The creators behind The Snowman are working on a new film about Wojtek, a brown bear recruited into the Polish army during World War II.
Harvey’s Illuminated Film Company were also behind the 2014 BBC adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s book On Angel Wings, as well as the children series Little Princess.
A Bear Named Wojtek will be a 30-minute, hand-drawn animation, according to The Times; the project is being developed by Ian Harvey, who acted as executive producer on the 1982 television adaptation of Raymond Briggs’s The Snowman.
Producers have already secured Polish funding and are currently seeking a British partner, with the BBC, Channel 4, and Netflix all possible options.