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{{AFC comment|1=An article on [[Sesame Street (film)]] existed briefly in 2019 and was then stubbed down to a redirect to [[Sesame Street]] based on [[WP:NFF|the guidelines on unreleased films]].  It still does not appear that the film satisfies the notability guidelines for future films.  Please expand the discussion of the film plans in the parent article, [[Sesame Street]], or discuss how the film is notable, either at the parent article talk page or the talk page of this draft. [[User:Robert McClenon|Robert McClenon]] ([[User talk:Robert McClenon|talk]]) 00:51, 23 May 2020 (UTC)}}

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{{Infobox film
| name           = Sesame Street
| image          = 
| alt            = 
| caption        = 
| director       = [[Jonathan Krisel]]
| screenplay     = [[Chris Galletta]]
| based_on       = {{Based on|''[[Sesame Street]]''|[[Joan Ganz Cooney]]|[[Lloyd Morrisett]]}}
| producer       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Shawn Levy]]
* Michael Aguilar
* [[Guymon Casady]]
* Jesse Ehrman
* [[Daniel Rappaport]]
}}
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Anne Hathaway]]
* [[Bo Burnham]]
* [[Chance the Rapper]]
}}
| cinematography = [[Brandon Trost]]
| editing        = 
| music          = 
| studio         = {{Plainlist|
* [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]
* [[21 Laps Entertainment]]
* Entertainment 360
* [[Sesame Workshop]]
}}
| distributor    = [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]
| released       = 
| runtime        = 
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = 
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'''''Sesame Street''''' is an upcoming American [[Musical film|musical]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Jonathan Krisel]] and written by [[Chris Galletta]], based on the children's educational television series [[Sesame Street|of the same name]]. The film stars [[Anne Hathaway]], [[Bo Burnham]], and [[Chance the Rapper]]. It serves as a [[sequel|stand-alone sequel]] to ''[[The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland]]'' (1999) and ''[[Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird]]'' (1985), the latter of which was also released by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]].

==Premise==
[[Big Bird]] and his Sesame Street friends are mysteriously expelled from their neighborhood, finding themselves in [[Manhattan]]. They team up with a plucky history show host named Sally Hawthorne who’s on a quest to save her show and prove that Sesame Street actually exists, with obstacles created by the Mayor, with reasons of his own for keeping Sesame Street hidden from the world.

==Cast==
===Muppet performers===
* [[Carmen Osbahr]] as [[Rosita (Sesame Street)|Rosita]] and Ovejita
* [[David Rudman]] as Baby Bear, [[Cookie Monster]], and [[Two-Headed Monster]] (right head)
* [[Eric Jacobson]] as [[Bert (Sesame Street)|Bert]], [[Grover]], [[Oscar the Grouch]], and [[Two-Headed Monster]] (left head)
* Frankie Cordero as Rudy
* [[Jennifer Barnhart]] as Zoe
* [[Joey Mazzarino]] as Murray Monster and Stinky the Stinkweed
* [[Leslie Carrara-Rudolph]] as [[Abby Cadabby]]
* [[Martin P. Robinson]] as [[Mr. Snuffleupagus|Snuffy]], Telly Monster, [[Yip Yips|The Martians]], and Slimey
* [[Matt Vogel (puppeteer)|Matt Vogel]] as [[Big Bird]] and [[Count von Count]]
* [[Peter Linz]] as [[Ernie (Sesame Street)|Ernie]] and Herry Monster
* [[Ryan Dillon]] as [[Elmo]]
* [[Stacey Gordon]] as [[Julia (Sesame Street)|Julia]]

===Humans of Sesame Street===
* [[Alan Muraoka]] as Alan
* [[Chris Knowings]] as Chris
* [[Suki Lopez]] as Nina
* Violet Tinnirello as Charlie

===Other humans===
* [[Anne Hathaway]] as Sally Hawthorne
* [[Bo Burnham]] as Danny Johnson
* [[Chance the Rapper]] as The Mayor's aide

