
Let me tell you, the casting alone – two Oscar winners and one seriously overlooked pig – had me excited. But it’s the addition of Escola that takes this project from great to genuinely thrilling. They absolutely revived the image of Mary Todd Lincoln, and I have no doubt they can do the same for this 49-year-old pig. Watching Escola work, you can really see how Piggy’s energy – the strength, the wildness, the comedy, the sheer diva attitude – informed their portrayal of Mary Todd. In fact, they told Amy Poehler they’d love to see Piggy star in a movie about Mary Todd, surrounded by human actors. And get this – they admitted they were already talking to Disney about it! Clearly, they weren’t joking, and this movie is shaping up to be something special.