Okay so everyone has forgotten about the live-action/CG mixtures that destroyed such lovable and iconic characters as Garfield and Alvin and the Chipmunks right? RIGHT!? Well if the travesty of those films didn't hurt your soul to the very core then surely Variety's most recent scoop will. We'll let them explain:

"Plans are to bring the constantly warring cat and mouse to life as CG characters that run around in live-action settings.

Studio-based Dan Lin, currently producing the upcoming Sherlock Holmes and exec producer on Terminator: Salvation, will adapt the classic Hanna-Barbera property as an origin story that reveals how Tom and Jerry first meet and form their rivalry before getting lost in Chicago and reluctantly working together during an arduous journey home."

Well that just sounds brilliant! I think we all know how well-received the last venture into a Tom and Jerry film was. I'm most confused by this idea, because who the hell even knows Tom and Jerry anymore? First of all Cartoon Network rarely shows any classic cartoons of Tom and Jerry (though they have an updated version of the MGM toon running). And second, I know that my parents hated the updated version of this classic clashing duo when they attempted a 1992 animated feature (Tom and Jerry talking?! Grow up!), and bringing them back in a live action/CG package isn't going to make things better. While I can't officially pass any judgment until I see a trailer, this is definitely not one I'm looking forward to in the near future.

Labels: Hanna-Barbera, Tom and Jerry