Schweiger Joins Muppets Sequel

Inglourious Basterds' Til Schweiger will appear in the upcoming sequel to "Muppets... Again" says
Bleeding Cool.

In this Europe set adventure there are a trio of key human roles--Tina Fey will be playing a Russian gulag prison guard Modern Family star Ty Burrell will play the key role of an Interpol official--Christoph Waltz was originally in talks for that part--Now he will just cameo--Ricky Gervais is playing a character with questionable intentions. There's also likely going to be a number of celebrity cameos--including Ray Liotta

Here's the official synopsis:

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 -- and his dastardly sidekick Dominic, aka Number Two, portrayed by Ricky Gervais. The film stars Tina Fey as Nadya, a feisty prison guard, and Ty Burrell as Interpol agent Jean Pierre Napoleon

The Muppets human star/co-writer Jason Segel, will not be returning for the follow-up, but director James Bobin is coming back. Bobin co-wrote the script with Nicholas Stoller.

David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman are producing the pic

Production is currently underway around the River Medway in Kent in the UK.