And considering how expensive movies are these days, I want to feel pretty confident that I'll enjoy something before I'll buy a ticket to see it.

I am curious to see how well this movie does in terms of sales. My gut feeling is that it will just do okay. I really think the muppets have been out of the limelight for too long to generate much excitement in today's world. But then again, a lot of people my age, who grew up with the muppets, now have kids of their own, so they might want to take their kids to see it. On the other hand, a lot of people that I know think the muppets basically died with Henson, and they haven't been much interested in the stuff that came after. And will little kids be interested in muppet stuff that doesn't include Elmo? It'll definitely be interesting to see how this all plays out.

No offense, but that's an incredible cop out.

Waiting for TV is just cheap and lazy and the reason why crappy movies keep getting made. It's 10 lousy bucks, you can skip the coffee for 2 days and you'll have the price of a ticket. Sneak some dang candy in. We need EVERYONE we can get to see this so the BO does well. The better this project does, the more Muppet stuff we'll see, classic and current. if anyone wants the last 2 seasons of the Muppet show to come out, I'm sure that they'd potentially get connected to how well this one does.

The reason why we had lousy products is that we had people who didn't really seem to care behind them to some aspect. We got a fan, a CLASSIC fan, doing the film... a film he proposed TO Disney himself after the making of Forgetting Sarah Marshall. What's not exciting about that? How about the fact they're not ripping plots from old books this time? That last one should have everyone screaming to go to the theater.

agreed this movie is a big comeback for the muppets their first cinema release since 1999 and i would not wait one year waiting for to surface to tv or months for dvd for example when star wars 3 came out i went cause i was a star wars fan at the time when disney cars came out i went and saw that and now that iam back into the muppets and hopefully going to stay a fan now forever even if i was snowed in i would not pass up the oppertunity to go and see this even it is in february 2012 for us

Any fan knows that the Muppets have always been a collaborative effort. Jim was the head frog, but the Muppets did not die with him. They've just been lost for a little while.

What a pessimistic jerky statement a few posts back! I follow the movies, properties and box office trends too, but I'm also a fan who wants the Muppets do well and there's no indication that they won't. Maybe one should wait until at least seeing a trailer before assuming anything. What a fair-weathered fan.

Don't pee in my cornflakes!