Tina Fey, Ricky Gervais, and Ty Burrell in 'Muppets Most Wanted'

In Photo: Tina Fey (right) and Kermit the Frog who are two of the cast in "Muppets Most Wanted."-PR Photo 

MANILA, Philippines - Top Hollywood actors lead the human cast of "Muppets Most Wanted."

Tina Fey, Ricky Gervais and Ty Burrell will add life to the action-packed, funny, musical film of the Muppets cast.

As Constantine, the high profile criminal frog escaped prison, the three human cast's roles are essential in the escape or capture of Constantine.

"It takes a special actor to work with the Muppets,” says producer David Hoberman. “There has to be a passion for these characters, a genuine belief in them and an appreciation for their performances. Ricky, Ty and Tina all have a natural rapport with Kermit, Miss Piggy and the gang—which shows on screen. It would be impossible to pull off a movie like this without the right chemistry.”

Starting off with Garveis who plays the role of Dominic Badguy, his last name pronounced as "Badgee" since he's French. He is the one who books shows for the Muppets, but in reality he is Constantine's sidekick.

"I’ve been a fan of the Muppets for about 35 years, but this is my first time acting opposite a frog,” says Gervais. "But it’s probably the best experience of my life. This is a big Hollywood production. The sets are amazing. The effects are great. It’s a really funny caper plot.”

On the good guys side, first off is Fey who plays the role of the strict prison guard Nadya. But behind her strong persona is a soft and music-loving woman.

“She loves entertainment and Broadway,” Fey said describing her character. “Nadya's been in charge of the prison review here for years. And when Kermit is wrongly imprisoned in the gulag, she's very excited to force him to help her make the show good.”

And the other good guy is Burrell's character, a Frenchman Interpol agent named Jean Pierre Napoleon, who is also in charge of investigating Constantine's escape and will work hand-in-hand with  CIA agent Sam Eagle.

“James Bobin first described my character as being a sort of an amalgam of all the French inspectors that have ever existed, which I loved,” says Burrell. “We went back to the ’60s films, with Clouseau or Poirot—it’s sort of a mash-up of all of them. And I don’t remember James’ exact words, but I believe it was something like ‘Don’t worry too much about subtlety.’”

Aside from this three big names, other stars who will have a cameo appearance are Danny Trejo, Tom Hiddleston, Celine Dion, Salma Hayek, Sean Combs, Christoph Waltz and Ross Lynch.

"Muppets Most Wanted" is directed by James Bobin and will be in cinemas March 19.

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