The Muppets arent just starring inA Star Is Borntrailer remakesthis fall.
It wasnt always easy work.
You should see my spreadsheet!
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I got real mathematical and dipped into Excel, the author tells EW of matching Muppet to fairy tale.
The casting process for both of the books took a sizable chunk of time.
Theres a lot of factors you have to take into account.
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How did you decide which Muppets characters would play which fairy-tale characters?You should see my spreadsheet!
I got real mathematical and dipped into Excel.
The casting process for both of the books took a sizable chunk of time.
Theres a lot of factors you have to take into account.
And of course, every story cant be Kermit and Miss Piggy.
So it was a lot about divvying up the roles so that everybody got equal share.
The darker tales really appealed to me.
And that was a question I had going in: Just how dark can I take the Muppets?
So weve really embraced that, but in a lighthearted spirit.
The Muppets are all about absurdity.
So its kind of in the DNA, that kind of dark comic nihilism.
But I love his perseverance in the face of all obstacles.
Everyone tells him over and over again, Quit, youre terrible.
And he just has this undying desire to entertain that keeps him going.
So for better or for worse, I think that theres a little bit of Fozzie in me.
The Muppets fan base is really passionate.
So it was really gratifying for me when the Muppet community rallied around the books and supported them.
I was quaking in my boots up until Comic-Con, when I did a signing last year.
