Jennifer Lawrence is not being subtle about her dream casting for the long-awaited Miss Piggy movie. After years of fans begging for the diva of The Muppets to finally get her own spotlight, Lawrence is now openly saying she wants Ariana Grande involved, and Grande is signaling she is very much listening. The result is a rare kind of Hollywood moment, where a nostalgic icon, an Oscar winner, and a pop superstar are all circling the same glittery project.
The film itself is still in development, but the energy around it already feels like event cinema in the making. Between Lawrence and Emma Stone quietly building the project behind the scenes and Grande publicly calling herself a Muppets superfan, the Miss Piggy movie is starting to look less like a quirky side project and more like a full-on cultural collision.
The Miss Piggy movie finally takes shape
For Miss Piggy, this movie has been a very long time coming. After more than 50 years of stealing scenes in projects like “The Muppet Movie,” the glamorous pig is finally being treated as a solo star. Earlier in the development process, it emerged that Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Stone and Cole Escola were teaming up to give Miss Piggy the movie treatment, with Escola set to write the screenplay. The idea is not a reboot of The Muppets as a whole, but a character-focused story that finally centers the franchise’s most unapologetic diva.
Behind the camera, the creative team is stacked with people who clearly adore her. Reports confirmed that Jennifer Lawrence, Emma and Cole Escola are developing the film, with Stone and Lawrence producing and Escola writing. Another update on the project’s status noted that Cole Escola is on board to write Disney’s Miss Piggy movie, with more information expected in 2026, while that same report casually noted their involvement alongside projects like One Piece at Netflix. On social media, early buzz framed it simply and excitedly, with one post spelling out that “The Miss Piggy film is in development and is being produced by Emma Stone and.”
Jennifer Lawrence shoots her shot with Ariana Grande
Once the project was public, Jennifer Lawrence wasted no time turning the casting conversation into a very charming public courtship. At the Golden Globes, she was asked about the film and did not play coy, instead saying she would love Ariana Grande to be part of it and making clear that the invitation was not hypothetical. Coverage of the exchange described how Jennifer Lawrence offered a major role to Ariana Grande on the carpet, tying it back to the film’s announcement in November and turning a standard awards-show soundbite into a casting headline.
Later that night, the enthusiasm only ramped up. One recap of the red carpet noted that “Jennifer Lawrence Is,” describing how interviewer Frazier spoke with Jennifer Lawrence about the moment and how much she wanted to work with Grande. Another outlet put it even more bluntly, saying that Jennifer Lawrence Invited Miss Piggy Movie And She Might, capturing how the invitation instantly became one of the night’s buzziest side stories.
Ariana Grande signals she is “open” to Miss Piggy
The twist is that Ariana Grande did not brush any of this off as a cute compliment. On the same Golden Globes carpet, she was asked about the Miss Piggy project and replied that she was “open” to joining, a word that quickly became the pull quote of the night. One radio recap highlighted how Ariana Grande is “open” to being in Jennifer Lawrence and Emma Stone’s Miss Piggy movie, while another breakdown of the moment, labeled “NEED KNOW,” spelled out that Ariana Grande said she would be “open” to boarding the forthcoming Miss Piggy movie from Jennifer Lawrence and. A separate write-up echoed that framing, again under a “NEED KNOW” banner, and repeated that Ariana Grande is open to joining the Miss Piggy film from Jennifer Lawrence and.
Her comments were not just polite hedging either, they came with genuine fan energy. One entertainment recap quoted her as saying, “I mean, I’m open,” and pointed out that Ari revived her signature ponytail for the evening and described herself as a big fan of The Muppets. Another outlet underlined that Lawrence and Grande have never done a movie together, which only adds to the sense that this could be a fresh pairing. A separate radio piece summed it up neatly, saying that Ariana Grande says to joining a Miss Piggy movie and that Jennifer Lawrence Is, capturing the mutual excitement that now surrounds the project.
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