'Flight Of The Conchords' Co-Creator Is Circling A 'Muppets' Movie

Few things in life are as consistently entertaining as Jim Henson's Muppets. They date all the way back to the mid-'50s, before "Muppet" existed as a word, on the TV series "Sam and Friends." And even today, they still delight the masses with fun diversions, such as the recent Muppet/"Bohemian Rhapsody" YouTube sensation. And yet, as popular as Henson's colorful characters have remained over the years, we haven't seen a proper, theatrically released story about them since the 1999 release "Muppets in Space."

The big screen hiatus might be ending soon. It seems that James Bobin, co-creator of the HBO comedy series "The Flight of the Conchords," is Disney's pick to direct the next Muppet movie, Vulture exclusively reports. As an unnamed Disney rep put it, "the movie is James' to direct — if he wants it." No one on either side -- Bobin's reps or the studio -- would comment officially. There's a potential problem though: Judd Apatow.

No, Apatow isn't on any kind of Muppet directors short list (as far as we know). But Bobin is also considering teaming with Universal for "Bridesmaids," an Apatow-produced comedy co-written by Kristen Wiig. The story would follow two women who are at odds over planning a mutual friend's wedding party. So it's colorful Muppets vs. catfight humor. Which would you choose?

Given the lack of official comment, there's really nothing more to report on the story at this time. While I wasn't a fan of "Conchords," I would like to see more Muppet movies. We've gone too long without a proper Kermit the Frog-led movie, and that's a sad, sad thing. And as amazing as that "Bohemian Rhapsody" YouTube video was, a few minutes of music video don't really qualify as a Muppet fix.

Which is your favorite Muppet movie? Does the world need more? Or are you content with direct-to-video and telefilm releases?

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