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THR is reporting Anne Hathaway is circling the starring role in a Sesame Street feature. Warner Bros. is behind the project that would be directed by Portlandia co-creator Jonathan Krisel, with 21 Laps' Shawn Levy set to produce with Michael Aguilar, and Entertainment 360, the production arm of Management 360. The movie, which would likely include appearances from Sesame Street residents Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch and Cookie Monster, is said to be a musical. Chris Galletta (Kings of Summer) wrote the most recent draft of the screenplay. Warners would co-finance the movie with MGM. While Hathaway is the first choice for the project and has an offer, it is currently unclear if the Oscar winner will accept the role. Sesame Street would reteam her with Warner Bros., the studio that was behind her last release, this summer's Ocean's 8, and MGM, which is behind her upcoming movie, the Dirty Rotten Scoundrels remake The Hustle. Discuss this with fellow SJF fans on Fa...

SERIES OF ALL TIME, IS THE SUBJECT OF THE NEW INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTARY " STREET GANG " Feature Documentary Will Allow Fans Past and Present the Ultimate Inside Look into the Creation of the Longest Running Children's Series Campaign Launches today on Indiegogo, featuring one-of-a-kind perks! Indiegogo Campaign Link: http://bit.ly/2eh6bR0 Macrocosm Entertainment in association with Citizen Skull Productions is proud to announce the production of Street Gang, a feature documentary based, in-part, on the 2008 New York Times best-selling book by Michael Davis profiling the creation and history of Sesame Street. The producers have launched an Indiegogo campaign (http://bit.ly/2eh6bR0) to help fund the ambitious project with truly one-of-a-kind rewards. Street Gang will be directed by Marilyn Agrelo, director of the festival award-winning Mad Hot Ballroom. Agrelo will have access to Sesame Street archives through Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind Sesame Street,...

We send an impassioned plea to HBO as Sesame Street leaves PBS. Story by Matt Cummings Dear HBO: Please don't screw up Sesame Street . It's a simple request, but one that's essential to keeping the center of our national culture alive. I am a product of Sesame Street , as are many of my friends. We all remember the insanity of Ernie and Bert, the musical numbers educating us about crossing the street, the dangers of driving the wrong way, and the relationships formed between felt characters and humans living on a street just over the bend. Kermit the Frog, Grover, Count von Count and a dozen others are more iconic than any sports franchise and more beloved than any comedy, their simple values of love and friendship leaving an enduring mark on how we raise our children. The show has helped to form the basis of America's television culture, going so far as to connect children to big concepts like the death (Mr. Hooper) as well as Big Bird's f...

According to Variety   “ Sesame Street ,” is headed to HBO . The Time Warner pay-cable service said it would license the next five seasons of the venerable program, which has taught preschoolers for decades about numbers, letters, emotional development and the joys of a rubber ducky. The series has become a mainstay of the American cultural experience, and has often served as one of the first pieces of video entertainment experienced by the nation’s tykes. New episodes will begin airing on HBO as early as late fall. And there will be more of them: HBO will air twice as many “Sesame” episodes in a season than has been the recent norm, lifting the number produced to 35. “Sesame Street” will still appear on PBS, which will has aired the program since 1969. But new episodes will first appear on HBO, and then be provided to PBS after nine months. It was disclosed yesterday that PBS would run only half-hour episodes of “Sesame Street” in the fall, as opposed to a full hour – w...