Writing the new Muppets movie is a dream come true for funnyman Jason Segel - he grew up wanting to be Kermit The Frog. The actor/writer begged Disney bosses to let him pen the new film, and when they initially turned him down he wowed them with his knowledge of the lovable puppet stars.

The Knocked Up star says, "I've had a fascination with puppets my entire life. I remember thinking that Kermit The Frog was Tom Hanks. He was the everyman, like Jimmy Stewart. I wanted to be him, which was weird because I knew he was a puppet but I still wanted to be Kermit The Frog.

"I went to Disney and I said, 'Guys, I would like to write the new Muppet movie,' and there was a weird spattering of laughter in the room. Then I pitched it to them and gave them my Muppets knowledge and they bought the pitch, so it's a little boy's dream come true."

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