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The Berenstain Bears are Coming to the Big Screen

November 3, 2009

USA Today reports that Shawn Levy, director of the "Night at the Museum" movies, has signed on to produce a feature film based on The Berenstain Bears books.

The comedy will feature a mix of live-action and computer animation.

Walden Media, the company behind the "Chronicles of Narnia" films, has acquired the film rights. The popular books were written by by Jan and the late Stan Berenstain.

"I'd like the film to be un-ironic about its family connections but have a wry comedic sensibility that isn't oblivious to the fact that they're bears," Levy said. "The comedy comes from this bear family coexisting in a more recognizably real world."

The earliest release date for the film would be late 2011.

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COMMENTS (16)

Posted by:

Matthew J Williams

November 3, 2009

NOOOO!!!!! Not frickin Walden Media!!!! I hate Walden Media!!! They have no artistic interest in anything! They just sanitize films for sanitization sake! They ruined Narnia! Don't let them touch anything more! Levy, work with some twisted wry humor in this. Don't let them make it all sweet and cutesy (I know that's what you're known for Levy, but you can make better, more interesting movies than that!)! AAAAHHHHH!!!!!

Posted by:

WCB

November 3, 2009

*bangs head on desk*

Posted by:

GranolaBoy75

November 3, 2009

"The comedy comes from this bear family coexisting in a more recognizably real world."

So they're going to make it like the Brady bunch movie? The whole premise of the book series is that EVERYONE was bears!!! they lived in BEAR COUNTRY for crying out loud...

Posted by:

David

November 3, 2009

Finally

Posted by:

Dave

November 3, 2009

Yes! This is the one project everyone's been waiting for! I know everybody here's been thinking to them selves "You know, a Berenstain Bears movie is what the world truly needs!" Glad to see Hollywood is still in touch with what the public really wants.

Posted by:

Marcus

November 3, 2009

We get news that a Marmaduke movie is in production and now these stupid Berenstain Bears, whats next.....a live action Family Circus?

Posted by:

Capp_90

November 3, 2009

I have a phobia of this book series. Gonna skip out.

Posted by:

jay

November 3, 2009

wow granolaboy75...you're taking this pretty hard. need a tissue?

i see no point in trying to make this movie. i didn't even like these books as a child. looks like a poor way to spend millions.

Posted by:

Rob

November 3, 2009

Ever since Alvin and the Chimpmunks came out everyone wants to do childrens books/cartoons like this, this will probably make a lot of money.

Posted by:

Generous Cheapskate

November 3, 2009

Interesting. I bought my son all the books when he was a tot and taught him how to read using these books. He was able to read fluently before he entered kindergarten.