But its a new spin on the muppets, which the actor stars in and cowrote with marshall director nicholas stoller, that segel. What other possible conclusion could one reasonably draw from the 31yearolds body of work. Dec 20, 2011 song man or muppet from the muppetssoundtrack version artist jason segel, walter. The film was directed by james bobin in his directorial debut, written by jason segel and nicholas stoller, produced by david hoberman and todd lieberman and starred segel, amy adams, chris cooper, and rashida jones, as well as muppet performers steve whitmire, eric jacobson, dave goelz. Becoming a judd apatow protege, starring in the longrunning sitcom how i met your mother and penning forgetting sarah marshall, in which he also starred and, yes, bared all. A young fan named walter actually a muppet himself visits the studio with his brother gary jason segel and garys longtime girlfriend mary amy adams, to fulfill a lifetime dream. After filming, jason segel received a muppet version of. Bret mckenzie winning an academy award for man or muppet in the category best song the muppets is the muppets seventh feature film, released in 2011. Forgetting sarah marshall is a romantic comedy, directed by nick stoller and produced by judd apatow, focusing on struggling musician peter bretter jason segel. Muppets brings out the puppet geek in jason segel mtv. The muppet movie turns 40, but the muppets recent misfires on the. All rights belong to walt disney picturesumg and any related parties. Screenwriters nick stoller and jason segel who also stars allowed no cynicism to taint the muppets, which was directed by james bobin of flight of the conchords fame. Muppet domination continues with a hilarious new movie from walt disney studios.
Gary jason segel and walter voiced by peter linz arent just brothers. Walter is a muppet character first introduced in the muppets. Segel subsuquently achieved broader recognition for his longrunning performance as marshall on the beloved sitcom how i met your mother. To celebrate the release of the muppets on bluray and dvd, jason segel, kermit, miss piggy and the rest of the crew have. Well, i dont want to point any fingers, but a new approach has been taken that the muppets were some sort of novelty act, said segel. Dec 06, 2010 paul rudd will not be in the upcoming muppets movie. Muppets underwater is a nonexistent muppet film often cited by jason segel as the type of film he was trying to get the muppet franchise away from when he and nick stoller were developing the 2011 film the muppets. The muppets is a 2011 american musical comedy film and the seventh theatrical film featuring the muppets. Nov 07, 2010 the first photo has arrived from the set of the greatest muppet movie ever made. Nov 22, 2011 jason segel the muppets interview part 1. Jason segel brings the muppets back to the big screen. He is sweet, slightly naive, and lacking selfconfidence. Segel says he shed a tear or two when he saw kermit read his lines for the first.
The actor reveals that he wont be cowriting or starring in a sequel to the muppets. Original motion picture soundtrack lifes a happy song music and lyrics by bret mckenzie. Now the actor is turning his attention to bringing the muppets back to the big screen in a film that hes also writing and starring in entitled, the greatest muppet movie. Was there any lesserknown muppets you tried to get in the movie. Jason segel as gary, walters human brother and a fan of the muppets. Jason segel on the muppets cameos and why you dont. Jason segel celebrity profile check out the latest jason segel photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Jason segel has found his rainbow connection with disneys upcoming muppet movie. Jason segel, academy awardr nominee amy adams best performance by an actress in a supporting role, junebug, doubt, the fighter and academy award winner chris cooper best performance by an actor in a supporting role, adaptation join everyones favorite muppets and an allstar celebrity. But i dont want to go on about it like a sourpuss and hurt the movie. I reflect on my reflection and i ask myself the question whats the right direction to go. New movie brings lovable faces back to silver screen actor and muppet enthusiast wrote the new muppet movie. Jason segel has already had a number of high points in his young career.
