We loved Despicable Me. The whole idea of an evil genius (Steve Carell) getting his heart melted (in a good way!) by three little girls, the fact that his nemesis was Jason Segel and of course, Gru’s many, many minions. We’d love to see what Gru, Margo, Edith and Agnes get up to this time! And, it looks like Vector (Jason Segel) will be back for the sequel. Good news indeed.
You know that opening song from the Muppets, “Life’s a Happy Song”? Did you know it was written by Flight of the Concords Bret McKenzie? Makes a certain amount of sense and now that we go back and watch the opening scene again, we can see Concords all over it. McKenzie also wrote two other songs, “Me Party” and “Man or Muppet?” and says one of the hardest parts, aside from not breaking down any Muppet rules, is writing for Miss Piggy. “If Miss Piggy goes too high,” McKenzie tells the New York Times, “she sounds like a mouse. And if she goes too low, she sounds like a dude.” Read more...
