Jason Segel Actually Won’t Be Starring in ‘The Muppets’ Sequel Either

Last week we got the sad news that Jason Segel wouldn’t be joining his co-writer Nicholas Stoller to script the sequel to The Muppets even though the latter writer and director James Bobin just closed their deals with Disney to return. At the time, insiders said that Segel would likely still star in the film, but now we have word straight from the horse’s mouth. Segel himself recently spoke with Collider about the project, and the actor said that he would not even be starring in the film. It sounds like not only his schedule is keeping him from the project, but he seems a bit tired after putting five long, but rewarding, years into The  Muppets. On the recent reports, Segel confirmed, “It’s true but it’s totally amicable. My goal was to bring The Muppets back and I did that leaving them in very good hands, my writing partner and …