Friday, July 23, 2010

Disney and Pixar Collaborate on New Muppet Movie


Shortly before the release of his new movie, Despicable Me, Jason Segel revealed another upcoming title he would be working on involving the Muppets. Apparently, Segel will be taking the helm of a new project that Disney has unofficially coined as The Greatest Muppet Movie Ever Made.

Based on the majority of Muppet-themed works in the past, Segel and Disney will have some big shoes to fill.

Determined to get it right, Disney has now turned to Pixar for some help smoothing out production details. This move that has apparently become a practice for Disney as they also took some direction from the popular computer-animation crew on last year's Princess and the Frog as well as the upcoming Tron: Legacy remake.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, who wouldn't reveal any concrete information, Disney filmmakers flew to the Pixar Headquarters in Emeryville, California this past Wednesday for an official pow wow on the plot and basis of the possible new Muppet Movie.

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