Author: Chaim Gartenberg
Roald Dahl’s popular children’s books are about to get a new life on Netflix, with the streaming service announcing a “new slate of original animated event series” based on the author’s iconic novels, including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The BFG, The Twits, and more.
Many of Dahl’s books have been adapted to live-action before, ranging from the iconic 1971 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (along with the decidedly less iconic 2005 remake), the 1996 Matilda movie, and Disney’s more recent, big-budget version of The BFG, to name just a few. But the Netflix deal will create animated versions of these properties for the first time.
And from a business perspective, animated versions of Dahl’s stories seems...
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Roald Dahl’s popular children’s books are about to get a new life on Netflix, with the streaming service announcing a “new slate of original animated event series” based on the author’s iconic novels, including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The BFG, The Twits, and more.
Many of Dahl’s books have been adapted to live-action before, ranging from the iconic 1971 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (along with the decidedly less iconic 2005 remake), the 1996 Matilda movie, and Disney’s more recent, big-budget version of The BFG, to name just a few. But the Netflix deal will create animated versions of these properties for the first time.
And from a business perspective, animated versions of Dahl’s stories seems...
Continue reading…
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