Artisan Entertainment is dishing up a second "VeggieTales" cartoon, "The Bob and Larry Movie," which revisits the computer-generated exploits of Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber, reports Variety.
The New York-based film distributor has grossed a solid $24 million-plus domestically with the Biblical cartoon "Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie," which opened theatrically in October and heads to home video in March.
The storyline of "Bob and Larry" charts the friendship between the central "VeggieTales" characters, who also figured in "Jonah." Throughout the "VeggieTales" series, Bob and Larry host a TV show that presents a cast of vegetable thesps in theater repertory.
Unlike "Jonah," "Bob and "Larry" won't feature an overtly religious yarn. But like all "VeggieTales," it will depict family-friendly themes.
"We think there's a very substantial audience that tends to be underserved by other media interests," Big Idea president Terry Botwick said. "It's a family audience that's concerned enough in the raising of their children that they look for a product that's consistent with their Judeo-Christian world view. (We) get a lot of support from parents that feel like we're helping them to do their job."
The picture is set for a 2005 release.