==Production==
===Development===
In June 2012, it was announced that a new ''Sesame Street'' movie was in the works at [[20th Century Fox]] to be produced by [[Shawn Levy]], Michael Aguilar, [[Mark Gordon (producer)|Mark Gordon]], and [[Guymon Casady]] with a script by head ''Sesame Street'' writer [[Joey Mazzarino]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/sesame-street-movie-works-fox-339374/|title='Sesame Street' Movie in the Works from Fox (Exclusive)|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=June 19, 2012|first=Borys|last=Kit|access-date=April 4, 2023}}</ref> In April 2015, it was announced that the film had moved to [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] with Levy directing.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tracking-board.com/tb-exclusive-warner-bros-picks-up-sesame-street-movie-from-fox-with-shawn-levy-directing/|title={TB Exclusive} Warner Bros. Picks Up 'Sesame Street' Movie From Fox With Shawn Levy Directing|date=April 13, 2015|website=The Tracking Board|first=Lou|last=Chase|access-date=April 4, 2023}}</ref> In April 2016, Levy left the directing position to focus on directing a remake of ''[[Starman (film)|Starman]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/starman-remake-works-director-shawn-879805/|title='Starman' Remake In the Works With Director Shawn Levy (Exclusive)|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=April 1, 2016|first=Borys|last=Kit|access-date=April 4, 2023}}</ref>

In November 2016, it was announced that David Guion and Michael Handelman had been set to co-write the screenplay treatment for the film after Mazzarino left the project, with Levy of [[21 Laps Entertainment]], Aguilar, Casady and [[Daniel Rappaport]] of Entertainment 360 still attached to produce, alongside [[Sesame Workshop]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/11/sesame-street-movie-david-guion-michael-handelman-writing-warner-bros-1201855006/|title=Can You Spell David Guion & Michael Handelman? They Are Writing 'Sesame Street' Film For Warner Bros|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=November 15, 2016|first=Mike|last=Fleming, Jr.}}</ref> In September 2018, [[Jonathan Krisel]] signed on to direct the film, with [[Chris Galletta]] set to write the screenplay from a previous draft by Mike Rosolio.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/09/sesame-street-movie-jonathan-krisel-director-portlandia-1202473240/|title='Portlandia's Jonathan Krisel To Direct 'Sesame Street' Movie At Warner Bros|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=September 28, 2018|first=Patrick|last=Hipes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/sesame-street-movie-director-jonathan-krisel-portlandia-1202961279/|title='Sesame Street' Movie Taps 'Portlandia' Co-Creator Jonathan Krisel as Director (EXCLUSIVE)|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=September 28, 2018|first=Justin|last=Kroll|access-date=April 2, 2023}}</ref>

===Casting===
In December 2018, it was announced that [[Anne Hathaway]] was being considered for the role of Sally Hawthorne in the film,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Galuppo|first1=Mia|title=Anne Hathaway Eyes Starring Role in 'Sesame Street' Movie|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/anne-hathaway-eyes-starring-role-sesame-street-movie-1166402|accessdate=December 5, 2018|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=December 5, 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/anne-hathaway-sesame-street-movie/|title=Exclusive:Anne Hathaway Eyed to Star in WB's 'Sesame Street' Movie|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|date=December 4, 2018|first=Jeff|last=Sneider|access-date=April 2, 2023}}</ref> which was confirmed in February 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/seseame-street-movie-writer-director-reveals-plot-details-1182692/|title='Sesame Street' Movie's Writer-Director Reveals Plot Details|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=February 6, 2019|first1=Borys|last1=Kit|first2=Bryn|last2=Sandberg|access-date=April 2, 2023}}</ref> In March 2020, [[Chance the Rapper]] was added to the cast playing the Mayor's aide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/chance-the-rapper-sesame-street-movie-anne-hathaway-1203523103/|title=Chance the Rapper Joins 'Sesame Street' Movie|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=March 3, 2020|first=Justin|last=Kroll}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/chance-the-rapper-sesame-street-movie/|title=Exclusive: Chance the Rapper in Talks to Join 'Sesame Street' Movie|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|date=March 3, 2020|first=Jeff|last=Sneider|access-date=April 2, 2023}}</ref>

