Sesame Street Movie Starring Anne Hathaway Has Been Delayed

‘Sesame Street’ Movie, Starring Anne Hathaway, Has Been Delayed

By Ben Pearson/June 13, 2019 12:00 pm EST

The film will be a musical about beloved characters like Big Bird, Ernie & Bert, Elmo, Oscar the Grouch, and more members of the long-running PBS children’s series as they find themselves lost in New York City, unable to find their way back to Sesame Street. That’s when they meet Sally Hawthorne (Hathaway), the host of a history show who is on a quest to prove once and for all that Sesame Street actually exists. As you may expect, obstacles pop up to keep them from getting back easily, including an evil mayor who wants to keep Sesame Street hidden from the outside world. Mike Rosolio (American Vandal) wrote the first draft of the screenplay, Chris Galletta (The Kings of Summer) wrote the most recent draft, and we just learned earlier this week that YouTube star and acclaimed director Bo Burnham (Eighth Grade) is writing songs for the new movie. The film is a co-production between Warner Bros. and MGM.

Meanwhile, Hathaway is wrapping production on Robert Zemeckis’s remake of The Witches this week.