Anne Hathawayis reportedly in talks to star in the upcomingSesame Street Movie. Warner Bros. is making the movie, which will be directed byPortlandiaco-creator Jonathan Krisel, and is expected to begin production soon. The live-action project is based on the iconic kids series and it will be a musical, bringing all of the beloved characters together on the big screen. The script is currently being written by Chris Galletta, who wrote the most recent draft for the studio.
Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, and Cookie Monster may end up starring alongside Anne Hathaway for theSesame Street Movie. The actress has yet to comment on the situation, but she is reportedly the studio’s first choice for the musical. Hathaway is an Academy Award winning actress who has starred inThe Dark Knight Risesand the recentOcean’s 8, which were both made by Warner Bros. She also headlined the musical big screen adaptation ofLes Misérables, so we know she can sing. The actress will be seen next in the upcoming thrillerSerenity, so she might need to get back to something that is a little more light-hearted for her next project.
Sesame Streethas been on the big screen twice before, once in 1985 withSesame Street Presents Follow That Birdand again in 1999 withElmo in Grouchland. The show recently left PBS after 45 years on the air and moved to HBO. Thelegendary educational children’s television seriesfirst premiered in 1969 and has been a staple for generations of young children and their families. The seeds for the show were first planted in 1966 when television producer Joan Ganz Cooney and Carnegie Foundation vice president Lloyd Morrisett were discussing a new idea to capitalize on the power of TV and do something positive with it.
After conducting research for a few years the newly formedChildren’s Television Workshop(CTW) received a huge grant of $8 million to createSesame Streetand put it on public broadcasting across North America. The show was a hit right from the start, and the first preschool-age show to be made using formal and laboratory research. By the time of its 40th anniversary in 2009, the show was broadcast in over 120 countries, and 20 international versions had been produced.Sesame Streetis a worldwide phenomenon that new generations of kids still discover nearly every day.
In 2016,Sesame Streetstarted theirfive-year development deal with HBO, which is when talks of theSesame Street Moviesprung up. However, it looks like the musical is pretty close to actually happening with casting currently going on. At this time, there is no information about the story or who else will star, but it’s going to have a lot of puppets from Jim Henson’s studio running around. Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Cookie Monster, Elmo, The Count, and hopefully Aloysius Snuffleupagus will all share the big screen with Anne Hathaway.The Hollywood Reporterwas the first to announce the Anne Hathaway casting news.
