Hello Kitty Movie Lands Transformers & Masters of the Universe Writer

TheHello Kittymovie has landed Lindsey Beer ofTransformersfame as its author . begin in Japan during the seventies , theHello Kittyfranchise originated as a trade name of product feature the famous white cat design by Yuko Shimizu . With her reddish obeisance and perpetually waving hired man , the Hello Kitty character has become one of the most placeable brand images in the world and has ventured into the kingdom of brio , manga , jewelry , telecasting games and anything else that can fit a cat logotype on it . More recently , Kitty ’s personality has been fleshed - out with a proper backstory , her own natal day and a fictional home just outdoors of London .

Given the enduring universal popularity of theHello Kittybrand , it ’s perhaps surprising that Kitty White , to use the character ’s proper name , has n’t appeared in a major Hollywood feature film previously . Although theHello Kittyfranchise has branched out into film in its house area of Japan , the brand ’s first unrecorded action English languageHello Kittymoviewas announce back in 2015 and earlier this year , New Line Cinema were confirmed to be taking on the project , with Beau Flynn ’s Flynn Picture Company bring out .

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As reported byTHR , theHello Kittymovie has now found a author in the form of Lindsey Beer , who has antecedently figure out onTransformers : The Last KnightandChaos Walking , as well as the upcomingMasters of the Universeremake . Beer ’s own Known Universe streamer will also take on an executive director produce role on theHello Kittymovie .

WithTransformers , Masters of the Universeand nowHello Kitty , there ’s certainly a raft of brand and toy - based movie theatre on Beer ’s résumé . alas , Transformers : The Last Knightperformed bad compare to old launching in the franchise and reports lately emerge suggesting thatLionsgate deemedChaos Walkingunreleasableprior to all-embracing reshoots . While this may not fillHello Kittyfans with much confidence , it ’s also worth noting that Beer wroteSierra Burgess Is A Loser , which was amodest hit on Netflix .

It ’s difficult to gauge exactly whereHello Kittywill fall in terms of tint , and while it ’s dependable to say thatJohn Wickfans will be bequeath disappointed , it remain to be realize as to whetherHello Kittywill be an unlimited tyke flick or whether it ’ll attempt appealing to the legions of adultHello Kittyfans across the world also . Brand or toy - based movies have a fairly poor racetrack record both in term of box office and decisive response , but that has n’t deter studios from making them . WithBarbie , ClueandMonopoly - urge movies all currently in development , it seems that , for good or bad , the style is only just get .