Song man or muppet from the muppets soundtrack version artist jason segel, walter. The new muppet movie, written by nick stoller and jason segel who also stars, has been slapped with a new title. Jason segel has proved hes a comedic force to be reckoned with not only for his sitcom, but for a string of successful films such as the recent hit i love you man and 2008s forgetting sarah marshall, which he also wrote. Jason segel, academy award nominee amy adams best performance by an actress in a supporting role, junebug, doubt, the fighter and academy award winner chris cooper best performance by an actor in a supporting role, adaptation join everyones favorite muppets. Paul rudd not in the new muppets movie after all collider. The muppets lifes a happy song official lyric music. Jason segel to star as human lead in muppet movie jason segel has found his rainbow connection with disneys upcoming muppet movie. When we reported last week that forgetting sarah marshall director nick stoller and writerstar jason. Jason segel on the muppets, scaring babies, and wearing a. Jason segel is starring in the film and also cowrote the script with forgetting sarah marshall director nicholas stoller, who also wrote and directed get him to the greek. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. His mother is of english, scottish, and irish ancestry, and.
In the film, walter and gary set out to reunite the muppets to help save muppet studios. Nicholas stoller made his directorial debut with the raunchy 2008 comedy forgetting sarah marshall, which starred jason segel as a guy who. Nov 08, 2011 in the muppets movie, the muppets biggest fan walter, a puppet, his brother gary jason segel, and his brothers girlfriend mary amy adams join forces with kermit the frog to reunite. Hes best known for his work on television on the series freaks and geeks and how i met your mother costarring with neil patrick harris. And and bringing company back to the big screens for the first time in.
The website, peters antisarah blog, features a link to the muppet fansite. A muppet fanatic with some help from his 2 human compatriots must regroup the muppet gang to stop an avaricious oil mogul from taking down one of their precious lifelonging treasures. Watch saturday night live highlight jason segel and muppets monologue on. Jason segel on the muppets cameos and why you dont mention puppets in a muppet movie posted by rick marshall on november 22nd kermit the frog, miss piggy, and the rest of the muppets return to the big screen this week in their first theatrical release since 1999s muppets from space. I thought segels charm and upbeat personality suited him extremely well for a starring role in a muppets movie, and while im certainly sad that. Official trailer the muppets 2011 the muppets youtube. He went on to establish a film comedy career, notably. Disneys new muppet film has the working title the cheapest muppet movie ever made. I do not do any full frontal nudity, vowed the writeractor who famously endured. Jason seagall and amy adams keep things human and heartfelt, propelling the movie along with their delightful song and dance numbers, such as the hilarious me party. Jason segel, academy awardnominee amy adams and academy awardwinner chris cooper join everyones favorite. Disney enlisted jason segel, the star of forgetting sarah marshall, and that movies director, nicholas stoller, as screenwriters. He is now officially staring in the film as the human lead. The greatest muppet movie ever made movie image amy.
Jason segel, academy awardr nominee amy adams best performance by an actress in a supporting role, junebug, doubt, the fighter and academy award winner chris cooper best performance by an actor in a supporting role, adaptation join everyones favorite muppets and an allstar celebrity cast in a comic adventure for the whole family. The original movies, the muppets are all treated like theyre actors in the movie. Kermit the frog, miss piggy, fozzie bear and the rest of the cast have all scattered to individual pursuits. Walter lives with his brother gary, and both of them are huge muppet fans.
Jason segel made a promise about his new movie the muppets. Transcript for jason segel brings back the muppets behind the movie is jason segal. The movie starts off with jeffs declaration of love for signs. Mar 04, 2012 jason segel wont write or star in the muppets sequel. Actors amy adams and jason segel were asked to operate some of the muppets in the film.
Jason segel, academy awardr nominee amy adams best performance. Mar, 2012 muppet domination continues with a hilarious new movie from walt disney studios. He is best known for his role as marshall eriksen in the cbs sitcom how i met your mother, as well as for his work with producer judd apatow on the television series freaks and geeks and undeclared, and for the critically and commercially successful comedies he has. The script was written by jason segel and nicholas stoller, the writerdirector team behind the 2008 film forgetting sarah marshall. The greatest muppet movie of all time by jason segel and nicholas stoller 103009. Academy award winning movie about a muppet fan getting the gang back together in order to stop an oil moguls evil plan. A lot of the guys from the old muppet show, some of. Were bringing out a lot of muppets from the archives. The greatest muppet movie of all time by jason segel and. Feb 04, 2012 so jason segel, are you a man or a muppet.
