Katherine Heigl in talks for 'Happytime Murders'

Heigl Katherine Heigl is within final discussions to star within the Jim Henson Co.'s "The Happytime Killings," which Stuart Ford's IM Global will launch to purchasers in the European Film Market in a few days.Picture, that is directed by John Henson ("A Muppets Christmas Carol") and composed by Todd Berger ("Kung Fu Panda 2") from the story he authored with Dee Austin Robertson, happens inside a world where puppets and humans live together, however the puppets are seen as second-class people.Once the puppet cast of the eighties kids Television show will get killed 1 by 1, a disgraced detective-switched-detective agency puppet assumes the situation.The film noir puppet comedy has been around development in the Henson Co. since 2008.IM Global is selling the pic through its Opus label at Berlinale in a few days. Contact Diana Lodderhose at diana.lodderhose@variety.com