On a recent episode of the hilarious podcast “Las Culturistas,” hosted by comedian Matt Rogers and “SNL” cast member Bowen Yang, guest Jennifer Lawrence dropped the bomb: she and Emma Stone are producing a Miss Piggy movie, one that will be written by “Oh, Mary!” creator and Tony-winner Cole Escola. It’s in development at Disney, which owns the rights to the Muppet characters, and it will be the first time that the temperamental diva will take the lead in a movie after being part of the larger Muppet ensemble for many decades. Lawrence stated that she and Stone will probably appear in the film, though that’s not locked down. Who knows when this will happen, but it feels like a lightning flash of good times suddenly struck the world. And it’s too bad that Miss Piggy is actually a puppet, because a real-life version would take aggressive charge of a project like this and make sure nothing got in her way. Let her spirit possess the producing pair for the good of all humankind. Nothing is allowed to go wrong.
Adele and Hunter Schafer preparing for ‘Cry to Heaven’ with Tom Ford
In the middle of taking one of her extended, sometimes years-long breaks in between albums, Adele is switching it up: she’s going to act. The singer will make her big screen debut in director-designer Tom Ford’s latest, “Cry to Heaven,” currently in pre-production. Based on the 1982 Anne Rice novel, Ford will adapt the screenplay, produce and direct the period film with an all-star cast that includes Nicholas Hoult, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ciaran Hinds, George MacKay, Mark Strong, Colin Firth, Thandiwe Newton, Paul Bettany and trans actress Hunter Schafer. The story revolves around a Venetian nobleman and a castrato opera singer — we don’t know who’s playing these roles yet — whose lives intersect in unusual ways. Does that mean it’s also a musical? Who can say. All we know now is that it’s set to roll before cameras in early 2026 in London and Rome, which means a likely 2027 release. And if Adele sings in the film that means more music from her soon, too.
A gayer ‘Christmas Carol’ with Ian McKellen and Tramell Tillman
This Christmas? No, next, but with in-demand, Emmy-winning gay star Tramell Tillman (“Severance,” “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning”) and legendary gay actor Ian McKellen in a new adaptation of “A Christmas Carol” that will star Johnny Depp as Ebenezer Scrooge, to be directed by acclaimed horror filmmaker Ti West (“X,” “Pearl”). It’s the kind of news we get that makes us think that one more version of this well-worn tale is going to be a welcome experience. We don’t know which roles McKellen and Tillman will play but if we had to guess we’d assign them the ghost of Jacob Marley (traditionally grumpy and sometimes a little bitchy) and the Ghost of Christmas Present (commanding and sexy in that robe), respectively. We’ve already been promised a November 2026 release date, so they’d better get to work.
Are the ‘Shahs of Sunset’ coming back?
With increasingly fractured relationships and declining ratings, Bravo’s “Shahs of Sunset” was cancelled in 2021 after nine seasons. But a few of the show’s cast members — specifically gay ringleader Reza Farahan, Golnesa “GG” Gharachedaghi and Mercedes “MJ” Javid – would appear to have kept ties to the network, and recent events on the streets of West Hollywood would suggest that something more than simple hanging out is happening. The three cast members seen quite recently handing out samples from the food truck GG owns, “Bottom of the Pan,” which serves Persian food, while a camera rolled to document the situation. We have no idea if this means there’s more Bravo content coming with the three friends, or if this is just promotion for the business, but nothing happens with a filming permit in Los Angeles that doesn’t involve showing it to the public later. Stay tuned and hungry.
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