Cavanagh Cast as Ranger Smith for Yogi Bear

Actor Tom Cavanagh has been cast as Ranger Smith in Warner Bros.’ live-action and CG-animation hybrid feature film version of Yogi Bear.

Cavanagh, best known for lead roles on the TV series Ed and Trust Me, joins a cast that includes Anna Faris as a documentary filmmaker and Dan Akryod and Justin Timberlake as the voices of Yogi and Boo Boo.

The adaptation of the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon series has begun shooting in New Zealand, with Eric Brevig directing, Donald De Line and Karen Rosenfelt producing and a script by Brad Copeland.