Warner Bros.
has finally found the filmmaker to help them get to Sesame Street.Sources tell Variety that “Portlandia” director and co-creator, Jonathan Krisel, is set to helm the live-action “Sesame Street” movie for Warner Bros.
The film will be a musical, according to sources.Shawn Levy is producing with Michael Aguilar.
David Guion & Michael Handelman penned the script.
Jesse Ehrman is shepherding it for Warner Bros.
Sesame Workshop, which holds the rights to the show, will also be involved in the development of the project.The educational series, which premiered in 1969, features a combination of live-action and puppetry, as well as animation.
It is best known as the home of the Jim Henson creations Big Bird, Bert, Ernie, Grover, Oscar the Grouch, Cookie Monster, and Elmo.After spending years on PBS, Sesame Workshop signed a five-season deal in 2015 with HBO — a Warner Bros.
sister company — and WB quickly
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