When the Walt Disney Company purchased Jim Henson’s The Muppets in 2004 it seemed like a match made in heaven.
Both companies connected with children and adults for decades, so what better opportunity than to bring them together?That being said, since owning the Muppets, Disney hasn’t known what to do with them.
Outside of two theatrical features — the last released six years ago to solid reviews and middling box office — and a short-lived sitcom with a convoluted backstory, the Muppets generally have been relegated to short features and commercial opportunities.
The arrival of Disney+ left many fans believing the Muppets would finally get a chance to entertain families in a proper venue.It wasn’t until last year’s D23 that audiences heard about how Disney planned to use the Muppets.
The brief commercial for “Muppets Now” was vague, doing little more than announcing that something was coming
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