Well, I had been hoping a new Muppet movie was in the works, but an adult-oriented puppet movie in the film noir genre was not exactly what I was looking for.
The film, based on a story by Todd Berger and Dee Robertson, will feature the renowned Henson style of irreverence and parody. The film will take place in a world where puppets are a minority race amongst humans, and follows a puppet detective who is forced to solve a string of murders around the Happytime Gang, the cast of a beloved children’s show, that is being picked off by a mysterious villain. Todd Berger is writing the screenplay, while Brian Henson is attached to direct.I can't help wondering if this film will go the same way as Greg the Bunny, a puppet sit-com from Fox which was clearly NOT for kids. The kids didn't get the jokes, and most adults were ashamed to watch it because of the puppets. Therefore: cancellation.
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Ah, but you forget about Avenue Q., the Tony winning Broadway play that features Muppet like puppets in a VERY adult story, and is one of the most popular shows.
We'll see. It sounds like it could be a fun movie to me...
Not saying it won't be good or fun. I just think it won't get a big audience - but will still be expensive to make - and thus will be viewed a flop when it only makes $30 million.
I hope that I flop some day. (make $30 million)
If it takes $40 million to BUILD you, you still would wind up with a $10 million debt. Not a great way to start life... although not that much different from student loans, I guess.
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