‘Shazam! 2’ Gets Release Date as ‘Sesame Street’ Live-Action Film Moves to 2022

Warner Bros.

has moved back its live-action “Sesame Street” movie six months to Jan 15, 2022, and set an April 1, 2022, release date for its “Shazam! 2” sequel.“Portlandia” director and co-creator Jonathan Krisel will helm the “Sesame Street” musical, co-financed by Warner Bros.

and MGM.

Shawn Levy is producing with Michael Aguilar.

Mike Rosolio and Chris Galletta have written drafts for the pic.

Sesame Workshop, which holds the rights to the show and is involved in the development of the movie.The educational series premiered in 1969 with a combination of live-action, puppetry, and animation.

“Sesame Street” is home to the Jim Henson creations Big Bird, Bert, Ernie, Grover, Oscar the Grouch, Cookie Monster, and Elmo.

The TV series is produced by Sesame Workshop, known as the Children’s Television Workshop until 2000, and was created by Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett.“Shazam!” was a DC Comics adventure centering on Billy Batson (Asher Angel

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