News Update: August 8, 2014

AUGUST 8, 2014

Disney Movie Rewards recently hosted a session of "Ask Kermit" on their website, where Kermit answered questions from numerous fans who submitted. Check out the questions and answers and feel envious about not getting to ask Kermit.

Watch Kermit the Frog and Pepe the King Prawn talk to MTV about big summer movies, including Guardians of the Galaxy and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Pepe calls Mark Ruffalo "Mark Buffalo," so that's incredibly fun. Plus, an official invite for Rocket Raccoon to join the Muppets.

The Muppets, including Kermit, Miss Piggy, Pepe, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Beaker, Fozzie Bear, The Swedish Chef, and Statler and Waldorf took over The View on ABC today. As soon as video is available, we'll be sharing it here on The Muppet Mindset! So be on the lookout for that.

Episode 3 and Episode 4 of Disney Drive-On with The Muppets are now available for viewing on DisneyMoviesAnywhere.com! I haven't had a chance to watch them yet, but I can only assume they keep up the awesome quality of the first two episodes. Don't miss them! In Episode 3, Out to learn about animation and the Disney lot, Walter ends up descending far below the studio, and seemingly back in time as he comes face-to-face with a mysterious old animator from another era. And in Episode 4, While Kermit is away, Pepe sets out to hold auditions. Along the way, he and Walter encounter a variety of Muppets, as well as the very talented special guest, Zach Braff.

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News Update: August 1, 2014

AUGUST 1, 2014

Disney has been fast and loose in releasing previews of the Muppets Most Wanted Blu-ray Bonus Features. Last week, we got previews of Ricky Gervais' bloopers and Rizzo's letter to the filmmakers. This week, we get to see the entirety of the Statler and Waldorf Cut of the film. Check it out below!




Even more bonus features were shown off this week, with a preview of Tina Fey in the Muppets Most Wanted Blooper Reel. Watch the hilarity below!

According to sources, It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie is being released on Blu-ray on October 7th. The release is already available for pre-order on Amazon, but no details about bonus features, other than general "deleted scenes" and "bloopers." Presumably, these features will be exactly the same as the DVD release of the TV movie from a few years ago. It should also be noted that this release comes from NBC-Universal, not Disney, since NBC-U owns the rights to the TV movie.

This week, an enterprising Muppet fan, whose daughter is too young to go to San Diego Comic Con decided to bring Comic Con to her, by creating and performing his own panel featuring Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear. The picture is below, but be warned, you may explode from cuteness. (Thanks to our friends at ToughPigs.com for finding this amazing picture!)

Disney Videos Online has released a special Disney Channel segment featuring Kermit and Constantine. The segment, "10 in 60" challenges the two frogs to answer ten questions in 60 seconds or less. Check out the video below!



Disney has announced an upcoming new web series starring the Muppets. "Disney Drive-On with The Muppets" stars Walter and Pepe as they work on the Disney Studios lot. Apparently, six episodes of the series will be released very soon. According to our friend Peter Linz, these segments were filmed nearly two years ago, so it's fantastic that they've finally been released. The first full episode has been released and you can watch it right here, right now! UPDATE: The second episode can be watched on Disney Movies Anywhere!









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