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| + | [[File:082319-MuppetsNow-Announcement.jpg|thumb|300px|''Muppets Now'' announcement.]] |
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| + | [[File:MuppetsNow-PreviewStill.png|thumb|300px|Scene used in "What's Coming to Disney+ in 2020" sizzle reel {{youtube|lQP4bk1uGXM}}]] |
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| + | '''''Muppets Now''''' is a short-form series being developed for the [[Disney+]] streaming service to be released in [[2020]]. |
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| ⚫ | In February 2018, ''The Hollywood Reporter'' reported that Disney plans a "reboot" for the Muppets on |
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| + | ==Development history== |
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| ⚫ | The series would join other original programming for the |
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| ⚫ | In February 2018, ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' reported that Disney plans a "reboot" for the Muppets on Disney+, and that a search for a writer was in-progress.<ref name="thr02212018">''The Hollywood Reporter'' [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/disney-planning-muppets-reboot-streaming-service-1086800 "Disney Planning Another Muppets Reboot for Its Streaming Service (Exclusive)"] by Lesley Goldberg, February 21, 2018</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The series would join other original programming for the platform from the company's [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] and [[Star Wars]] properties, as well as new versions of ''[[High School Musical]]'', ''The Parent Trap'', ''Father of the Bride'', and ''[[Honey, I Blew Up the Kid|Honey, I Shrunk the Kids]]''. |
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| + | In February 2019, a website called "Splash Report" published an item about the [[Josh Gad]]-penned project ''[[Muppets Live Another Day]]'', which would follow the events of ''[[The Muppets Take Manhattan]]''.<ref>''splashreport.com'' [http://splashreport.com/muppets-coming-to-disney/ "The Muppets Project for Disney+"] by Jean-François Allaire, Feb 7, 2019</ref> The project would subsequently be shelved by September. |
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| + | In May 2019, The DisInsider reported a series of improvised Muppet shorts would be produced for the platform. The approximate ten-minute shorts would take the formats of "three different segments of a game show, a cooking show, and a talk show."<ref>[https://thedisinsider.com/2019/05/20/exclusive-muppets-variety-shorts-coming-to-disney/ The DisInsider: EXCLUSIVE: Muppets Variety Shorts Coming To Disney+], May 20, 2019.</ref> |
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| + | An official announcement was released on The Muppets' social media accounts on August 23, 2019. A press statement written and signed by [[Kermit the Frog]] (with sections redacted in black marker under the legal restriction of [[Joe the Legal Weasel]]) announces ''Muppets Now'', an unscripted short-form series featuring celebrity guest stars. A teaser video featuring Kermit and Joe the Legal Weasel was simultaneously screened at the Disney + panel at the [[D23 Expo]].<ref>''Variety'' [https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/the-muppets-disney-plus-short-form-series-1203312841/ ‘The Muppets’ Short-Form Series Coming to Disney Plus]</ref> |
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| + | [[Kirk Thatcher]] served as director for the shorts<ref>[https://kirkrthatcher.com/ Kirk Thatcher official website]</ref> which consist of eighteen episodes at ten minutes each for a series of "three types of shows" for a total of approximately three hours of content filmed over six days.<ref>[https://youtu.be/IXyv-MxGRmU?t=46m15s GalaxyCon Louisville] (at 46:15) Dec 22, 2019</ref> |
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Muppets Now announcement.
Scene used in "What's Coming to Disney+ in 2020" sizzle reel (YouTube)
Muppets Now is a short-form series being developed for the Disney+ streaming service to be released in 2020.
Development history
In February 2018, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Disney plans a "reboot" for the Muppets on Disney+, and that a search for a writer was in-progress.[1]
The series would join other original programming for the platform from the company's Marvel and Star Wars properties, as well as new versions of High School Musical, The Parent Trap, Father of the Bride, and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.
In February 2019, a website called "Splash Report" published an item about the Josh Gad-penned project Muppets Live Another Day, which would follow the events of The Muppets Take Manhattan.[2] The project would subsequently be shelved by September.
In May 2019, The DisInsider reported a series of improvised Muppet shorts would be produced for the platform. The approximate ten-minute shorts would take the formats of "three different segments of a game show, a cooking show, and a talk show."[3]
An official announcement was released on The Muppets' social media accounts on August 23, 2019. A press statement written and signed by Kermit the Frog (with sections redacted in black marker under the legal restriction of Joe the Legal Weasel) announces Muppets Now, an unscripted short-form series featuring celebrity guest stars. A teaser video featuring Kermit and Joe the Legal Weasel was simultaneously screened at the Disney + panel at the D23 Expo.[4]
Kirk Thatcher served as director for the shorts[5] which consist of eighteen episodes at ten minutes each for a series of "three types of shows" for a total of approximately three hours of content filmed over six days.[6]
Sources
- ↑ The Hollywood Reporter "Disney Planning Another Muppets Reboot for Its Streaming Service (Exclusive)" by Lesley Goldberg, February 21, 2018
- ↑ splashreport.com "The Muppets Project for Disney+" by Jean-François Allaire, Feb 7, 2019
- ↑ The DisInsider: EXCLUSIVE: Muppets Variety Shorts Coming To Disney+, May 20, 2019.
- ↑ Variety ‘The Muppets’ Short-Form Series Coming to Disney Plus
- ↑ Kirk Thatcher official website
- ↑ GalaxyCon Louisville (at 46:15) Dec 22, 2019