===Filming===
Filming was originally scheduled to begin in July 2019, but due to Hathaway finishing up on ''[[The Witches (2020 film)|The Witches]]'' (which wrapped filming in September 2019),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3582233/witches-synopsis-promises-visually-innovative-retelling-roald-dahl-beloved-story/|title='The Witches' Synopsis Promises a 'Visually Innovative' Retelling of Roald Dahl's Beloved Story|website=[[Bloody Disgusting]]|date=September 5, 2019|first=Brad|last=Miska|access-date=April 2, 2023}}</ref> filming was delayed to April 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/sesame-street-tom-and-jerry-movie-release-date-warner-bros-1202574617/|title='Sesame Street', Tim Story-Directed 'Tom & Jerry' Movies Set At Warner Bros For 2021|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=March 12, 2019|first1=Erik|last1=Pederson|first2=Geoff|last2=Boucher}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/sesame-street-anne-hathaway-movie-production-delayed-until-april-2020/|title=Anne Hathaway's 'Sesame Street' Film Shoot Pushed Back 9 Months (Exclusive)|website=[[The Wrap]]|date=June 13, 2019|first1=Beatrice|last1=Verhoeven|first2=Umberto|last2=Gonzalez}}</ref> Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], production was delayed indefinitely.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/38508744012/videos/219202709403036/|title=Jim Henson's World: Live Trivia with Craig Shemin|publisher=Museum of the Moving Image|author=<!--Not stated-->|date=April 11, 2020|website=Facebook|access-date=September 29, 2020}}<!--This is mentioned at about 51:30 in the linked video.--></ref>

In January 2023, while promoting her film ''[[Eileen (film)|Eileen]]'' at the [[Sundance Film Festival]], Hathaway spoke at length about her commitment to the project, despite the delays.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=PzKRpO-zL8s|title=Anne Hathaway Offers Sesame Street Movie Update|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|author=Collider Interviews|date=January 28, 2023|access-date=March 25, 2023|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>

===Music===
In June 2019, it was reported that [[Bo Burnham]] would write original songs for the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/06/bo-burnham-writing-songs-for-sesame-street-movie-anne-hathaway-1202630305/|title=Bo Burnham Gets To 'Sesame Street', Will Pen Songs For Warner Bros Movie|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=June 10, 2019|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|access-date=April 2, 2023}}</ref>

==Release==
''Sesame Street'' was initially scheduled to be released on January 15, 2021, but it was pushed back to June 4, 2021,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/12/shazam-2-to-take-flight-spring-2022-sesame-street-relocates-1202807958/|title='Shazam! 2' To Take Flight Spring 2022, 'Sesame Street' Relocates|last1=D'Alessandro|first1=Anthony|last2=D'Alessandro|first2=Anthony|date=December 12, 2019|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|language=en|access-date=December 12, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thewrap.com/sesame-street-movie-with-anne-hathaway-pushed-to-summer-2021|title='Sesame Street' Movie With Anne Hathaway Pushed to Summer 2021|website=[[The Wrap]]|date=July 16, 2019|first=Brian|last=Welk|access-date=April 2, 2023}}</ref> and again to January 14, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/07/sesame-street-release-date-warner-bros-just-mercy-blinded-by-the-light-1202647181/|title=Warner Bros' Sesame Street Pic Moved Back Five Months; 'Just Mercy' Gets Christmas Limited Release|last1=Pedersen|first1=Erik|last2=Pedersen|first2=Erik|date=July 16, 2019|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|language=en|access-date=July 16, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=McNary|first1=Dave|title='Sesame Street' Live-Action Movie Set for 2021|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/sesame-street-movie-release-date-1203161830/|accessdate=April 6, 2019|work=Variety|date=March 12, 2019|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/shazam-sequel-lands-april-2022-release-1262245/|title='Shazam!' Sequel Lands April 2022 Release|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=December 12, 2019|first1=Pamela|last1=McClintock|first2=Borys|last2=Kit|access-date=April 2, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Borys_Kit/status/1205195730958241792|title=Elsewhere: Warners' untitled SESAME STREET FILM gets pushed back from 06/04/21 to 01/14/22./|website=[[Twitter]]|date=December 12, 2019|first=Borys|last=Kit|access-date=April 2, 2023}}</ref> The film was then removed from the release calendar due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].{{cn|date=May 2022}}

In August 2021, [[Shawn Levy]] revealed that there were discussions taking place about whether to have the film stay theatrical or release on [[HBO Max]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://collider.com/sesame-street-movie-shawn-levy-streaming-deals/|title=Shawn Levy on WB's 'Sesame Street' Movie and Renegotiating Deals for Streamers|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|date=August 4, 2021|first=Jeff|last=Sneider|accessdate=July 5, 2022}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDB title|tt2224162}}

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