Frozen Duo Out, Muppet Scribe In, for Disney's Bob the Musical; Tom Cruise May Star

A completely new creative team has been drafted for the long-in-the-works Disney movie Bob the Musical. Bret Mckenzie, who won an Oscar for penning “Man or Muppet,” has been tapped to write songs for the project and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon is also circling the film. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Tom Cruise may headline the comedy, which will be directed by Michel Hazanavicius.

It was reported last January that Frozen composing duo Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez would write the music and lyrics for Bob the Musical and that Allan Loeb, who penned the 2012 film adaptation of Rock of Ages, had signed on to write the screenplay.

Bob the Musical tells the story of a regular guy (named, uh, Bob) who, after getting hit in the head, can suddenly hear the inner songs sung by the hearts of all of his family and friends. He’s not happy about it, but Bob’s life has become a musical. That all sounds awesome, Disney, but where does Idina Menzel fit in (hey, we can dream, can’t we)?

Disney has been brainstorming Bob since 2004, with a variety of composers, directors and writers attached. Adam Shankman, Phil Lord and Chris Miller have also been rumored to be involved with the film throughout the years.