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Anna Faris, Dan Aykroyd, Justin Timberlake Cast in Yogi Bear

Posted on Thursday, November 5th, 2009 by Peter Sciretta

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Entertainment Weekly has learned that Anna Faris, Dan Aykroyd, and Justin Timberlake are in talks to star in the hybrid live-action/computer animated feature based on the Hanna-Barbera cartoon Yogi Bear. The big screen 3D movie is being directed by Eric Brevig (Journey to the Center of the Earth), from a screenplay by Brad Copeland (Wild Hogs).  What characters will Faris, Aykroyd and Timberlake play? Details after the jump.


  • Faris will play a live-action character named Rachel, a nature documentary filmmaker who is trying to film Yogi and Boo-Boo for her next project.
  • Aykroyd will voice the computer animated Yogi, the lovable Jellystone Park bear who is notorious for his attempts at stealing picnic baskets from campers, much to the displeasure of Park Ranger Smith.
  • Timberlake will voice the computer animated Boo-Boo, a bow-tied bear cub who acts as Yogi’s constant companion and conscience.

Park Ranger Smith has yet to be cast, but I assume he would be played live-action.Lets just hope someone like Will Ferrell doesn’t fall for this paycheck trap. The film will begin filming next month in New Zealand . Warner Bros is aiming for a December 17th 2010 release.

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  • BrendonConnelly
    Wow. That's just nuts. A kind of brilliant nits, maybe? Either that or I need to sleep badly.
  • Stuntman Mike
    Aykroyd kinda struck me as a Mr. Ranger type.
  • Stuntman Mike
    Not so much Yogi.
  • mikeymotorcykey
    Just in time for Oscar season.
  • Octoberist
    at least they're getting an actor/comedian who can do voices.

    It begs the question: Will Dan do Dan, or will he do an impression of Yogi?
  • MarkoP
    Let me guess. There's gonna be a musical number in there somewhere.
  • Goobity
    Dick in a Picnic Basket?
  • drygulch87
    i bet will arnett gets cast as park ranger.....who do yall think

    and btw this is gonna be terrible and is riding on the coattails of alvin and the chipmunks obviously
  • Ricky
    Steve carrell seems like a good fit.
  • aquasplash
    Except for the fact that he's already said he doesn't do characters with depth, he prefers light, dry humour. So no points scored there.
  • freemachine
    "Hey, Boo Boo!"
  • luke_a
    OK, now I'm perversely interested. I always liked Dan Ackroyd, and him as Yogi Bear kinda works. Just so long as he keeps Ed Norton from THE HONEYMOONERS in mind like Daws Butler did for the cartoon, this might work.

    JT as Boo Boo I'm not sure about.
  • greggorybasore
    mother fucking yikes
  • sanyo
    I can actually see Dan Aykroyd as Yogi. But Justin Timberlake as Boo-Boo? No way.
  • moviefan
    i like the choice of dan for yogi i hope he does well. As for timberlake i dont really like him so i hope he does boo boo to justice. Cant wait to hear who is the park ranger.
  • dagreenman18
    Childrens Books and Classic Cartoons are the new Comic Book movies.
  • journey to the center of the earth, wild hogs, and yogi bear..... uhhh
  • Dan,

    When asked in a recent film if he had any regrets, your Ghostbusters/Saturday Night Live co-star Bill Murray replied, "Garfeild, maybe".


    Learn from his mistakes. Just say no to Yogi.
  • Rick
    And then he died.
  • AWhitman
    when are people going to realize justin timberlake is a terrible actor?
  • aquasplash
    I didn't even realise he was an actor o_O To me this is like Hanna Montana - wow you teach me new fear every day. Fuck me I need a councilor now. Cheers.
  • "Faris will play a live-action character named Rachel, a nature documentary filmmaker who is trying to film Yogi and Boo-Boo for her next project."

    Ten bucks says she wears a skirt with pigtails in her hair.
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