Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Stone, and Cole Escola Team Up for Miss Piggy Movie
Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Stone, and Tony winner Cole Escola are collaborating on a new film centered around Miss Piggy, the iconic diva puppet from “The Muppet Show.” The project is currently in early development at Disney, which holds the Muppets' rights.
Miss Piggy’s First Feature Film
Despite her longstanding popularity since the ’70s, Miss Piggy has never starred in a feature-length movie. This upcoming film aims to change that, with Lawrence and Stone producing and Escola writing the screenplay.
Creative Team and Roles
- Producers: Jennifer Lawrence and Emma Stone
- Screenwriter: Cole Escola, known for the Broadway hit “Oh, Mary!”
Lawrence’s Revelations
“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,” Lawrence shared on the podcast Las Culturistas, hosted by Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers.
The podcast hosts eagerly asked if Stone and Lawrence would star in the film, to which Lawrence playfully responded, “I think so. We have to… It’s fucked up [that we haven’t done a movie together].”
Origin of the Idea
During an appearance on The Tonight Show, Lawrence explained that Stone first conceived the idea amid pandemic lockdowns and the climate of cancel culture.
“She said, ‘Miss Piggy is a feminist icon. It would be so funny if Miss Piggy got canceled,'” Lawrence recalled. “Now that is not the plot necessarily, but it got the wheels turning.”
Summary
This new Miss Piggy film marks the iconic puppet's feature debut, with Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Stone producing and Cole Escola penning the script inspired by modern cultural themes.
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