First reported last month by Bloody Disgusting, an R-rated puppet/live action movie will screen at the end of summer.

‘The Happytime Murders‘ stars Melissa McCarthy.

(You may need to log into Youtube to watch the trailer.)

From STX, the distributor:

“No Sesame. All Street. THE HAPPYTIME MURDERS is a filthy comedy set in the underbelly of Los Angeles where puppets and humans coexist. Two clashing detectives with a shared secret, one human (Melissa McCarthy) and one puppet, are forced to work together again to solve the brutal murders of the former cast of a beloved classic puppet television show.”

My take: folks in Canada may remember ‘Puppets Who Kill‘ from 15 years ago, which might be the first show with multiple murderous puppets. With the success of R-rated comic book movies, it’s not surprising that puppets also get the adult treatment.