The Muppets (2011)

Nicholas Stoller Talks THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT, Deleted Scenes, THE MUPPETS Sequel, and More

Opening this Friday, April 27th is director Nicholas Stoller’s comedy The Five-Year Engagement.  The film reunites Stoller with his Forgetting Sarah Marshall star Jason Segel and follows a couple (played by Segel and Emily Blunt) through the ups and downs of their extended engagement.  The excellent ensemble cast also includes Chris Pratt, Alison Brie, Rhys Ifans, David Paymer, Mimi Kennedy, Jacki Weaver, Jim Piddock, Kevin Hart, Brian Posehn and Mindy Kaling. I got to visit the set earlier this year where I previously spoke with Stoller and producer Rodney Rothman, but recently I sat down with Stoller again to talk about the film and much more.  During the course of our interview, Stoller talked about how well women have been responding to the movie, basing the characters on real life people, improv vs. sticking to the script, whether he’ll release an extended director’s cut on the Bl (Read More)

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Sequel Bits: No, Jason Segel Won’t Cameo in ‘The Muppets 2', Plus: ‘Expendables 2', ‘Star Trek 2', ‘Bill & Ted 3', ‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’

So it looks like Jason Segel won't be a part of that Muppets sequel after all &#8212 for real this time, straight from the star/producer/co-writer's mouth. Also after the jump: The Grim Reaper wants in on Bill &#38 Ted 3 Star Trek 2&#8216s Alice Eve has been spending a suspicious amount of time in the ...

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New details of Muppets sequel emerge

The next The Muppets film might be with us as early as next year, and is set to follow in the spirit of The Great Muppet Caper… The story so far on The Muppets follow-up, then. Jason Segel isnt going to be writing this time, having decided to pursue other projects, given than he put five years, on and off, into making the last film happen. Disney still wants another film, though, and thus the co-writer of the last one, Nicholas Stoller, will team with its director, James Bobin, to pen the script for the next film. Bobin is expected to direct again, too. And wed cry big grown-up tears if Bret McKenzie wasnt re-recruited on music duties. Stoller also has another film on his plate, though, having reteamed with Jason Segel for The Five Year Engagement , due this summer. And as part of his promotional work for that, Stoller has been chatting to Collider about what we can e (Read More)

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