Apatow disciples to make new Muppets movie

Many of us grew up watching The Muppet Show. I remember never wanting to miss an episode. We also remember the various movies that were made, including The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) and Muppets from Space (1999). Unfortunately, the classic appeal of the Muppets has given way to more modern, and in my opinion freaky-weird, kids shows like The Teletubbies.

Disney [don’t run away just yet] has just penned a deal to make another Muppet movie. Disney has attached Jason Segel to write the script and Nick Stoller to direct the film. Segel has earned his stripes writing for the Apatow-produced television comedies Freaks and Geeks and Undeclared. Segel also wrote the Apatow-produced Forgetting Sarah Marshall. As for Nick Stoller, he wrote the screenplay for Fun with Dick and Jane (2005) and has also written for the television show Undeclared. In addition, he directed the upcoming Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

Segel and Stoller actually got the idea from an element of Forgetting Sarah Marshall, whereas a character writes a musical version of  Dracula performed by Muppets. Segel actually approached Disney with the idea and received a deal almost instantly.