Thesps bear down on 'Yogi'
Faris, Aykroyd, Timberlake in talks for film
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Donald De Line and Karen Rosenfelt are producing and Eric Brevig ("Journey to the Center of the Earth") is directing from a script by Brad Copeland.
Shooting's expected to start in New Zealand next month.
Faris is in negotiations to portray a documentary filmmaker in "Yogi." She recently voiced a role in "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" and toplined "The House Bunny."
Aykroyd is in negotiations to voice Yogi and Timberlake's in talks to voice Boo-Boo, Yogi's sidekick.
Yogi's character, inspired by Art Carney's portrayal of Ed Norton on "The Honeymooners," first appeared in Hanna-Barbera cartoons in 1958 and was voiced by Daws Butler.
DeLine exec Andrew Haas is exec producing. Original script for "Yogi" was penned by Joshua Sternin and Jeffrey Ventimilia.
