LOS ANGELES — For the first time, Hello Kitty is coming to Hollywood. But will a character who never talks finally get to speak? Sanrio, which created Hello Kitty in 1974 and groomed her into a merchandising superstar, has never brought the character to global movie screens. That has allowed her to remain silent: Hello Kitty has no mouth. New Line can use roughly 20 Sanrio characters, including the popular Gudetama, a disgruntled cracked egg, and My Melody, a rabbit who wears long ear warmers.

Source: New York Times March 05, 2019 19:52 UTC