‘The Muppets’ Sequel Gets An Official Title, A Synopsis, And A First Image!

Some exciting news for Muppets fans today. Sure, the next film is still over a year away, but you can’t get much better than an official title, synopsis, and image this early in development.

The title is very straightforward; you won’t find any silly subtitles or an exorbitant amount of numbers on the end of this one. The next Muppets film is simply called The Muppets… Again.

Of course, a lot is changing for this new film. Thankfully, director James Bobbin and songwriter Brett McKenzie return, but The Muppets human stars Jason Segel and Amy Adams are nowhere to be found. This time you’ll get major characters portrayed by Ricky Gervais, Tina Fey, and Ty Burrell.

It sounds like this sequel will be on a much larger scale than the last film too; while The Muppets had the gang trying to save their own beloved theatre, according to the synopsis, this time they’re going worldwide!

Disney’s The Muppets… Again! takes the entire Muppets gang on a global tour, selling out grand theaters in some of Europe’s most exciting destinations, including Berlin, Madrid and London. But mayhem follows the Muppets overseas, as they find themselves unwittingly entangled in an international crime caper headed by Constantine—the World’s Number One Criminal and a dead ringer for Kermit—and his dastardly sidekick Dominic, aka Number Two, portrayed by Ricky Gervais, creator of “Derek” and the Golden Globe®- and Emmy®-winning series “The Office” and “Extras.” The film stars Golden Globe-, Emmy- and SAG Award®-winning actress and writer Tina Fey (“30 Rock,” Mean Girls, Date Night) as Nadya, a feisty prison guard, and Emmy Award winner Ty Burrell (TV’s “Modern Family”) as Interpol agent Jean Pierre Napoleon.

 

The Muppets… Again is set to hit theatres on March 21st, 2014. Take a look at the first official stills below, and let us know just how excited you are for this one!