I'm not sure whether the vibe is coming from the Muppets or from Jason Segel, but everyone is really happy on this set. Actually, I'm not sure there's much of a difference between the Muppets and Segel, the 31-year-old star and co-writer of the new Muppets movie (in theaters Nov. 23). Between takes, Segel out-Muppets the actual Muppets, his grin still Kermit-wide long after the real Kermit the Frog closes his mouth and collapses around puppeteer Steve Whitmire's hand. In the right opera balcony above the stage—which looks a lot like the original Muppet Show set crusty Muppet critics Statler and Waldorf shake their heads disapprovingly at Segel's enthusiasm. In the left opera balcony, the movie's producers shake their heads too. "If you could peel away Jason's skin," says producer Todd Lieberman, "there might be felt underneath."
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