As big of a fan of the Muppets as I am, I must admit to being a bit underwhelmed by the teaser trailer for Muppets Most Wanted that debuted this past week. Thankfully though, the footage shown at D23 today was far better and offered plenty of reasons to think that this will be another funny and satisfying movie for the Muppets, following their great return in the 2011 movie.
A trailer/sizzle reel explained the storyline, as we are told about a master criminal who has stolen the greatest treasures, escaped the greatest prisons "and bares a strong resemblance to someone you know," as we see this criminal, Constantine... looks just like Kermit the Frog! The montage that follows showed Ty Burrell as an Inspector Clouseau-like, French Interpol agent who has an hilarious face off with Sam the Eagle, as both try to outdo each other by pulling out increasingly large badges. Muppet fans may recall Danny Trejo was in some trailers for the last movie, in a scene inside a prison that was cut. Well, Trejo is in this film – in a scene set, yes, inside a prison, where he's joined by Kermit, and declares, "the frog's got cojones!" We see Tina Fey, as the prison guard, slam a cell door shut and yell, "Lights out" as she storms away – putting the entire prison block into darkness and causing her to yell out and scream, "I can't see anything!" The lights come back on to reveal she's fallen over.
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