Smarter than the average Bear

Today we are all excited here at the Birkenhead Bear Sanctuary because we have had some rather major news. It is all still a bit hush-hush so keep it under your hats. If you remember, back in October 2008, we revealed there was to be a major film made about a certain Bear who lives in Jellystone Park. We now have it on good authority the film has been completed and is now in post-production. For those of you who have no idea what we are talking about then let us reveal – there is going to be a Yogi Bear Movie!

The film centres on the fact that Jellystone Park has been losing business, so the greedy Major of Jellystone decides to close it down and sell off the land. That means that families would no longer be able to spend summer days in the wilds enjoying the natural beauty of the great outdoors. Even worse than that, Yogi and Boo Boo will be turned out of the only home they have ever known.

Faced with his biggest challenge ever, Yogi must prove that he is “smarter than the average Bear” and he and Boo Boo must join forces with their old nemesis, Ranger Smith, to find a way to save Jellystone Park from closing forever.

The film is shot in CG/Live-action 3D and stars Dan Akroyd as Yogi, Justin Timberlake as Boo Boo and Tom Cavanagh as Ranger Smith. It is being directed by Eric Brevig who also worked on “Journey to the Centre of the Earth” and should be in the cinema just in time for Christmas this year.

Remember, you heard it here first!