Watership Down (Disney film series idea)

Watership Down (Disney film)

Premise
A small group of rabbits travel to find a new home, when their previous home is destroyed by humans in 1980s England.

Storyline
The story starts in England 1985, where A rabbit named Fiver, predicts the destruction of Their Home, Sandleford Warren. Hazel, who is Fiver’s Elder brother informs the Chief Rabbit, Threarah of the situation, but the Chief refuses. Knowing the Chief won’t listen, Hazel decides to tell His closest friends, Dandelion, Hawkbit, and Blackberry, along with Pipkin and Bigwig one of the Chief’s Owsla, who inform the other rabbits of the situation. With only Silver and Buckthorn, they exit the Warren, minutes before Fiver’s prediction comes true, in the form of Humans with construction equipment and guns arrive, who are seen by a sentry. Holly, one of the Owsla pursues Hazel’s group but is thwarted by Bigwig. On his way back to the Warren, Holly looks in shock at the sight of the humans’ vehicles arriving, meaning that Fiver’s prediction is coming true, so Holly runs back to the Warren to warn Threarah, As the Chief orders the rabbits to go after Hazel, they spot the humans approaching And run for their lives, as shots are fired.

Meanwhile, Miles away from the doomed Sandleford Warren, Hazel’s group are chased by a Lendri, (Meaning Badger) but they escape thanks to Blackberry’s idea of swimming away while on pieces of wood. As night began to fall, The Rabbits rest in a crypt of a graveyard, as Bigwig and Silver keep watch. Even as the crows attack the rabbits, both Bigwig and Silver fight off the crows, who fly away after Silver kills the leader. At morning, the rabbits locate a Warren, and their leader, Cowslip invites them. They all enter, except Fiver, who feels uneasy about their new home, as they notice a rabbit named Strawberry, mourning, then runs inside when they spot a Weasel, who is shot off-screen by a human. Cowslip explains that the hunter is a friend of Cowslip’s Warren, who protects the rabbits from any predators. Then, later that night, when Bigwig was looking to get food, He is caught in a snare, as Silver went for help. Hazel’s group comes but not anyone in Cowslip’s Warren, except Strawberry. After Bigwig is barely saved, Strawberry explained to Hazel’s group that once a day, a rabbit in the Warren has to die, just for the others to be fed. The group admonishes Strawberry for withholding information, as Strawberry countered that Cowslip did not allow anyone in the Warren to tell anyone. As Hazel’s group left, Strawberry, knowing He’ll be punished by Cowslip, leaves the Warren in Hazel’s group’s direction.

Later, as their search for a new Warren continued, Fiver predicts and suggests finding a Beech tree on a hill next to a farm, which they did, and encounter a seagull named Kehaar. after searching all night, and looking at the sunrise over the area. While digging their new home, An injured Holly and Bluebell arrives at the Warren, finally found Hazel, and tells him about Sandleford Warren’s fate. Holly explains that after failing to capture Hazel’s group, He goes to tell the Threarah, but spots some humans with construction equipment approaching the Warren, so Holly informs the Sandleford rabbits of the humans, and thanks to some unexpected interference from other humans opposing the development, a great number of them escaped with their lives, but a few of them, including Threarah was shot, after scattering away from the humans, Holly and the surviving rabbits, head to parts unknown. While looking for Hazel’s group, Holly found another Warren called Efrafa, with more rabbits than Cowslip’s Warren. In a raid to Nuthanger Farm, Hazel, along with Hawkbit, Pipkin, and Fiver go and free the hutch rabbits (Clover, Lolium, and Bellflower) and head back to Watership Down, however, a blue-gray cat deters their escape as the farm owner shoots at the escaping rabbits, only hitting Hazel’s leg. As the others escape back to Watership Down. At morning, Keehar helps get the bullet removed from Hazel’s leg. Days later, after recovering, Hazel along with Bigwig, Pipkin, and Fiver head for Efrafa, but Bigwig heads forward and is cut off by two Efrafan officers,attacking two efrafan rabbits named Blackavar and Hyzenthlay. Bigwig tackles one of the officers, but gets captured.