Rising screenwriterLindsey Beer has been welcomed aboard theHello Kittymovie in the works at New Line, Collider has confirmed. Beer has two feature credits to her name – the Netflix originalSierra Burgess Is a Loserand the upcomingTom Holland-Daisy RidleymovieChaos Walking– yet she has had a hand in numerous tentpole films, includingTransformers: The Last Knight.
Beau Flynnis producing theHello Kittymovie via his FlynnPicture Co along with Sanrio, the Japanese company behind the iconic pop culture brand, which has been around since 1974. The plan is for a four-quadrant movie with global appeal, a laPokemon Detective Pikachu. there’s no word on whether Hello Kitty will be a hybrid film likeDetective Pikachu, or fully animated. Either way, other popular Sanrio characters Gudetama, My Melody, and Little Twin Stars were included in the original rights deal.
Beer is a solid get for theHello Kittymovie, as she battle-tested when it comes to high-profile projects. Not only has she had a hand in writing Sony’sMasters of the Universe, Lionsgate’sThe Kingkiller Chroniclesand Paramount’sTransformers: The Last Knight,but she has also participated in writers rooms for tentpole franchises likeStar Trekand Legendary’s Monsterverse. Additionally, Beer will serve as showrunner and executive producer on Netflix' adaptation of Mark Millar’s comicThe Magic Order, and she’s also co-writing a female-centricFast & Furiousspinoff withGeneva Robertson-Dworet(Tomb Raider).
Beer and Robertson-Dworet recently teamed with the latter’sCaptain Marvelco-writerNicole Perlmanto launch the production company Known Universe, which is expected to be credited as an executive producer on theHello Kittymovie. TheDetective Pikachumovie grossed $425 million worldwide, and you have to think that New Line would be satisfied with that kind of global haul forHello Kitty, which skews much younger and more female than thePokemonmovie.
FlynnPictureCo’s upcoming releases include a pair ofDwayne Johnsonmovies from directorJaume Collet-Serra– Disney’sJungle Cruiseand WB/New Line’s superhero movieBlack Adam. Deadline broke the news of Beer’s hire.
