Escape from Hat
Escape from Hat is an upcoming American computer-animated fantasy film directed by Mark Osborne, based on the children’s book of the same name by Adam Kline. Premise. Leek, a desperate and magical rabbit rallies an unexpected band of allies and undertakes an impossible quest to escape from inside a magician’s hat and defeating evil black cats as Leek returns to the human boy he dearly loves. Production. Development. In April 2017, 20th Century Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios had announced they would produce the animated film adaptation of Adam Kline's fantasy book  Escape from Hat with Mark Osborne set as director and co-write the script with Kline, and Jinko Gotoh producing the film along with Osborne. However, in November 2018, Netflix acquired the film rights and Melissa Cobb joined the production team. Animation. Production of the film started in December 2018. Release. In November 2018, Netflix expects the film's release window for sometime in 2022.