Overview
- Lawrence disclosed on the Las Culturistas podcast that she and Emma Stone are producing a Miss Piggy movie, naming Tony winner Cole Escola as the screenwriter.
- Multiple outlets corroborated the announcement, and Variety and TheWrap reported the project is in early development at Disney, with no official studio confirmation released.
- Lawrence said she and Stone would likely appear in the film, noting, “I think so, we have to.”
- This would be Miss Piggy’s first standalone feature and the Muppets’ first theatrical outing since 2014’s Muppets Most Wanted.
- The news arrives as the Muppets see renewed activity, including a planned 50th-anniversary special for The Muppet Show, recent Broadway appearances, and theme-park tie-ins.