“On the web, the notion of a Knives Out Muppet film comes up so much,” Johnson stated. “I wished to get you guys collectively right here in order that I might clarify why that’s a foul concept.”
The director goes on to put out his principle in some element. “I like and respect Muppet films an excessive amount of. The fact is, in case you put Muppets in a Benoit Blanc film, it could really feel completely flawed as a result of they’d be getting murdered,” he stated. “The choice is to only stick Benoit Blanc right into a Muppet film, which admittedly could be very enjoyable, however would type of break the fact of what Blanc is.”
However, look, I feel we are able to all agree that regardless of Johnson being the literal inventor of Blanc and his world, he’s very flawed about this. There are lots of Muppet-based or adjoining crimes that Blanc might discover a purpose to analyze, a few of which (The Nice Muppet Caper) have already been confirmed to work with out breaking any kind of human or puppet actuality. Plus, let’s not neglect, most of The Muppet Film really includes Kermit getting chased by a man who actually needs to show him into frog legs.
Certainly, there’s room for a narrative by which Blanc has to show Piggy didn’t commit a criminal offense she’s falsely accused of, utilizing the identical kind of acquainted thriller film tropes and albeit ridiculous crime-solving eventualities that energy the remainder of the franchise. And I imply, if Michael Caine could make Muppets really feel like plausible elements of a Charles Dickens basic, there’s no purpose to doubt that Craig would be capable of do the identical in a distinct style.
Not all the pieces is horrible, although. Whereas Johnson insists a puppet-based Knives Out is off the desk, he’d apparently nonetheless actually wish to make a Muppet film.
“I might simply like to do a daily superior Muppet film… I’ll do the Muppet caper, or my Muppet musical. Get along with Frank Oz and cook dinner one thing,” stated. “That may be superb.”
