Miss Piggy to Star in Disney Movie Produced by Jennifer Lawrence and Emma Stone
Miss Piggy, once a chorus pig on "The Muppet Show," is set to become the centerpiece of her own Disney movie. Golden Globe winner Jennifer Lawrence revealed she will co-produce the film with fellow Oscar-winner Emma Stone.
Production and Creative Team
Lawrence shared the announcement during an interview on the Las Culturistas Podcast:
“I don’t know if I can announce this, but I’m just gonna. Emma Stone and I are producing a Miss Piggy movie.”
The script is being written by Cole Escola, known for his performance in the Broadway comedy “Oh, Mary!”. When asked if they would act in the film, Lawrence said,
“I think so. It’s [expletive] up we haven’t been in a movie together already.”
Concept and Inspiration
During an appearance on the "Tonight Show," Lawrence explained the movie’s inspiration came during the pandemic lockdown amid the rise of cancel culture.
“She said, ‘Miss Piggy is a feminist icon. It would be so funny if Miss Piggy got canceled.’ Now that is not the plot necessarily, but it got the wheels turning.”
Background of Miss Piggy
According to Deadline, Miss Piggy started as a minor character on “The Muppet Show” in the mid-1970s, later rising to prominence in the late 1970s and early 1980s. She is famously known for her dramatic and enduring on-and-off relationship with Kermit the Frog, the show’s lead character.
Summary: Jennifer Lawrence and Emma Stone are teaming up to produce a Disney film about Miss Piggy, inspired by her iconic feminist status and the cultural climate of cancel culture during the pandemic.