Bye Bye Bunny

Bye Bye Bunny
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Production company	Warner Bros. Animation
Distributor	Warner Bros.
Starring	Eric Bauza
Executive producer(s)	Sam Register
Producer(s)	Brandon Jeffords (supervising)
Music composed by	Ariel Dumas Tom Kitt
Story by	Ariel Dumas
Director(s)	Brandon Jeffords

Bye Bye Bunny, also known as Bye Bye Bunny: A Looney Tunes Musical, is a cancelled animated musical film created by Warner Bros Animation based off the Looney Tunes theatrical shorts that ran from 1930 to 1969. The film was produced by Warner Bros. Animation and was originally planned for a release on HBO Max.

After starring in a hit Broadway production, Bugs decides to retire from the spotlight in pursuit of life as a normal rabbit. This encourages Daffy to take his role in the spotlight, but with Bugs' retirement in jeopardy, however, Daffy is captured by a crazy fan. Bugs ventures out to rescue him and his co-stars, while he rediscovers his love for performing.

Production

Development

The film was first announced on June 15, 2022.

On September 16, 2022 an artist announced that a majority crew had been laid off, which left the status of the film unknown. On August 22, plans for an HBO Max were dropped and the film was instead planned to be shipped to other streaming services. However, Jess Marsifi, the props and effects designer, later stated that the film was still in production despite the lay-offs. Production on the movie was put on pause in order to rework the flim into a full fledged musical.

On August 15, 2024, an animator confirmed on X (formerly Twitter) that the film was cancelled. On August 17, Eric Bauza posted a video of his signing audition for the film on social media in response to its shelving.

Music

The music was written by Ariel Dunas and composed by Tom Kitt.

Cast

• Eric Bauza as Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck

Behind the scenes

• The title is a reference to the musical Bye Bye Birdie and its 1963 film adaptation.