Quentin Tarantino and the Muppets, two great tastes that taste great together:
The Daily Record indicates that Quentin Tarantino, the director behind "Pulp Fiction" and "Kill Bill" will play himself in a Muppets adventure movie for ABC based on L. Frank Baum's classic tale "The Wizard of Oz".
R&B singer Ashanti plays aspiring performer Dorothy Gale, who works at the diner of her Auntie Em in a small Kansas town while dreaming of hitting the big time. One day, a tornado sweeps up the trailer where Dorothy lives, and she finds herself in a Muppet version of Oz.
There, she meets the Munchkins (played by the Muppet rats), the Scarecrow (Kermit the Frog), the Tin Man (Gonzo) and the Lion (Fozzie). The group's quest to get the Wicked Witch (Miss Piggy) culminates with a fight scene between Dorothy and the witch. The film cuts to Tarantino pitching to Kermit how the scene should be done.
Isn't Fozzie a bear?
I run hot and cold on Tarantino, but I'm all for more Muppet entertainment, especially if they can squeeze in cameos by Link Hogthrob, the Swedish Chef, and Statler and Waldorf. Up the creep factor by letting the Skekses play flying monkeys and I'd go see it.
But keep Elmo off the set.
Aren't the Muppets and their new friend kind of played out? Although hearing Waldorf and Gonzo re-enact the Joe / Mr. Pink exchange would be nice.
Wait, is Gonzo available, or did those Swedish hard-core chicken p*rn flicks kill his career?
Do they call it a Lew Zealand Royale?
"Like, poppies, man? FAAAAR OUT!"
"Oooooh like poppies are TOTALLY AWESUM."
"FLOW! ERS! FLOW! ERS! NGNGAHHHH!"