Tiny Poster Spotlight: Muppet Runner 2049 by Bruce McCorkindale
MUPPET RUNNER 2049 by Bruce McCorkindale. Mixed media on 11 X 14" watercolor paper. (2025)
“It’s not easy being a replicant…”
What happens when you cross dystopian sci-fi with felt and foam?
Our June Tiny Poster might be one of the wildest pairings we’ve ever attempted — and we couldn’t be more thrilled to bring it to life. Bruce McCorkindale brings his signature Muppet style to Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049, reimagining the futuristic noir classic with an all-puppet cast that somehow feels both absurd and perfectly on-theme.
This isn’t just a fan-favorite film – it’s a visually stunning, deeply melancholic sequel that captures the essence of what makes science fiction so human. And what better way to explore the existential loneliness of replicants than with… Muppets?
Okay, we admit it’s a BIT of a tonal shift. But that’s the fun of the Tiny Poster Club — we take wild swings. Every month, we ask a different artist to reimagine a beloved film in their own style, and Bruce’s idea of combining his love for Blade Runner with a Muppet sensibility made us immediately say, “Yes, please.”
Bruce McCorkindale is a seasoned illustrator, inker, and creative force with a decades-spanning career in comics and genre art. His ongoing “Muppetization” series on Instagram has become a cult favorite — he’s done everything from Alien to 2001: A Space Odyssey, reimagining film icons as fuzzy, expressive puppets without losing the emotional or thematic core of the original material. We’re not saying Blade Runner needed Muppets. But we’re also not saying it didn’t.
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If you’re a current patron in Tier 1 or higher, you can now redeem your Muppet Runner 2049 Tiny Poster. Don’t wait too long — the deadline to submit your claim is June 30, 2025.
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And stay tuned… next month’s poster is already underway. Let’s just say it involves beautiful dusk skies and some toe-tapping. 🌃🪐✨
The Tiny Poster Club is a monthly print subscription created by Layered Butter. Each month, we collaborate with a new independent artist to produce a 5x7 postcard inspired by a beloved film. It's our way of celebrating cinema, championing artists, and sharing movie recommendations in physical form.
