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The Hanna-Barbera classic cartoon duo Tom and Jerry will be receiving a live-action/animated hybrid feature film, and Warner Bros. is in negotiations with Tim Story to Direct. As reported by Variety , the film is expected to begin shooting in 2019. Story is known for directing 2005’s Fantastic Four and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, as well as Ride Along and the upcoming Shaft film.It appears that the production will shoot real-world footage with Tom and Jerry themselves being added in as animation - similar to how films like Who Framed Roger Rabbit handled the process.Reports claim the two main characters won’t be voiced and will operate mostly with physical comedy, just as the pair did in their original outings. Warner Bros. is reportedly looking to make sure that the live-action and animation teams are working together over the course of this film and other similar hybrid projects.Other films coming out of Warner Animation Group include the Space Jam sequel starring LeBron James , a Cat in the Hat animated feature , and a Scooby-Doo film with Chris Columbus (director of the first two Home Alone and Harry Potter films) as creative producer - Scooby is expected to be released in the first quarter of 2020.Previous films that have come out of Warner Animation Group include The Lego Movie and its spin-offs, Storks and Smallfoot

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