Muppets Most Wanted
2014
**
Director: James Bobin
Cast: Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell, Tina Fey, Steve Whitmire, Eric Jacobson, Dave Goelz, Bill Barretta, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, Peter Linz, Jemaine Clement, Ray Liotta, Salma Hayek
After wrapping their funny big screen comeback, the Muppets plan a sequel which they know won't be quite as good as the original. Oh boy, were they right. James Bobin returns to the director's chair but the follow-up is a lazily plotted and rarely amusing series of star cameos. Bret McKenzie has penned the songs again, but they have lost their spark. This time the Muppets hire a new manager Dominic Badguy who takes them on a European tour. It is a scheme to replace Kermit with Constantine, the most dangerous frog in the world, so they can use the show as a front to steal the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom.
