The Muppets

Walter, Gary, and Mary support Kermit the Frog and the Muppets in their efforts to save the Muppet Theater from being bought and destroyed by an oil magnate. The Muppets is a 2011 American English-language Adventure Comedy motion picture featuring Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper, Rashida Jones, Steve Whitmire, Eric Jacobson and Jessica Rotter. The movie is based on Disney s Muppet characters and properties. Walt Disney Pictures in association with Mandeville Films. were the production houses involved in the project along with executive producer(s) David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman. The Muppets is written by Jason Segel, Nicholas Stoller and Jim Henson and it is directed by James Bobin. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures acquired the distribution rights for the motion picture. The Muppets was released on 8th December 2011 and takes a screen time of 103 minutes. and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released and became successful at box office. The Muppets was made on a budget of $45 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $165 million. Cinematography was done by Don Burgess and editing by James Thomas. The music was composed by Christophe Beck. At the 2012 Oscar Awards It won an award for Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song.