The Happytime Murders

“The Happytime Murders” is the first feature film in over two decades from director and puppeteer Brian Henson. In a muppet-like world where puppets co-exist as equals among humans, Phil Phillips is an ex-cop turned private investigator, tracking down a serial killer. He teams up with his former partner Connie Edwards (Melissa McCarthy) to protect the cast of a fictional 1980’s television show, which are targeted by the killer. Phil is distracted by the task of protecting his ex-lover Jenny (Elizabeth Banks) and fails to realize that he’s being framed for the crimes. This film hits theaters at the end of the summer, additional roles portrayed by Maya Rudolph, Joel McHale, Jimmy O. Yang, and Leslie David Baker.