Sanrio and Warner Bros. Japan announced on Wednesday that Sanrio’s Hello Kitty franchise will receive its first Hollywood film adaptation.
Sanrio had announced in 2015 that it is planning a new Hello Kitty film slated for release this year.
Warner Bros. Entertainment’s New Line Cinema and FlynnPictureCo are handling production and development of the film, and Warner Bros. will handle the film’s worldwide distribution.
Sentai Filmworks released the Hello Kitty & Friends – Let’s Learn Together animated series as the first title in its new “Sentai Kids” imprint last year.