News > Eric Brevig will helm 3-D Yogi Bear flick

Eric Brevig will helm Warner Bros.' feature take on the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon, Yogi Bear, which will be produced as a 3-D project.

THR reports, the WMA-repped Brevig, a longtime visual effects supervisor whose credits include The Day After Tomorrow and Men in Black, directed Warners and Walden's Journey to the Center of the Earth, a 3-D pic that earned more than $230 million worldwide in the summer.

Ash Brannon, who directed Surf's Up for Columbia, was attached to helm "Yogi" when it was a 2-D vehicle.

Joshua Sternin and Jeffrey Ventimilia, who executive produced That '70s Show, are penning the screenplay for Yogi, which will offer a new take on the half-century-old title character and his sidekick Boo Boo, who get into a series of misadventures in Jellystone Park.

The movie is expected to combine live action and CG in the manner of Alvin and the Chipmunks, a hit for Fox in 2007.

Donald De Line and Karen Rosenfelt are producing Yogi, with Jon Berg overseeing for Warners.

3-D has become a higher priority at many studios, with execs believing that the technology will compel more filmgoers to see movies in theaters. Disney's Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience opens Friday to high expectations.