A new Muppet movie co-scripted by puppet enthusiast Jason Segel has certainly got a lot of people interested, and while it doesn’t reach cineas until November, Disney is already trying to get some buzz, probably because it hopes the film will crossover from a family audience to those who remember the Muppets from their own youth.
Now a new image has emerged over at Stitch Kingdom, showing human star Jason Segel with Walter, the new Muppet created specifically for the film. Walter has been described as ‘a sweet, slightly naive twenty-something Everypuppet who, in the movie, is the best friend and roommate of Segels character, Gary. Both Gary and Walter are die-hard Muppet fans.’ Walter apparently loves the Muppets because he’s the only living puppet he’s ever known. Together with Gary and his girlfriend (Amay Adams), Walter heads for Hollywood and ends up helping the Muppets when their famed theatre is threatened.