Disney has decided that audiences will see the new Muppet movie a month earlier than originally reported.
The House of Mouse moved the opening of the still untitled Muppet movie to November of 2011 instead of December.
The film will open Wednesday, November 23 (when we should all be celebrating the anniversary of the greatest science-fiction show of all time!) instead of Sunday, December 25. The studio hopes to cash in on the Thanksgiving weekend and the weeks following it.
“Disney has had incredible success opening films over the Thanksgiving weekend, and thanks to Tangled, we have the top three Thanksgiving openers of all time,” Disney distribution head Chuck Viane said.
Starring in the film along with the usual Muppets cast will be Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper and Rashida Jones. The movie also will feature cameos by Alan Arkin, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Billy Crystal and Wanda Sykes.
Now shooting in Los Angeles, Muppets was written by Segel and Nicholas Stoller and is directed by James Bobin.
Let’s see, will I not go to this film on Thanksgiving next year, or just not go see it at all? Tough question.
“longest running” != “greatest”
The best so far has been Muppet Treasure Island!
Muppet Wizard of Oz was terrible!