With production on Brian Henson’s long-gestating dark comedy The Happytime Murders now underway in Los Angeles, it has been reported that Elizabeth Banks (Power Rangers) and Joel McHale (Community) have joined the previously announced Melissa McCarthy (Ghostbusters) and Maya Rudolph (CHiPS) in the cast of the film. The Happytime Murders takes place in a world […]
Melissa McCarthy to star in puppet comedy The Happytime Murders
Ghostbusters star Melissa McCarthy has a new comedy in the works. Coming from STXfilms, she has taken the lead role of Brian Henson’s comedy The Happytime Murders, a film which sees a world where humans and puppets coexist with each other. The film takes place in Los Angeles where McCarthy plays a detective who is forced […]
Jamie Foxx to partner up with a puppet private eye in The Happytime Murders
Last year it was reported that The Jim Henson Company’s R-rated puppet noir The Happytime Murders had been revived by STX Entertainment, and now it looks as though it may have found its human lead. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jamie Foxx (Annie) is in talks to play the former partner of a disgraced puppet private eye […]
The Happytime Murders back on at STX Entertainment
It looks like The Jim Henson Company’s long-gestating puppet crime noir The Happytime Murders is back on, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that the project has found a new home at STX Entertainment, where it’s been put in active development. According to the site, Bruan Henson remains on board to direct the film, with Erich […]
