In 2019, Howard was announced toas todirector directof his first animated film ''The Shrinking of Treehorn'', based on the [[The Shrinking of Treehorn|children's book]] by [[Florence Parry Heide]]. [[Paramount Pictures]] was to release the film, planned to be the first in a series of [[Live-action animated film|live action/animated]] productions through [[Imagine Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Donnelly|first=Matt|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/ron-howard-first-animated-film-imagine-animal-logic-slate-1203248486/|title=Ron Howard to Direct First Animated Film as Imagine Sets Ambitious Feature Slate With Animal Logic (EXCLUSIVE)|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=June 20, 2019|access-date=June 3, 2024}}</ref>
