, ▁ 2 1   year s ▁after ▁its ▁first ▁premi ere . ▁No ▁other ▁non - Dis ney ▁musical ▁animated ▁film ▁has ▁enjoyed ▁such ▁a ▁com eb ack ▁in ▁popular ity , ▁prompt ing ▁a ▁direct - to - video ▁sequ el , ▁Charlotte ' s ▁Web ▁ 2 : ▁Wil bur ' s ▁Great ▁Advent ure , ▁which ▁Param ount ▁released ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁on ▁March   1 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁( Univers al ▁Pictures ▁released ▁it ▁intern ation ally ▁and , ▁through ▁Universal ▁An imation ▁Studios , ▁animated ▁it ), ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁live - action ▁film ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁story , ▁which ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁December   1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁Early ▁one ▁morning , ▁Fern ▁A rable ▁prevents ▁her ▁father ▁John ▁from ▁sla ugh ter ing ▁a ▁p ig let ▁as ▁the ▁runt ▁of ▁the ▁l itter . ▁Dec iding ▁to ▁let ▁Fern ▁deal ▁with ▁n urt uring ▁the ▁p ig let , ▁John ▁allows ▁Fern ▁to ▁raise ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁pet . ▁She ▁n urt ures ▁it ▁lov ingly , ▁naming ▁it ▁Wil bur . ▁Six ▁weeks ▁later , ▁Wil bur , ▁due ▁to ▁being ▁a ▁spring ▁p ig , ▁has ▁m ature d , ▁and ▁John ▁tells ▁Fern ▁that ▁Wil bur ▁has ▁to ▁be ▁sold ▁( his ▁sib lings ▁were ▁already ▁sold ). ▁Fern ▁sad ly ▁says ▁good - bye ▁to ▁Wil bur ▁as ▁he ▁is ▁sold ▁down ▁the ▁street ▁to ▁her ▁uncle