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bittersweet!

nevertoooldtolovemuppets:

For years Jim Henson’s beloved Muppets had been relegated to forgettable TV movies and embarrassing commercials until rising comedian/screenwriter Jason Segel spun the success of Forgetting Sarah Marshall into a tool to push his ultimate passion project, The Greatest Muppet Movie Ever Made. Of course, while his enthusiasm remained high, the title later changed to The Muppets, and the resulting film proved to be a fun family comedy that thrilled audiences and critics alike, and even won an Oscar for its pivotal anthem “Man or Muppet.” So a sequel of sorts seemed guaranteed. Sadly, Vulture reports that while Disney has made a deal with Muppets director James Bobin and co-writer Nicholas Stoller to create a sequel to the winsome adventure, it looks like The Muppets’ spearheader Segel may be left out.

The two articles I’ve read on the matter (over at Vulture and Cinema Blend) have mainly put focus on the fact that Segel wont be returning to lead the charge on the new Muppet film, since he has other movie projects coming out and he’s still doing work on How I Met Your Mother, but I wouldn’t be too surprised if he still got a part, or at least a cameo bit.

All that being said, OH MY GOD MUPPET MOVIE GAAAAAH!