Already a daredevil in his own right, the
Great Gonzo will spend Sunday, March 23 among his peers in NASCAR, just two
days after his new movie, “Muppets Most Wanted,” hits the big screen.
The poultry-loving daredevil and plumbing
aficionado will give the command “Drivers, Start Your Engines” to NASCAR’s own
field of 43 daredevils as Grand Marshal for the Auto Club 400 at Auto Club
Speedway. The race will be televised live on FOX at Noon (PT).
“Going around in circles as fast as possible
is how I got my start,” said Gonzo, who counts NASCAR racing among his favorite
sports. “So it’s a real honor to be named Grand Marshal of this year’s Auto
Club 400! For me, it’s right up there with sword-juggling, bog-snorkeling and
competitive dentistry.”
Gonzo stars in the upcoming Disney movie
“Muppets Most Wanted," which takes the entire Muppets gang on a global
tour, selling out grand theaters in some of Europe’s most exciting
destinations, including Berlin, Madrid, Dublin and London. But mayhem follows
the Muppets overseas, as they find themselves unwittingly entangled in an
international crime caper headed by Constantine—the World’s Number One Criminal
and a dead ringer for Kermit the Frog—and his dastardly sidekick Dominic, aka
Number Two, portrayed by Ricky Gervais. The film stars Ty Burrell as Interpol
agent Jean Pierre Napoleon and Tina Fey as Nadya, a feisty prison guard.
Disney’s “Muppets Most Wanted” is directed by
James Bobin and produced by David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman. Bobin wrote the
screenplay with Nicholas Stoller, who is also executive producer with John G.
Scotti. Featuring music from Academy Award-winning songwriter Bret McKenzie,
“Muppets Most Wanted” hits the big screen March 21, 2014.
To experience a once-in-a-lifetime Muppet
experience, call 800-944-RACE (7223) or visit www.autoclubspeedway.com
for more information. For more information about the movie, visit Disney.com/Muppets, like us on Facebook: Facebook.com/Muppets,
and follow us on Twitter: Twitter.com/TheMuppets.
Awesome
ReplyDeleteWow. (Shakes head)
ReplyDeleteThat is awesome. I wonder if Camilla will be joining him?
ReplyDeleteDidn't the Muppets get ran out of NASCAR back in 2002?
ReplyDeleteI recall an interview with Bobby Labonte outside the track with Muppets gear on saying something about licences?
And it turned into a huge bruhaha.
Seems amends have been made....