Muppets Get Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

March 20, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie and the rest of lovable Muppets receives their star on the Hollywood Walk (“Wocka Wocka”) of Fame today (Tuesday) in celebration of the release of Disney’s The Muppets on Blu‐ray Combo Pack and DVD. The event was emceed by Hollywood Chamber of Commerce president and CEO [...]

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Miss Piggy and Kermit Ready for ‘Muppet’ Sequel

March 1, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

It was really a no-brainer. After Disney made over $154 million at the box office worldwide, the studio would be crazy not to order a follow-up. Variety reports that the Mouse House has greenlit a sequel to The Muppets with the film’s original director James Bobin and co-writer Nicholas Stoller. [...]

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Kermit and Miss Piggy to Present at the Oscars

February 17, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

Although they didn’t get to host the ceremony, Hollywood icons Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy will present at the 84th Academy Awards. This will be the Muppets’ fifth appearance at the Oscars. Henson’s beloved characters were nominated in one category, Best Song for “Man or Muppet” from the hit [...]

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Songs from Five Animated Movies Qualify for Oscars

December 19, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

Songs from Cars 2, Gnomeo & Juliet, Happy Feet Two, The Muppets, Rio and Winnie the Pooh are among the 39 numbers vying for a nomination in the Oscar race. The original songs, along with the motion picture in which each song is featured, are listed below in alphabetical order [...]

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