"Care Bears" Movie in Development

Josh Greenbaum has been tapped to direct a new Care Bears movie for Warner Bros.

A writer has not yet been announced for the film that is in early development and has also not disclosed plot details.

Producers include Chris Bender and Jake Weiner for Good Fear and Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley for GoldDay. Executive producing are Sean Gorman and Daniel Barnes for Cloudco. Sheila Walcott oversees the feature for the studio.

Created by Elena Kucharik and Linda Denham, the Care Bears are friendly creatures with images on their bellies that reflect their unique personalities.

Care Bears got their start on greeting cards in the early 1980s and landed their television series later that decade. 

It has been the focus of such films as 1985’s animated The Care Bears Movie, which featured Mickey Rooney among the voice cast. 

The Care Bears franchise is owned by Cloudco Entertainment, formerly known as American Greetings Entertainment, which is behind the recent animated series Care Bears: Unlock the Magic.

Greenbaum is known for such features as "Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar", "Strays", and the documentary "Will & Harper". 

He is in post-production on "The Dink", a pickleball movie starring Ben Stiller and Jake Johnson. 

Greenbaum is also attached to direct a Spaceballs sequel film for Amazon MGM Studios.