Watch 20 Minutes Of 'Muppets Most Wanted' Behind The Scenes Footage
You all know how much I love watching behind the scenes footage. I'm the one often posting dumps of b-roll set footage on /Film. Well the only thing that beats behind the scenes set footage, and that is behind the scenes Muppets footage. After the jump you can watch 20 minutes of Muppets Most Wanted behind the scenes footage. There's nothing better than watching the Muppeteers performing the Muppets in character on set, improving in between takes and playing off the moment.
The following Muppets Most Wanted behind the scenes footage b-roll comes from Trailer Addict. Please be warned that the footage is taken from all portions of the movie and probably contains spoilers:
Official details from Disney:
Disney's "Muppets Most Wanted" takes the entire Muppets gang on a global tour, selling out grand theaters in some of Europe's most exciting destinations, including Berlin, Madrid, Dublin and London. But mayhem follows the Muppets overseas, as they find themselves unwittingly entangled in an international crime caper headed by Constantine—the World's Number One Criminal and a dead ringer for Kermit the Frog—and his dastardly sidekick Dominic, aka Number Two, portrayed by Ricky Gervais. The film stars Tina Fey as Nadya, a feisty prison guard, and Ty Burrell as Interpol agent Jean Pierre Napoleon.
Disney's "Muppets Most Wanted" is directed by James Bobin and produced by David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman. Bobin wrote the screenplay with Nicholas Stoller, who is also executive producer with John G. Scotti. Featuring music from Academy Award®-winning songwriter Bret McKenzie, "Muppets Most Wanted" hits the big screen March 21, 2014.
Starring Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell and Tina Fey, Disney's "Muppets Most Wanted" takes the entire Muppets gang on a global tour where they find themselves unwittingly entangled in an international crime caper.
NOTES:
· Director James Bobin returns to Muppets mania. For his work as Disney's "The Muppets" director, Bobin was nominated for BAFTA (Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer). He co-created HBO's "Flight of the Conchords," which he wrote, directed and exec produced.
· Bret McKenzie, who won an Oscar® for best original song for "Man or Muppet," returns to the Muppets stage as music supervisor. McKenzie created, co-wrote, executive produced and starred in the hit HBO television series "Flight of the Conchords."
· Ricky Gervais is the creator of "Derek" and the Golden Globe®- and Emmy®-winning series "The Office" and "Extras."
· Ty Burrell is an Emmy® Award winner for his role in TV's "Modern Family."
· Tina Fey is a Golden Globe®-, Emmy®- and SAG Award®-winning actress and writer Tina Fey ("30 Rock," "Mean Girls," "Date Night").
· In the grand tradition of the Muppets, the film features a host of cool cameos. Revealed so far are Danny Trejo, Tom Hiddleston, Celine Dion, Salma Hayek, P Diddy, Christoph Waltz and Ross Lynch.