For a while now it’s been rumoured that Disney has been romancing Amy Adams for the new Muppet Movie that Jason Segel has been writing for them. Now the news has become a bit more official, with both EW and Variety reporting that she’s close to finalising her deal to star in the film..
Segel will also be in the film, and according to Variety, Chris Cooper and Rashida Jones are also in talks to bring more human faces to the Muppety mix. Adams is in line to play Segel’s girlfriend in the film, with the pair heading to Hollywood to visit the famed Muppet Theater. But wouldn’t you know it, the theater is under threat, with a greedy oil tycoon (Cooper), wanting to tear it down, and Kermit and co. needing help to save it. Jones is in talks to play a TV executive.
Shooting is scheduled to take place this November in and around the Los Angeles area. James Bobin is directing from a script written by Segel and Get Him to the Greek director Nick Stoller.