Happytime Murders Trailer: Melissa McCarthy's Filthy Puppet Noir

<img src="https://https://static0.srcdn.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Happytime-Murders-banner.jpg" /><p>Melissa McCarthy must solve a murder mystery in the trailer for Brian Henson's puppet noir comedy <a href="https://screenrant.com/tag/happytime-murders/"><strong><em>The Happytime Murders</em></strong></a>. The Jim Henson Company has spent almost ten years developing the film, which on paper reads like <em>Who Framed Roger Rabbit</em> but with puppets and McCarthy playing the late Bob Hoskins' role. As such, most everyone was caught (for the most part, pleasantly) off-guard by the decidedly raunchy tone of <em>The Happytime Murders</em> footage that STXfilms showed off during its CinemaCon presentation last month.</p><p>Puppets, like Toons in the <em>Roger Rabbit</em> universe, are second class citizens who live among humans in the world of <em>The Happytime Murders</em>. The movie follows former puppet cop-turned private eye Phil Phillips (puppeteer Bill Barretta) as he hunts a serial killer that is murdering the former cast members of the hit 1980s TV show <em>The Happytime Murders</em>. Phil eventually comes to realize that if he's going to crack this case, he'll need to work together with his human ex-partner, Detective Connie Edwards (McCarthy).</p> <strong>Click to continue reading <a href="https://screenrant.com/happytime-murders-trailer-red-band/">Happytime Murders Trailer: Melissa McCarthy's Filthy Puppet Noir</a></strong><br /><br /> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://screenrant.com/happytime-murders-trailer-red-band/">Happytime Murders Trailer: Melissa McCarthy's Filthy Puppet Noir</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://screenrant.com/">ScreenRant</a>
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May 17, 2018 at 10:05PM