“Every time she tries to talk today, I’m like, ‘Why are you not saying sorry,'” she quipped. “She’s been beating me for decades but it’s an honor.”
But Jennifer—whose performance in Die My Love scored her a Golden Globe nomination for Lead Actress in a Drama—will have to put her faux feud with Emma aside since she recently revealed they’re both working on a movie about Miss Piggy with Oh, Mary! writer and actor Cole Escola.
“I don’t know if I can announce this, but I am just going to," she said on a November episode of Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers’ podcast Las Culturistas. "Emma Stone and I are producing a Miss Piggy movie and Cole is writing it."
As for if Jennifer and Emma will appear in the film, marking their first time as costars?
“I think so,” she added. “We have to.”
The Mother! actress—mom to two sons with husband Cooke Maroney—later gave insight on how the movie about the temperamental Muppet, and “feminist icon,” came to be.
"During lockdown, one of my good friends who is not in the industry—it was also kind of around cancel culture, both things were kind of happening at once," she said during a November appearance on The Tonight Show, “[my friend] was like, 'It would be so funny if Miss Piggy got canceled.'"
And though Jennifer noted Miss Piggy’s arrest is “not the plot necessarily,” she said the idea “got the wheels turning,” which is when she reached out to Emma.
“Emma Stone is the Muppet-head,” she explained. “Also, Emma Stone is a shark. Emma Stone will turn around in a leather jacket with a cigar and be like, ‘Hey kid! Let me tell you a thing or two about Hollywood.’ So I went to her to be like, ‘What do we do?’”
While waiting for the Miss Piggy movie to hit the silver screen, read on to see other movies coming out soon.
Based on the award-winning 2020 novel by Maggie O'Farrell and directed by Oscar winner Chloé Zhao, Hamnet tells the story of how William Shakespeare endured family tragedy to create his masterpiece, Hamlet. Starring Paul Mescal, Jessie Buckley, and Joe Alwyn.
Where to Watch: In select theaters on Nov. 27, expanding nationwide on Dec. 12.
Directed by Bradley Cooper and starring Will Arnett and Laura Dern, this comedy-drama follows a middle-aged comedian navigating an impending divorce.
SpongeBob and his Bikini Bottom friends set sail on a seafaring comedy-adventure, complete with ghost pirates.
It’s nearly Christmas when an unexpected turn in their mother’s health thrusts four adult siblings, and their exasperating father, into chaos as they navigate messy family dynamics in the face of potential loss. Kate Winslet makes her directorial debut and stars alongside Helen Mirren, Toni Collette, Andrea Riseborough, Johnny Flynn, and Timothy Spall.
Timothée Chalamet takes the lead in this 1950s-set sports drama about a young man with a dream of becoming a champion table-tennis player. Also starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Odessa A'zion.
Based on a true story, two down-on-their-luck musicians (Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson) form a joyous Neil Diamond tribute band, proving it's never too late to find love and follow your dreams.
Tom Blyth and Emily Bader star in the movie adaptation of Emily Henry's bestselling romance novel.
A group of friends’ tropical vacation turns into a terrifying, primal tale of horror and survival.
BFFs Matt Damon and Ben Affleck reunite for this action thriller about a team of Miami cops who discover millions in cash in a derelict stash house and along with it some serious trust issues. Also starring Teyana Taylor and Steven Yeun.
Ralph Fiennes stars in this spin-off of the post-apocalyptic franchise, in which the inhumanity of the survivors becomes even more terrifying than the infected.
Charli XCX stars in this mockumentary about a rising pop star navigating the complexities of fame and industry pressure while preparing for her arena tour debut. Featuring Kylie Jenner, Alexander Skarsgard, Rachel Sennott, and Rosanna Arquette.
Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi step into the iconic roles of Catherine and Heathcliff in Saltburn director Emerald Fennell's new adaptation of Emily Brontë's classic novel.
Pixar’s all-new feature film introduces Mabel, an animal lover who uses new technology to “hop” human consciousness into lifelike robotic animals, allowing people to communicate with animals as animals!
Captured during Billie's sold-out world tour and co-directed by James Cameron, this immersive 3D film brings an innovative new concert experience to the big screen.
The hit 2019 horror-comedy returns to find final girl Grace facing the next level of the nightmarish game. Starring a killer cast including Samara Weaving, Kathryn Newton, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Shawn Hatosy, and Elijah Wood.
Zendaya and Robert Pattinson star as a happily engaged couple who are put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails.
Halle Bailey and Regé-Jean Page star in this rom-com set against the beautiful vineyards of Italy.
Jaafar Jackson portrays his uncle, Michael Jackson, in this biopic about the "King of Pop".
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