This is basically the same strategy that put Lego back on top. And clearly that’s working brilliantly.
Aside: Lego was staring into void until they changed leadership and pivoted to this “license everything” strategy. Why? The patent on their bricks was about to expire. Rather than run on brand recognition alone, they embraced something else that nobody else could get. Disney should take note here: any other studio could start cranking out irreverent send-ups of classic fairy tales, but they won’t have Muppets.
But aren’t the brick composition and manufacturing process trade secrets?
Sure, but it can’t be that hard to reverse engineee plastic bricks. I mean build a mold to size, try a few plastics, and you’re done
The quality control is also huge. They have competitors with compatible pieces, but Lego’s bricks are just better.
There used to be a Lego plant a couple towns over when I was a kid, employed a lot of people before it closed. It was always funny talking to kids that’s parents worked there because they acted like they were in the CIA. I guess they all had to sign NDAs, so they were extremely tight lipped about their jobs.
Anyway, I am pretty sure Lego is the only company that has actually achieved 6 sigma… probably before it ever even became a thing.
Something about a human grooming a kidnapped muppet is disturbing to me. I think just make Miss Piggy the beast and Kermit the beauty. Their relationship is already a bit rapey.
Uh… what are you on about? She’s not exactly kidnapped or groomed in the original Disney movie…
She’s jailed for trespassing, and she grooms him in to not being an angry hateful troll… Not all “grooming” is bad, ffs. Get the entire overarching story correct before you complain about something very, very dumb and wrong…
imagine the merchandizing potential of a muppet Jedi, and Yoda (the only human) is Danny Devito.
I want to watch Muppet Flubber, where everyone is a muppet except for Flubber. Also, possibly Honey I Shrunk the Muppets with a human Rick Moranis.
They couldn’t do star wars with Yoda being the human. How many Muppet Yoda plushy sales would they be giving up‽
There’s a conversation starter that has popped up in a couple of my friend groups that is similar to this, basically “what movies would be improved by all but one actor being replaced by muppets?” My answer has consistently been Face/Off with Nic Cage as the only human actor. I even threw a poster together…
Cage playing Gonzo would be magical
Best. Movie. Ever.
This is incredible
So basically the Muppet Treasure Island and Muppet Christmas Carol treatment for cartoons.
Yes, that would clearly work and Disney is squandering the potential.
You clearly didn’t watch Muppet Haunted Mansion.
I don’t remember hearing about Muppet Haunted Mansion, is it good?
It’s actually very good. I enjoyed it thoroughly
Would one need to have seen the original first?
It’s not based on the movies, it’s based off the ride itself. You would catch more references having ridden the ride at any of the parks.
lol there isn’t an original unless you count the Eddie Murphy version, which is not really connected to the muppet one. Besides both being about the haunted mansion.
same
I can’t say about Europe, but Asia doesn’t have the cultural pull for the muppets. I suspect China’s indifference to the Muppets makes it less lucrative.
They must learn to love them.
i bet China would love a wuxia muppet film
except a muppet movie would be effectively free to produce in comparison to the live action movies, the muppets christmas carol had a budget of 12 million dollars, the live action lion king had a budget of 250 million (jesus christ).
They did own Winnie the Pooh until 2 years ago. What a missed opportunity in China.
They are too chicken shit to put out a new story, 90% of the time anyhow
They want the safe bets.
Micheal Cane was awesome in the Muppet movie he starred in because he treated his fellow muppets like people.
Tim Curry was awesome in the Muppet movie he starred in because he treated himself like a fellow Muppet.
Hugh Jackman as “hideous non-Muppet Beast”, plus he gets to sing and dance. I know he’d jump at the opportunity.
Quick. Call his agent!
they’ll make the transformation certifiable body horror
They don’t even have to be high budget either I’d watch the lowest budget muppet remake over the highest budget live action remake anyday
The Beast’s true form should be Sweetums.
Love the idea. Now convince Mr Beast to act the human role and promote the movie as his Muppet alter ego.
Have him played by a Hemsworth lol
Or Cavill
I’ve seen articles genuinely arguing that “him being such s gamer and obsessed nerd makes him unattractive”, they hated that he sided with the fans on Witcher.
That has to be either satire or a character assassination on behalf of Netflix. Right? Right?
Sadly…no, it may be true
