Ricky Gervais is in talks to play one of the three human leads in the upcoming sequel to The Muppets.
December 17, 2012
According to Vulture, mega-producer Scott Rudin is setting up an adaptation of John Kennedy Toole’s Pulitzer Prize–winning novel, A Confederacy of Dunces, with Zach Galifianakis attached to star. The Muppets director James Bobin is also in talks to direct the film, from a script by Cedar Rapids scribe Phil Johnston.
As a Hollywood production, The Muppets embodies all that is truly great about childhood, as they represent innocence, joy and pure-hearted fun that isn’t weighed down by an industry that has seemingly abandoned its values in order to make a profit. It is therefore ironic that a return to these values comes in the form of The Muppets, one of the most successful and iconic trademarks of all-time from the industry giant that is Disney.