So yesterday I went to see Muppets Most Wanted (confusingly not called Muppets Again, despite what
the opening and closing musical numbers seem to think). Following the Muppet tradition, it has a
whole bunch of celebrity cameos. And
much like watching 70s Muppets, I was completely baffled as to who some of the
celebrities were. Apparently I will
never be in touch with popular culture.
The Cameos I Knew Who They Were When They Turned Up:
- Hugh Bonneville and Tom Hollander (ding ding ding ding!)
- Mackenzie Crook and Toby Jones (although the latter is for
some reason not listed on the Wikipedia list of cameos in this film, but I
definitely saw him, standing right next to Mackenzie Crook)
- Celine Dion (although only because of the context of Miss
Piggy is obsessed with her so I presumed the woman in the song must be her)
- Salma Hayek
- Tom Hiddleston
- Ray Liotta and Danny Trejo (although I didn’t know the
latter’s name, so didn’t get the joke about his name)
- Usher Raymond (ONLY because they said ‘usher’ like three
times during this bit and I am vaguely aware there is a singer called Usher)
- Russell Tovey
The Cameos I Didn’t Recognise At The Time But Do Know Who These
People Are In Hindsight:
- Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
- Sean "Diddy" Combs (only because Wikipedia put the
‘Diddy’ in the middle of his name; on another list he was mentioned without it and
I’d have no idea)
- Frank Langella
- James McAvoy
- Chloë Grace Moretz (only just, but not really)
- Miranda Richardson
- Stanley Tucci
The Cameos I Still Don’t Know Who They Are Even After Looking
Them Up:
- Jemaine Clement
- Rob Corddry
- Dexter Fletcher
- Zach Galifianakis
- Josh Groban (but what an amazing voice he has!)
- Ross Lynch
- Dylan "Hornswoggle" Postl
- Saoirse Ronan
- Til Schweiger
- Christoph Waltz
(I’m sure there were more than that stuck to that wall at
the end)
How did you do?
And now, a random Muppet Musical Number:
I’m Gonna Always Love
You from The Muppets Take Manhattan
Performed by Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Richard Hunt and Dave Goelz. Written by Jeff Moss.