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Miss Piggy on The Muppets, Amy Adams’ ‘OK’ Voice, and Kermit’s Dirty Secret

Miss Piggy has been a TV and movie star for decades, but in The Muppets , she finally gets the spotlight to herself and dominates the entire film start to finish — or so she’d have us believe. The Muppets is a showcase for many of her colleagues, but she’s the only character who gets a split-screen duet with Amy Adams and a very contemporary wardrobe. Movieline caught up with the porcine superstar (who is voiced by Eric Jacobsen) to discuss the new movie, her new look,and the bodily secret that Kermit doesn’t want you to know.

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Miss Piggy on The Muppets, Amy Adams’ ‘OK’ Voice, and Kermit’s Dirty Secret

How Much Does It Cost to Sleep Where Kermit and Miss Piggy Slept?

If you’re a freakish Muppet fan — cough, Jason Segel , cough — a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity has arrived for you: Jim Henson’s former Upper East Side townhouse, which served as the official Muppet Workshop in in the late 1970s, is on sale. So, just how much will it cost you to secure this 12,000 foot building where your favorite childhood characters — including Oscar the Grouch, Big Bird, Kermit and Miss Piggy — spent their formative years? Click through for the answer.

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How Much Does It Cost to Sleep Where Kermit and Miss Piggy Slept?

The Muppets Nabs Christmas 2011 Date

Someone alert Joe Biden ! Disney announced a release date today for the big-screen kinda-reboot The Muppets : December 25, 2011. It’ll be directed by James Bobin from a script by Jason Segel and Nick Stoller, and though Segel will be in the cast, Charles Grodin definitely won’t be . Perhaps they could fill his absence with a role for noted Muppet-phile Lady Gaga ? [ Coming Soon ]

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The Muppets Nabs Christmas 2011 Date

20 Years After Jim Henson’s Death, His Muppet Memorial Still Inspires

Yesterday marked the 20th anniversary of puppet grandmaster Jim Henson’s unexpected death from organ failure, a passing that, for some, was easily as paralyzing as the loss of John Lennon. Following his 30-plus years of work, in which he gave us Sesame Street , The Muppet Show , Fraggle Rock , and many other projects, Jim Henson’s surviving colleagues convened in London for what is still a devastatingly emotional ceremony to watch, even now. Videos of the poignant event after the jump.

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20 Years After Jim Henson’s Death, His Muppet Memorial Still Inspires