Ryan Dosier - A recent trend of ours since 2011 has been doing shot-by-shot breakdowns of new trailers for Muppet movies. The trailers for
Muppets Most Wanted will be no different! Yesterday three trailers were released, two pretty similar and one vastly different. It's going to take two separate posts to get through them all. Today we breakdown the domestic trailer and the slightly different Australian trailer! Enjoy!
Ooh, security camera footage, a dark prison, and... a kung fu frog?! The puppetry in this shot is amazing--nay, the pupetry in this movie is amazing!
Our first chance to hear Constantine's voice! He's performed by Matt Vogel! His voice is outstanding! "It's not easy being mean." How can you not love this?!
This gag with Fozzie and Walter is fantastic. Also, read the headlines on this newspaper, including "Leprechaun missing since he got lost."
"Whoa!! What'd you do with Kermit?!"
"Kermit, you must join the Dark Side."
I really, really love this shot. Plus, that's a clip of Jim Henson's Kermit in a clip that I believe is from
The Muppets Valentine Show. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong!
Constantine is already hysterical. His face movements when he's trying to emulate Kermit here are fantastic.
Is this the Muppet Theater again? Or just some random theater abroad? My guess is the second. It's also nice to see Watler in his blue suit!
Foo-Foo!!
Matt Vogel's impression of Constantine impersonating Kermit. Mind blowing.
I have a lot of favorite shots in this trailer... but this might be my number one. Just
look at it! Lips! Marvin Suggs! Thog! Animal hanging upside down and playing the drums! Magnificent.
I adore Gonzo's red stunt outfit here. And how appropriate that it's red for his Indoor Running of the Bulls stunt--which I can only assume he performs in Spain.
The aforementioned Indoor Running of the Bulls...
And the lovely Salma Hayek being tormented by something. Based on her outfit (similar to Gonzo's) and the chicken behind her, I assume she's the guest star for the Muppets' show in Spain and is unwittingly part of Gonzo's act.
Poor Scooter. But also note Link Hogthrob in the background wearing a sombrero.
I adore this shot too! Notice Pepe and Rizzo mixed in with the whole gang again--finally. Also Behemoth! And Piggy's hair is wonderful.
If you haven't already, click on this picture to make it bigger and call this number and go to this website. You won't be disappointed!
Explosions?! This is going to be the most action-heavy Muppet movie yet. It's clearly a parody of international spy thrillers and I love, love, love that.
Let's play spot the cameos! We've got Danny Trejo, Ray Liotta, and WWE's Hornswoggle (great friend of the blog). Plus, do I spy
Flight of the Conchord's Jemaine Clement in there somewhere?
Beaker what are you doing?! A metal containment case? An explosive cupcake? Awesome.
Love. LOVE.
Rizzo and Pepe and 80s Robot front and center!
One: Piggy's hair and outfit. The pig is stylish all throughout this thing! Two: I love Rizzo just chilling back there!
Well this scene looks outstanding! Piggy and Constantine dancing on some elaborate set in period costumes? Sold.
And Rizzo
gets a line in the trailer!! That's already one more line than he had in
The Muppets! This movie is giving us everything!
I'm going to go ahead and guess that this shot is from Ricky and Constantine's duet "I'm Number One, You're Number Two." But look at how Constantine is holding on to Ricky. No sign of puppeteer whatsoever. Amazing!
Ty Burrell's tiny car is probably going to be the biggest star to come from this movie.
Yes, that's Celine Dion singing with Miss Piggy. In black and white.
If you're on Tumblr then you already know this is Tom Hiddleston. What you might not know is that he's playing a character called The Great Escapo. The signage behind him reads "Annual Revue Show (Don't Riot)." Does this mean The Great Escapo is in the Gulag prison with Kermit?
That's Stanley Tucci! Noted character actor seen in
The Hunger Games,
The Lovely Bones,
Easy A, and countless other films.
WHAT?! It's the return of Zach Galifianakis as Hobo Joe, the scene stealer from
The Muppets! Hugely exciting.
Christoph Waltz, two-time Academy Award winning actor in
Inglorious Basterds and
Django Unchained. He seems to really love Sweetums!
That's Ray Liotta, best known for his role in
Muppets From Space!
Always great to see Statler and Waldorf hanging around.
Good ol' Danny Trejo is already in two different shots in this trailer... so hopefully he won't get cut this time. His "Wocka wocka" bit in the trailer had me cracking up.
Look at this!! Astounding. What they can't do these days...
And now comes a sequence of shots of my favorite scene from the trailer. This hugely epic helicopter scene is bound to be a major, major highlight of the movie. I spy Lew Zealand, Janice, Floyd, Rowlf, and many others.
Honestly, this movie just looks so immensely
cinematic. Where else but a major motion picture will you see something like this? Major, major props to director James Bobin for realizing this already incredible scene.
Remember what I said about cinematic? Holy Henson!!!
This shot was only in the Australian trailer, but we see Kermit and Fozzie stealing the Interpol car in what I can only describe as "Flintstoning."
Run, Muppets, run! Also I see Wanda in the back there.
"Use the Force, Walter." Yes, that's two Star Wars references in one post. I just love this shot!
The best. I love when Kermit's face gets squished. Or is this Constantine??
Ah, the eternal struggle of international relations. When Ty Burrell rips his shirt open to show off his badge I couldn't stop laughing.
Well there you have it, Muppet fans! You can watch the entire trailer again below.
The Muppet Mindset by Ryan Dosier, muppetmindset@gmail.com
