The (mis)adventures of Charlie Brown and canine pal Snoopy have been pop cultural stalwarts for decades, so it’s almost surprising it took this long for someone to turn their tales into a CG ‘toon. Still, the rightfully protective family of creator Charles Schulz have been intent on making sure it captures the spirit of the original newspaper cartoon strips, so here comes what is called here Snoopy And Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie.
The movie sees Snoopy reconvening with his old pals Linus, Lucy and, of course, Charlie Brown for more canine adventures, some of an aeronautical kind and involving the dreaded Red Baron, air ace and scourge of the skies. Mostly, though, it looks like more of a coming-of-age romance as the adorable and awkward Charlie goes a bit Kevin-Arnold-and-Winnie with the new kid in town. And the new kid? None other than unseen (in the comic strip, at least) Peanuts character, Little Red-Haired Girl.
Despite the shiny digital upgrade from **Ice Age **studio Blue Sky, the characters still look and feel the way we’ve come to expect from the old TV specials, and the story appears to maintain than old-school Peanuts charm. The film arrives in the US on November 6 before heading here on December 21. You can turn yourself into a Peanuts character right here.