According to the media, Cole Escola, the Tony Award-winning author and star of Broadway’s hit comedy Oh, Mary!, is slated to write the screenplay for Disney’s upcoming Miss Piggy movie. “I don’t know whether I can announce this, but I am just going to,” Lawrence said after breaking the news on the Las Culturistas podcast with Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers. Cole is writing the script for a Miss Piggy movie that Emma Stone and I are producing. Lawrence suggested, “I think so,” when asked if she and Stone will co-star. We must. It’s strange that we haven’t collaborated on a film yet.
Although the project is still in its infancy, enthusiasm is already growing. The movie offers a fresh viewpoint on the well-known Muppets character, who is renowned for her glitzy demeanor and diva attitude. Given that Disney now owns the Muppets franchise, the next Miss Piggy movie could represent a major revival of the cherished puppet series. Lawrence also disclosed that she had considered playing Mary Todd Lincoln in Escola’s Oh, Mary! on Broadway, but she declined after learning about the demands of live theater. She also told me, “It’s eight shows a week and six weeks of rehearsal.” “I wanted to know if you had daycare there.” It simply wouldn’t have been successful.
While Stone continues to produce and act in several high-profile movies, Lawrence is currently promoting her new psychological film, Die My Love, starring Robert Pattinson.
