We're huge fans of Varjak Paw! (Books 1+2) And can't wait to read your new book. But please could you tell me if there is an animation film of Varjak Paw. My daughter and her friends are nagging me stupid about it! They say they've found a trailer on Utube - but can't locate the actual movie. Please help!
Thanks so much and really well done for writing two of the best kids books ever! Like the Godfather parts 1+2!
SH
First of all, thanks so much to you and your daughter, SH! That really means a lot. The answer is that there is no official Varjak Paw film... yet. All the animations, trailers and so on that you see on youtube are unofficial fan works. Personally, I'm glad they exist - but neither Dave McKean nor I were involved in making them.
Having said that, we have had quite a few adventures in Hollywood, trying to make a Varjak Paw film. As well as being a genius artist, Dave is a brilliant film director. So we wrote a script together, and Dave did lots of fantastic designs - here's a poster:
Having said that, we have had quite a few adventures in Hollywood, trying to make a Varjak Paw film. As well as being a genius artist, Dave is a brilliant film director. So we wrote a script together, and Dave did lots of fantastic designs - here's a poster:
The problem is, it's much harder to get a film made than it is to get a book published, and though we got very close a couple of years ago, it's never quite come together. So at present, there is no official Varjak Paw animation... but I hope that one day there will be!
