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Tribune News Service

Treasured pop icon Hello Kitty is going Hollywood and starring in her own movie.
The feature film comes by way of New Line Cinema and FlynnPictureCo, Warner Bros announced Tuesday.
The studios have teamed up to develop an English-language film for worldwide audiences for the first time in the character’s history.
The project is the culmination of a nearly five-year journey to secure the rights to develop Hello Kitty for the global big screen, the studio said.
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The deal also gives Warner Bros the rights to other characters from Sanrio’s expansive universe, including Gudetama, My Melody and Little Twin Stars.
“I am extremely pleased that Hello Kitty and other popular Sanrio characters will be making their Hollywood debut,” Sanrio founder, president and CEO Shintaro Tsuji said in a statement.

“Hello Kitty has long been a symbol of friendship and we hope this film will only serve to grow that circle of friendship around the world.”
Hello Kitty has long been a fixture on animated shows on the small screen, some of which can be found on Netflix, but it’s the first time the global lifestyle brand will partner with a major studio.
Beau Flynn of FlynnPictureCo, which specialises in high-concept, tentpole studio films, will produce, and Wendy Jacobson will executive produce the film.
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Writers and creative talent are still being sought out.
Hello Kitty – who is not a cat but a human girl, by the way – was introduced on a coin purse in Japan in the 1970s.
Warner Bros has had success with toy adaptations before, including The Lego Movie. That film’s sequel, however, has underperformed at the box office since opening last month.
And Hello Kitty presents potentially steep challenges. She doesn’t talk or, for the most part, change facial expressions.
Additional reporting by Associated Press and Bloomberg


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Hello Kitty, one of Japan’s most beloved cartoon characters, is getting her first English-language movie

Hello Kitty might not have a mouth but she’s got a movie deal. Photo: AP

(190210) -- LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10, 2019 (Xinhua) -- People take photos with Hello Kitty who wears Chinese traditional costume during the activities celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year at the Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles, the United States, Feb. 9, 2019. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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The 45-year-old iconic feline has never been turned into a movie despite its merchandising ubiquity
Warner Bros’ New Line Cinema acquired film rights from the Japanese corporation Sanrio


The iconic cat, first designed in 1974 with a trademark pink bow, will be turned into a movie character after nearly five years of talks to secure the film rights.


Hello Kitty, one of Japan’s most beloved cartoon characters, is getting her first English-language movie

.css-1mniedq{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;}The 45-year-old iconic feline has never been turned into a movie despite its merchandising ubiquity Warner Bros’ New Line Cinema acquired film rights from the Japanese corporation Sanrio

The 45-year-old iconic feline has never been turned into a movie despite its merchandising ubiquity

Warner Bros’ New Line Cinema acquired film rights from the Japanese corporation Sanrio