Miss Piggy Gets a New Movie From Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Stone, Cole Escola

Miss Piggy is getting her ain movie astatine last.

As revealed connected the postcast Las Culturistas and reported by Variety, Jennifer Lawrence and Emma Stone are teaming up to nutrient the movie with Disney.

Cole Escola volition reportedly constitute the screenplay, pursuing their enactment penning the deed Broadway drama Oh Mary! astir Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln, for which they besides won champion histrion for their portrayal of Mary. Oh Mary! besides received nominations for champion play, champion featured histrion (Conrad Ricamora), and champion costume design, and it won for champion absorption (Sam Pinkleton).

“I don’t cognize if I tin denote this but I americium conscionable going to," Lawrence said connected the podcast. "Emma Stone and I are producing a Miss Piggy movie and Cole is penning it." Lawrence added that she expects herself and Stone whitethorn co-star successful the film.

Despite determination being a agelong database of movies featuring The Muppets, and contempt Miss Piggy's diva nature, this would beryllium the archetypal clip Miss Piggy had her ain film. It would besides beryllium the archetypal large The Muppets movie successful implicit a decade. The past The Muppets movie was Muppets Most Wanted backmost successful 2014. While we've since had assorted tv bid and direct-to-TV oregon streaming specials specified arsenic Muppets Haunted Mansion, the pack has been mysteriously missing from the large surface for a agelong clip now. A 2023 tv series, The Muppets Mayhem, was canceled aft conscionable 1 season.

Which is simply a shame, due to the fact that we emotion The Muppets, Muppets Most Wanted included. We gave it an 8/10 each those years ago, saying it was a "fun, joyful movie that erstwhile much reminds america wherefore the Muppets are truthful wonderful."

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