The book cover.
At some point between the 1960s, The Walt Disney Company had offered to do an animated adaptation of the novel of the same name Charlotte's Web by E. B White.[1]
Plot[]
The plot would've been the same as the book.
Development[]
Nothing is known about the film's development at this time. E.B White was, supposedly, not apart of the production at all.
Why It Was Cancelled[]
- White turned the offer down of Disney turning any of his books into a movie, and this applies to other studios as well, as he greatly disliked the the 1973 film made for Charlotte's Web.
Results[]
- The Disney version was permanently cancelled.
- Hanna-Barbera Productions released their own traditionally animated hand-drawn version of Charlotte's Web on March 1, 1973, it received mixed-to-positive reviews. A sequel to the 1973 Charlotte's Web film, Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure, was released on March 18, 2003. it received generally negative reviews.
- Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon released a live-action version Charlotte's Web film which was released on December 15, 2006. It received positive reviews.