Hello Kitty gets green light for animated feature film adaptation due out in 2019

Hello Kitty will appear in an animated feature set for release in 2019, according to an article by Deadline. The white Japanese bobtail cat with a red bow and six symmetrical whiskers will star in the film project with an estimated budget of $160 million to $240 million.

Hello Kitty was created in 1975 by the Sanrio lifestyle company that specializes in the cute sector of Japanese popular culture. The company's managing director Rehito Hatoyama will oversee the Hello Kitty film project. Hello Kitty, according to her official character profile, was born in the suburbs of London and her full name is Kitty White. The character's height has been described as five apples tall and her weight as three apples. Hello Kitty has been portrayed as a friendly and kind girl and has been well received over the decades.