Jason Segel’s work with the Muppets began while working with the Jim Henson Company to create the puppets for the finale in “Forgetting Sarah Marshall”. “Jason Segel has signed on to star as the human lead in The Greatest Muppet Movie of All Time”.
The story will follow a man named Gary (Segel), who along with his girlfriend Mary and life-long nondescript, brown puppet best friend Walter must round up and convince the now retired entertainers from the original Muppet Show to help save the famous television studio that the original variety series was filmed in. The film’s evil villain, Tex Richman, is due to take over the property, and wants to destroy the theater and drill for oil underneath.
“Flight of the Conchords” director James Bobin will helm the pic.
