Miss Piggy Movie in the Works from Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Stone, and Cole Escola
Disney is developing a feature film centered on Miss Piggy, the iconic Muppet diva. The project will be produced by Oscar-winning actors Jennifer Lawrence and Emma Stone, with the script written by Tony Award-winning performer and writer Cole Escola.
According to Variety, the production marks a new chapter for the Muppets franchise, owned by Disney. The film aims to bring Miss Piggy to the big screen in a story that highlights her glamorous, confident persona.
“I don’t know if I can announce this but I am just going to … Emma Stone and I are producing a Miss Piggy movie and Cole is writing it,”
— Jennifer Lawrence, on the Las Culturistas podcast hosted by Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers.
When asked whether the longtime friends would also appear in the movie, Lawrence hinted they might, joking about how surprising it was they had not yet acted together. She also mentioned that she once considered making her Broadway debut in Escola’s satirical play Oh, Mary!, which has featured various actors portraying Mary Todd Lincoln.
Author’s Summary
A Miss Piggy film is in development at Disney, produced by Jennifer Lawrence and Emma Stone, with Cole Escola writing the screenplay for the beloved Muppet’s star turn.