Tom and Jerry hit the big screen

Warner Bros. is to make a feature-length adaptation of the classic cartoon "Tom and Jerry" for cinema.

Like "Garfield", the squabbling pair will be brought to life by computer-generated imagery, backed by real sets.

The film will reveal how the two characters met and how their rivalry began.

Then finding themselves lost in Chicago, they will have to pull together to make a perilous journey home. As the owner of the rights to Hanna-Barbera productions, this is not Warner's first attempt at the genre.

The studio scored a major hit with the two "Scooby Doo" films. Other upcoming projects include Robert Rodriguez's version of "The Jetsons" and an adaptation of "Yogi Bear" by Donald De Line.