Segel who will star in the movie is attempting to reboot the muppet franchise with a nod to the earlier films like the muppets take manhattan. After filming, jason segel received a muppet version of himself from the filmmakers. The film stars jason segel, amy adams, chris cooper, rashida jones, and zach galifianakis. The cowriter and star of the muppets, jason segel, sits down with us to talk about the creation of a new muppet, frogging up, and the overwhelmingly positive response to the film, even after frank ozs criticism. Jason segel, the unlikely hero behind the new muppet movie wired. The muppets by james bobin james bobin, jason segel, amy.
Throughout 2008, while doing publicity for his films forgetting sarah marshall and i love you, man, segel often mentioned the fictional filmoccasionally along with such other. Nov 20, 2012 the muppets music video man or muppet 2011 jason segel movie hd with the help of three fans, the muppets must reunite to save their old theater from a greedy oil tycoon. He went on to establish a film comedy career, notably in forgetting sarah marshall, where he performed puppet characters created by jim hensons creature. The greatest muppet movie ever made movie image amy adams. Making the muppets movie was dream come true the filmmakers behind forgetting sarah marshall have teamed up to create a new muppet movie. In the muppets movie, the muppets biggest fan walter, a puppet, his brother gary jason segel, and his brothers girlfriend mary amy. Jason segel, academy awardnominee amy adams and academy awardwinner chris cooper join everyones favorite muppets and an allstar celebrity cast in a comic adventure for the whole family.
Jason segel has found his rainbow connection with disneys muppets movie, signing to star as the human lead. The films publicity campaign created several fictional websites to promote the movie. Jason segel is starring in the film and also cowrote the script with forgetting sarah marshall director nicholas. After celebrity girlfriend sarah marshall kristen bell dumps him, peter goes to hawaii to forget, but cant get away from her, finally finding a new love in hotel employee rachel mila kunis. Jason segel, the unlikely hero behind the new muppet movie. Highly recommended to all fans of jim henson and the muppets and be sure to check out the blooper reel. To resurrect the franchise, disney enlisted jason segel, the star of forgetting sarah marshall, and that movie s director, nicholas stoller, as screenwriters. Posted on tuesday, march 18th, 2008 by peter sciretta. We set out to make a muppet movie that harkened back to the late70s and early80s muppets that we grew up with, says jason segel. His mother is of english, scottish, and irish ancestry, and his father is of ashkenazi jewish descent.
Licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of walt disney records. Jason segel interview about the new muppets movie popsugar. Jason segel, walter man or muppet from the muppets. Jason segel confirms he wont write or star in the muppets sequel. Jason segel says a few words to introduce the muppets at a private screening in new york last night. In fact, part of what makes the muppets so successful is the honesty of its premise. Jason segel has also been working on the script since 2008. Jason segel talks new muppet movie muppet geek, segel knows where the recent films like muppets from space went wrong. He also played jason in the bigscreen feature knocked up.
Sep 11, 2009 disney and jason segel plan to make the cheapest muppet movie ever made. The muppets lifes a happy song official lyric music video. Amy adams as mary, an elementary school teacher and garys longtime. With amy adams, jason segel, chris cooper, rashida jones. Hes best known for his work on television on the series. The script has been written by jason segel and nick stoller, the writerdirector team behind the 2008 film forgetting sarah marshall. Disney and jason segel plan to make the cheapest muppet movie. Jason segel as peter bretter kristen bell as sarah marshall mila kunis as rachel jansen russell brand as aldous snow bill hader as brian bretter. Thanks to 2011s the muppets, costarring jason segel, characters. The cowriter and star of the muppets, jason segel, sits down with us to talk about the creation of a new muppet, frogging up, and the overwhelmingly positive response to. Im the official sequel to the muppet movie the original one, the good one. Jason segel, the unlikely hero behind the new muppet movie jason segel has a filthy sewer of a mind. The muppets is a 2011 american musical comedy film and the seventh theatrical film featuring.
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