His feature film directorial debut , '' The Muppets '' , a musical-comedy film written by Jason Segel and Nicholas Stoller , was released in 2011 and became a critical and commercial hit and won an Oscar for Best Original Song . The film earned him his second BAFTA nomination at the 66th British Academy Film Awards . He wrote ( with Nicholas Stoller ) and directed a follow-up , '' Muppets Most Wanted '' , which was released in 2014 . Bobin next directed the sequel '' Alice Through the Looking Glass '' ( 2016 ) . In February 2016 , it was announced that he would direct a '' Jump Street-Men in Black '' crossover film , however plans for the movie fell through
66th British Academy Film Awards
66th British Academy Film Awards
James Bobin