The YouTube star turned actor and director has a major project on the horizon.

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Before Bo Burnham wrote and directed Eighth Grade, he was primarily known as a stand-up comedian, one who was particularly adept at writing clever songs. That background should come in handy on his next gig, as he's been tapped to write new songs for the upcoming Sesame Street movie starring Anne Hathaway. And frankly, I think he's the perfect choice. According to Deadline, which broke the news of Burnham's involvement, the film will find Big Bird and his Sesame Street friends in Manhattan, having been mysteriously expelled from their own neighborhood. Hathaway will play Sally Hawthorne, …

Yesterday, I wrote a story about Ilana Glazer's new A24 horror movie False Positive that mentioned a story I've been working on about films with capital-C Crazy premises. False Positive was going to be the first film on that list, and the second film was going to be Focus Features' upcoming Carey Mulligan thriller Promising Young Woman, whose supporting cast was just announced. I'll fill you in on those names in a second, but first we have to talk about this plot, since Focus' announcement walks right up to the line before chickening out. From Focus: "…