It’s not only about the illustrations, but on that front, we really wanted to be true to Clement Hurd’s beautiful, magnificent, illustrations. How much studying of the book goes into making a special like this? Are you constantly reading it over and over again and dissecting it… and analyzing the illustrations?ĪS: It’s interesting. We really loved entering into this bunny world and trying to figure out how to replicate the magic of the book.
It just magically happened this past year. We’ve been talking with the estate about The Runaway Bunny for year after year thinking that we’d love to make a film based on that one. And it had been a dream to do a follow-up with that. How did the idea of wanting to turn this classic book into a special originate?Īmy Schatz: We made a film based on Goodnight Moon many years ago for HBO, which of course is the other very well-known classic by Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd.
Jackson Murphy: You’ve had a great relationship with HBO over the years. Schatz discusses the casting, music and animation choices that went into making this, as well as the themes people of all ages can appreciate. This adaptation of the classic book, featuring new renditions of classic songs, is now streaming on HBO Max.
Amy Schatz is the eight-time Emmy-winning director of the new animated special The Runaway Bunny.
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