Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Muppets sequel gets an official title plus first stills.

Disney announced today the official title of the new Muppets movie which will be called "The Muppets....Again." This movie puts the Muppets in London as they're famous again after the first movie and are touring Europe. However, Constantine, the World's Number One Criminal is pursuing them, along with his henchman, played by Ricky Gervais. To make things worse, Constantine is Kermit's doppelganger.

Besides Gervais the movie will also feature Tina Fey and Ty Burrell. Also, Brett McKenzie returns to write new songs for the movie, after winning an Oscar for the first movie's "Man or Muppet" song.

The movie is slated for a March 21, 2014 (US) release.

Disney also released the first stills of the movie, Enjoy.





The Great Cookie caper?

A German bakery based in Hannover had the proud distinction of advertising its store with a real golden cookie in the display. All was well untill yesterday, when it was stolen.



The suspect is none other than a man in a Cookie Monster costume.Along with a picture of the would-be Cookie Monster posing with the golden cookie the German police received a ransom letter in which the cookie thief demands that cookies will be delivered to a German children's hospital. The baker has issued a 1000 Euro reward for information that will lead to the return of the golden cookie.