Yogi Bear Gets Big Screen adaptation from Warner Brothers

By Kevin Coll • October 2, 2008

Hey Boo Boo - Let’s Get ourselves a movie and another picnic basket

Warner Bros. is bringing Yogi Bear to the bigscreen, developing a film version of the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon, with Surf’s Up co-helmer/co-writer Ash Brannon attached to direct.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Joshua Sternin and Jeffrey Ventimilia are penning the screenplay.

The project, culled from Warners’ vast library, is planned as a live-action/animated hybrid along the lines of Fox’s 2007 hit Alvin and the Chipmunks. Much of the movie will be live-action, but Yogi Bear and sidekick Boo Boo will be done in CG.
I think is an obvious choice especially with the success of the Scooby Doo movies as well as the Alvin and the Chipmunks movie. These hybrid animated films are going to be seen a lot more. Yogi Bear was one of my favorite cartoons as a kid so this one excites me.

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Tags: animation, film news, Movie News, Warner Brothers, Yogi Bear

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Kevin is a film freak, just ask him something movie related and he lights up like a Christmas tree. Originally his destiny was to go to film school, hit LA and try and become the next big thing. Circumstances change but in college, he fell in love with writing. After several failed attempts in starting a legit and hip school online magazine for his university Kevin moved into the blogosphere for himself and began Kevin’s Rant which in 2007 morphed into Fused Film. Kevin has contributed articles on other sites like Geeks of Doom and FilmShaft, he has also been a guest on podcasts for MovieViral and The Film Feed at FS.Net. His favorite movie of all time is Empire Strikes Back, he loves his Chucks, he is an avid Stargate fan and classic rock is his music scene. Email him at: kcoll@fusedfilm.com Follow His Twitter: FusedFilm