Emma Stone Is Indignant You Would Suppose She Dared to Play Miss Piggy within the New ‘Muppets’ Film

The Muppets‘ comeback is thrilling to ponder, with a Disney+ special coming in February and a themed roller-coaster opening at Walt Disney World later this 12 months. However probably the most thrilling iron within the fireplace is the Miss Piggy-centric movie that Oscar-winning stars Emma Stone and Jennifer Lawrence dreamed up collectively, with Tony winner Cole Escola engaged on the script. Simply don’t ask Stone if she’s going to be taking part in Miss Piggy, as a result of there’s solely one Miss Piggy.

The mission got here up in an interview with W Magazine, during which Stone was cheekily requested if she’d be taking up the function of probably the most glamorous Muppet. Her reply was equally cheeky, however we prefer to think about a few of this fake rage was really real.

“To begin with, that’s the greatest insult to Miss Piggy I’ve ever heard, and I cannot have her title dragged via the mud like that. Why would I play a literal star? She’s the best,” Stone mentioned. “No, after all I’m not taking part in Miss Piggy. And neither is Jen. We pale compared. Are you out of your thoughts? Miss Piggy is taking part in Miss Piggy. She can be storming out proper now on the mere suggestion.”

Good to know her priorities are so as! Sadly that’s nearly the one factor we all know for certain concerning the Miss Piggy film, although we will think about with this expertise behind the digicam, no matter emerges might be value ready for.

And for those who’re impatient for extra lavender accessories, karate chops, feather boas, third-person referencing oneself as “moi,” and frog lust within the meantime, Miss Piggy might be entrance and heart alongside Sabrina Carpenter in The Muppet Present‘s huge one-night-only return, February 4 on Disney+ and ABC.

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