A new Muppets movie is coming out! Yay! Oh how I love those wacky little creatures. The title of the new flick was recently revealed at the Disney Expo; it’s called The Cheapest Muppet Movie Ever Made written and directed by the Forgetting Sarah Marshall team Jason Segel and Nick Stoller. According to geeksofdoom.com in the film the Muppets are tackling a current earth-related issue, oil:

“The title suggest that the project will use a concept that Jim Henson himself had in 1985 where Gonzo blows their movie’s entire budget on the opening sequence, thus leaving them with zero money for the rest of the production and forcing them to improvise. On the other hand, Segel revealed a while ago that his movie would be about the Muppets putting on a show to save a cherished old theater from being bought and destroyed by an oil tycoon who wants the oil pocket that sits under the building. There is always the chance that the original concept will be used with this premise and that their show will be done with no budget after it gets spent poorly.”

And Ecorazzi notes “hopefully, the Muppets will avoid a takeover from Big Oil — but if the fur really flies, perhaps they can just sink their own well and stick it to the man.” Ah the Muppets “sticking it to the man.” I’d love that!

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