[PAR] [TLE] Richard Williams (animator) [SEP] Richard Edmund Williams (born March 19, 1933) is a Canadian–British animator, voice artist, and writer, best known for serving as animation director on Disney/Amblin's "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" and for his unfinished feature film "The Thief and the Cobbler".  He was also a film title sequence designer and animator; his most famous works in this field included the title sequences to "What's New, Pussycat? " (1965) and "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" (1966) and title and linking sequences in "The Charge of the Light Brigade" (1968).  He also animated the eponymous cartoon feline for two of the later "Pink Panther" films. [PAR] [TLE] The Thief and the Cobbler [SEP] The Thief and the Cobbler is an animated fantasy film directed, co-written and co-produced by Canadian animator Richard Williams.  The film is famous for its long, troubled history.  Due to independent funding and complex animation, "The Thief and the Cobbler" was in and out of production for over three decades.  It was finally placed into full production in 1988 when Warner Bros. agreed to finance and distribute the film.  Negotiations broke down when production went over budget and behind schedule.  Warner Bros. pulled out and a completion bond company assumed control of the film.  The film was re-edited and re-structured by producer Fred Calvert without Williams' involvement, and released in Australia and South Africa as The Princess and the Cobbler in 1993; two years later, Miramax Films, at the time a subsidiary of Disney, released an even more heavily edited version of the film in North America under the title Arabian Knight.
[PAR] [TLE] Richard Williams ( animator ) [ SEP ] Richard Edmund Williams ( born March 19 , 1933 ) is a Canadian – British animator , voice artist , and writer , best known for serving as animation director on Disney / Amblin 's " Who Framed Roger Rabbit " and for his unfinished feature film " The Thief and the Cobbler " . He was also a film title sequence designer and animator ; his most famous works in this field included the title sequences to " What 's New , Pussycat ? " ( 1965 ) and " A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum " ( 1966 ) and title and linking sequences in " The Charge of the Light Brigade " ( 1968 ) . He also animated the eponymous cartoon feline for two of the later " Pink Panther " films . [PAR] [TLE] The Thief and the Cobbler [ SEP ] The Thief and the Cobbler is an animated fantasy film directed , co - written and co - produced by Canadian animator Richard Williams . The film is famous for its long , troubled history . Due to independent funding and complex animation , " The Thief and the Cobbler " was in and out of production for over three decades . It was finally placed into full production in 1988 when Warner Bros. agreed to finance and distribute the film . Negotiations broke down when production went over budget and behind schedule . Warner Bros. pulled out and a completion bond company assumed control of the film . The film was re - edited and re - structured by producer Fred Calvert without Williams ' involvement , and released in Australia and South Africa as The Princess and the Cobbler in 1993 ; two years later , Miramax Films , at the time a subsidiary of Disney , released an even more heavily edited version of the film in North America under the title Arabian Knight .
What production company agreed to produce a film created by the director of "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" after three decades?
What production company agreed to produce a film created by the director of " Who Framed Roger Rabbit " after three decades ?
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.