Christopher Lennertz has taken over scoring duties on the upcoming crime comedy The Happytime Murders. The film is directed by Brian Henson and stars Melissa McCarthy, Maya Rudolph, Joel McHale and Elizabeth Banks. The movie follows two clashing detectives with a shared secret, one human and one puppet, who are forced to work together again to solve the brutal murders of the former cast of a beloved classic puppet television show. Todd Berger has written the screenplay based on a story by himself & Dee Austin Robertson.
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Rupert Gregson-Williams to Score Brian Henson’s ‘The Happytime Murders’
Rupert Gregson-Williams has been tapped to score the upcoming comedy The Happytime Murders. The film is directed by Brian Henson (The Muppet Christmas Carol, Muppet Treasure Island) and stars Melissa McCarthy, Maya Rudolph, Elizabeth Banks and Joel McHale. The movie centers on two clashing detectives, one human and the other a puppet, who are forced to work together to find the killer who’s murdering the former cast of “The Happytime Gang,” a classic puppet show. Longtime Henson puppeteer Bill Barretta performs Phil Phillips, the puppet detective.