Faris, Aykroyd and Timberland In Talks for Yogi

Anna Faris, Dan Aykroyd and Justin Timberlake are all in talks to star in “Yogi Bear”, a movie based on the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon.

Faris would play a documentary filmmaker who follows Yogi around Jellystone Park while Aykroyd would voice Yogi. Timberlake is in talks to lend his voice to Boo Boo, Yogi’s companion.

Eric Brevig (”Journey to the Center of the Earth”) will direct with Donald De Line and Karen Rosenfelt producing.

The Yogi Bear character first appeared in 1958 as a supporting character on “The Huckleberry Hound Show” and a musical feature film called “Hey There, It’s Yogi Bear!” was produced in 1964.

Faris recently leant her voice to the animated movies “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs” and “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel”.

Warner Bros. hopes to begin production in New Zealand in December.

Anna Faris,in all in talks to star in "Yogi Bear"