▁he ▁would ▁have ▁the ▁final ▁appro val ▁of ▁the ▁character ▁design ▁and ▁the ▁casting ▁of ▁the ▁sp ider ▁character , ▁Charlotte . ▁However , ▁Camp us ▁left ▁the ▁project ▁to ▁direct ▁Z . P . G . ▁( 1 9 7 2 ), ▁and ▁De itch ▁later ▁learned ▁he ▁was ▁forb idden ▁to ▁show ▁his ▁story boards ▁to ▁E . B . ▁White . ▁ ▁Development ▁on ▁the ▁film ▁still ▁continued ▁at ▁De itch ' s ▁animation ▁studio ▁in ▁Prag ue ▁with ▁Czech ▁painter ▁Mir ko ▁Han ák ▁producing ▁art work ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁before ▁dying ▁of ▁le uk emia ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁However , ▁Bron f man ▁Sr . ▁began ▁to ▁grow ▁diss atisf ied ▁with ▁the ▁European - infl uen ced ▁concept ual ▁art work . ▁By ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁De itch ▁sh ipped ▁his ▁story boards ▁in ▁a ▁package ▁to ▁S ag itt arius ▁Produ ctions ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁whom ▁not ified ▁that ▁his ▁package ▁went ▁un open ed ▁and ▁would ▁be ▁returned ▁to ▁him . ▁On ▁June ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁De itch , ▁in ▁a ▁ma iled ▁letter ▁to ▁E . B . ▁White , ▁stated ▁that ▁S ag itt arius ▁had ▁refused ▁to ▁look ▁his ▁story boards ▁following ▁six ▁months ▁of ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁project . ▁That ▁same ▁month , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁S ag itt arius ▁Produ ctions ▁had ▁signed ▁a ▁two - picture ▁production ▁deal ▁with ▁H anna