In what is believed to be a 3D industry first, Warner Home Entertainment Group will make the $100 million-grossing “Yogi Bear” available in 3D simultaneously via the digital cable, satellite and game console pay-per-view On Demand service and on Blu-ray 3D March 22.
The Blu-ray 3D version will also include five bonus features in 3D: Fun on the Yogi Bear Set; Tour of Jellystone Park; Jellystone Park Jewel: Yogi’s Secret hiding Spot; Jellystone Visitor Pic-a-nic Demo; and the Looney Tunes Road Runner short called “Rabid Rider” that played before “Yogi Bear” in theaters (teaser video below).
The hyrbid live-action/computer-animated film featuring the voices of Dan Aykroyd and Justin Timberlake as Yogi and his sidekick Boo-boo, will be offered in a four-disc combo pack for $44.95 that includes standard Blu-ray, DVD, and digital copiies of the film.
Other Blu-ray bonus features in 2D: Spending a Day at Jellystone Park; Yogi Bear Mash-Up; and a game called Are you Smarter than the average bear?
Consumers who choose the 3D or HD VOD version will have access to bonus content that includes the behind-the-scenes “Bringing the Bears to Life.”
— By Scott Hettrick