Meet Bret McKenzie, the Man Behind the Muppet Music #MuppetsMostWantedEvent

The Muppets just wouldn’t be the Muppets without music. Singing and dancing is what made them so popular in the first place, so it goes without saying, that their latest movie Muppets Most Wanted is chock full of all-new terriffic toe-tapping tunes! Muppet Music Master Bret McKenzie is back in the conductor’s chair this go round. His work on 2011’s The Muppets was so inspirational and celebrational that Bret actually won an Oscar for his …

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Muppets Most Wanted Director James Bobin on Filming a Sequel, Huggability and Avoiding Sweden #MuppetsMostWantedEvent

James Bobin Director #MuppetsMostWantedEvent

He may not be as big a name as Spielberg, Lucas or Scorsese, but to me, James Bobin has them all beat. The English-born director is responsible for bringing back one of the greatest families of all time to the big screen: The Muppets. Bobin, who directed 2011’s The Muppets, is back for a second helping with Disney’s Muppets Most Wanted, this time adding a co-writing credit to his directing duties. I had the pleasure …

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Muppets Most Wanted Brings the Laughs to an All-New Global High – #MuppetsMostWantedEvent

It’s tough being a sequel in Hollywood. Sure you’ve got a built-in audience, but you also have crazy high expectations and generally get churned out quickly for big bucks all at the expense of a solid story. In the history of awesometastic movies, it’s rare that a sequel isn’t just good but better than the original. A few notable exceptions include The Empire Strikes Back, Superman II and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. …

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I’m Going to Los Angeles in March to Meet the Muppets and Captain America! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!

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UPDATE: I’ve completed my #MuppetsMostWanted Blogging Adventure, so as I post new articles about everything, I’ll be adding the new links into this original post below. This week, I got the greatest email of my life. (Good thing my marriage proposal and kids being born weren’t done by email or I’d be in hot water for that comment.) It was from the awesome folks over at Disney. And it was a very special invitation. I …

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