{"id":23276,"date":"2012-11-05T14:00:51","date_gmt":"2012-11-05T18:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=23276"},"modified":"2021-02-05T13:33:21","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T18:33:21","slug":"bret-mckenzie-returning-to-write-songs-for-muppets-sequel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2012\/11\/05\/bret-mckenzie-returning-to-write-songs-for-muppets-sequel\/","title":{"rendered":"Bret McKenzie Returning To Write Songs For MUPPETS Sequel"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"When you are working on a sequel to a hit film, you certainly want to try and retain all of the personnel you can from the original for the follow-up. That goes doubly so when one of those creative types won an Academy Award for their work. So it is indeed good news that Bret McKenzie, whose \u201cMan or Muppet\u201d from last year\u2019s The Muppets<\/strong> snagged a Best Original Song Oscar, is returning to pen more tunes for the currently in development, untitled sequel.<\/p>\n

We don\u2019t know how many songs McKenzie will be creating for the film, but then there are a number of details about the project that are currently in lock-down. We do know that Muppets<\/strong> star Jason Segal will not be back<\/a> and filling his place<\/a> as the human lead will be Christoph Waltz, playing an Interpol inspector. The film is set in Europe and will be some sort of comedy caper. Muppets<\/strong> director Nicholas Stoller will be back behind the camera and will have once again co-authored the film James Bobbin.<\/p>\n

Given a release date of approximately this time next year, the film will start shooting at London\u2019s Pinewood Studios in January with production running into April.<\/p>\n

Via Collider<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Oscar-winner will be back to pen more tunes for Kermit and friends.<\/div>\n

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