Reunion with Ricky Gervais

Tina Fey is set to be the female lead in the next Muppet movie.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the 30 Rock star is in ‘‘late-stage negotiations’ for the role of a Russian gulag guard.

If she signs up, she would be reunited with Ricky Gervais, with whom she starred in 2009‘s The Invention of Lying.

And this weekend, Fey co-hosts the Golden Globes – a job he has done for the past two years.

Modern Family star Ty Burrell has also been announced as being among the cast, playing a lazy Interpol inspector.

Published: 9 Jan 2013