Miss Piggy is getting ready for her closeup!
A film centered around the iconic Muppet is in early development, a source confirmed with The Hollywood Reporter. Jennifer Lawrence revealed that she and Emma Stone are producing the project during an appearance on the Las Culturistas podcast.
“I don’t know if I can announce this, but I’m just gonna,” she said in the episode, continuing, “Emma Stone and I are producing a Miss Piggy movie, and Cole [Escola] is writing it.”
Lawrence further clarified that the Oh, Mary! star is slated to pen the screenplay for the project. She did not reveal any further details about the film.
When asked if she and Stone would be making an onscreen appearance in the untitled Miss Piggy movie, the Oscar winner responded, “I think so. We have to.”
The character of Miss Piggy made her debut in The Muppet Show in the 1970s, and her star power has continued to grow over the years. The longtime romantic interest of Kermit the Frog, the two have long served as the faces of The Muppets, who all share a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The Muppets will next be seen in Seth Rogen’s Muppet Show revival for Disney+, where Sabrina Carpenter serves as a special star and executive producer.
Jim Henson created The Muppets in 1955, and their first TV appearance came in 1969 on Sesame Street. The franchise was purchased by The Walt Disney Company in 2004.
Lawrence has been doing press tied to the Friday premiere of Die My Love. While she didn’t dish any details on the Miss Piggy project in conversation with THR, she did admit that she’d “never” say never to taking part in a film franchise again.
“I love doing franchises because it’s rare in movies that you work with the same group of people for years. That element is great. I don’t want to say I never would — but I have two young kids, so I can’t imagine doing it now,” she explained. “I just need more freedom in my schedule. But not never.”
