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Disney has enlisted Jason Segel to pen the newest Muppet Movie.

Jonah Hill and Jason Segel star in the upcoming "Forgetting Sarah Marshall"

Segel got his big break from Judd Apatow, starring on "Freaks and Geeks" and "Undeclared', as well as in "Knocked Up". He currently stars on the amazingly hilarious "How I Met Your Mother" on CBS.

In the upcoming "Forgetting Sarah Marshall", Segel's character writes a 'Dracula' musical performed by puppets. Those cloth creatures were custom-made by the Henson puppeteers, and the experience emboldened Segel to pitch his concept for a Muppets movie. Segel enlisted Nick Stoller to co-write and direct the project.

Segel and Stoller just made another deal to co-write the comedy "Five-Year Engagement," with Stoller helming and Segal starring.

I am very excited to hear not only that there is a Muppet movie in the works, but that it is the brainchild of an amazingly talented actor and comedian whose work I am a HUGE fan of. Life is good.