Yogi Bear
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Drivers along State Highway 16 may have been surprised at a flurry of activity near a Waimauku warehouse last Thursday.
Trucks, caravans and studio equipment at the site near the Muriwai turn-off were there for filming of the Hollywood big budget film Yogi Bear.
Production was moved from Woodhill Forest so it wouldn't be interrupted by forecast rains.
A three-month film shoot based mostly in Auckland is expected to wrap up at the end of next month.
The computer generated adaptation of the Hanna Barbara classic is due to be released overseas at the end of the year.
American actor Dan Aykroyd is doing the vocals for Yogi Bear and singer Justin Timberlake his sidekick Boo Boo. On screen stars are Anna Faris and Tom Cavanagh.
- © Fairfax NZ News
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