“Happytime Murders” Is Still In Casting

Don’t hold your breath.

We’ve been talking about Happytime Murders for a number of years now, and according to a new interview with Henson Co. heir Brian Henson and THR, the joint production with STX Entertainment is still in the casting phase:

“The funniest comedy that we’re doing right now with puppets is the R-rated adult stuff,” said Brian who is currently working on getting the casting just right for his R-rated puppet crime thriller Happytime Murders,which is set in Hollywood where humans coexists with puppets.

“It’s basically our world, but there is a minority population of puppets,” said Brian. “The studio, they are so excited about it that they are being very careful about the human casting … It’s thrilling to me that they love it so much, but it’s frustrating that it’s taking a while to get exactly the cast they want working with the puppets.”

Our Take

So yea, this thing is still in the casting phase which leads me to believe Happytime Murders is at best a 2018 release. Jamie Foxx was rumored to be attached, but there was no confirmation as to whether or not that deal went through.This might take a while.