Shawn Levy to Produce Berenstain Bears Feature
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USA Today is reporting that Night at the Museum director Shawn Levy will produce a feature film based on The Berenstain Bears books. The comedy will be a mix of live-action and computer animation. Walden Media has acquired the film rights to the popular books written 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." Levy compared ...
Levy Producing Berenstain Bears Film
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... Shawn Levy ("Night at the Museum") has signed on to produce a film adaptation of The Berenstain Bears book series for Walden Media reports USA Today. ...
Berenstain Bears Movie Won't Be as Thought-Provoking as it Sounds
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... has announced just the film for you. Hollywood's resident Captain Trifle will produce a feature-length take of The Berenstain Bears in requisite live-action/CGI. Levy's approach: "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," he told USA Today. "The comedy comes from this bear family coexisting in a more recognizably real world." Take that, hipsters. [USA Today] ...
The Berenstain Bears Get an Off-Base Update
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Another classic cartoon is getting ready for the feature treatment. This time, it's your friendly neighborhood bears. USA Today reports that ...

