Miss Piggy Gets a New Movie From Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Stone, Cole Escola
Miss Piggy is getting her own movie at last.
As revealed on the postcast Las Culturistas and reported by Variety, Jennifer Lawrence and Emma Stone are teaming up to produce the film with Disney.
Cole Escola will reportedly write the screenplay, following their work writing the hit Broadway comedy Oh Mary! about Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln, for which they also won best actor for their portrayal of Mary. Oh Mary! also received nominations for best play, best featured actor (Conrad Ricamora), and best costume design, and it won for best direction (Sam Pinkleton).
“I don’t know if I can announce this but I am just going to,” Lawrence said on the podcast. “Emma Stone and I are producing a Miss Piggy movie and Cole is writing it.” Lawrence added that she expects herself and Stone may co-star in the film.
Despite there being a long list of movies featuring The Muppets, and despite Miss Piggy’s diva nature, this would be the first time Miss Piggy had her own film. It would also be the first major The Muppets film in over a decade. The last The Muppets movie was Muppets Most Wanted back in 2014. While we’ve since had various television series and direct-to-TV or streaming specials such as Muppets Haunted Mansion, the gang has been mysteriously missing from the big screen for a long time now. A 2023 television series, The Muppets Mayhem, was canceled after just one season.
Which is a shame, because we love The Muppets, Muppets Most Wanted included. We gave it an 8/10 all those years ago, saying it was a “fun, joyful film that once more reminds us why the Muppets are so wonderful.”
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