In quite a bit of surprising casting news first reported by Collider, Chance the Rapper is in negotiations to join Warner Bros.’ live-action Sesame Street movie.
Academy Award winner Anne Hathaway is set to star in the musical, which will be directed by Jonathan Krisel, the Emmy-nominated co-creator of Portlandia. Chance will play the Mayor’s aide in the family-friendly film, which is expected to boast a strong ensemble of diverse stars, similar to the highly successful The Muppets.
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finds the Sesame characters mysteriously expelled from their own neighborhood, forcing them to collaborate with history show host Sally Hawthorne (Hathaway) to prove that Sesame Street actually exists. Warner Bros. is keen to develop more family films outside of its Fantastic Beasts and LEGO franchise silos, and Sesame Street is a well-known IP that certainly fits the bill.
Chance the Rapper does have previous acting experience as he previously starred in A24’s horror-comedy Slice, and he also played himself in the Netflix comedy Between Two Ferns: The Movie.
