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Directed by | James Bobin |
Produced by |
David Hoberman Todd Lieberman |
Written by |
Nicholas Stoller James Bobin |
Starring |
Ricky Gervais Ty Burrell Tina Fey |
Music by |
Christophe Beck Bret McKenzie (songs) |
Cinematography | Don Burgess |
Edited by | James Thomas |
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Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
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Running time
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107 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $50 million |
Box office | $80.4 million |
Muppets Most Wanted is a 2014 American musical comedy film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Mandeville Films, and the eighth theatrical film featuring the Muppets. Directed by James Bobin and written by Bobin and Nicholas Stoller, the film is a sequel to 2011's The Muppets and stars Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell, and Tina Fey as well as Muppet performers Steve Whitmire, Eric Jacobson, Dave Goelz, Bill Barretta, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, and Peter Linz. In the film, the Muppets find themselves unwittingly involved in an international crime caper while on tour in Europe.
Aside from co-writer Jason Segel, the majority of the production team behind The Muppets returned for Muppets Most Wanted including Bobin, Stoller, and producers David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman.Bret McKenzie and Christophe Beck returned to compose the film's songs and musical score, respectively.Principal photography commenced in January 2013 at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, England.