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Netflix viewers will be getting "to visit the most marvellous places and see the most wonderful things" with the streaming service announcing on Wednesday that it's joining forces with the Roald Dahl Story Company (RDSC) to bring some of Roald Dahl's acclaimed stories to life in bold new ways Some of the projects already in[...]

One of the films that fell victim to the 2020 COVID pandemic was Warner Bros' The Witches, a remake of the 1990 film based on Roald Dahl's book of the same name published in 1983 The latest incarnation was initially slated to hit theatres on October 3 but quietly pulled from schedule amidst the outbreak[...]

In January, French cartoonist Pénélope Bagieu was the publication of her graphic adaptation of Roald Dahl's The Witches, the first official adaptation of a Dahl novel It was published by Gallimard Jeunesse with the following cover. And it is Dog Man and Raina Telegemeir's publisher, Scholastic Graphix, who will be publishing an English language version of[...]

The Academy Award-winner will write, direct, and executive produce a pair of animated series for Netflix based Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Editorial credit: Denis Makarenko / Shutterstock.com (Taika Waititi) One series will be set directly within the world of the 1964 children's novel, while the other series will highlight the Oompa-Loompa world Oompa-Loompas are[...]

It's no secret that Robert Zemeckis is working on a reboot of The Witches, based on Roald Dahl's 1983 novel of the same name There have been casting rumors swirling of course, but one seems to have a flash of truth to it. Anne Hathaway in "Ocean's 8"Photo courtesy of Warner Bros Pictures According to Deadline, Oscar-winning actress Anne Hathaway[...]

After last night's anime reveals from Netflix, we're somewhat surprised at this other announcement of animated content. According to Netflix's "See What's Next" Twitter account: Netflix will adapt the Roald Dahl universe of stories as a new slate of animated event series Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, and The BFG are just a few of the[...]

Turn up the nostalgia meter because the release of Roald Dahl's classic children's book The BFG is almost ready for its big screen premiere The more I see the trailers, the more excited I become Here's the latest from Disney… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1fZg0hhBX8Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Disney's The BFG – Official Trailer 2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1fZg0hhBX8) For those of[...]

Seeing such an accomplished filmmaker take on the Roald Dahl favorite is going to be something to see unfold. And now we have our first glimpse of the movie right here This teaser has landed and merely hints at what is to come from the movie It looks pretty neat Colour me interested. Take a look: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG5MtenlP-AVideo can't[...]

Rowling / Roald Dahl Elizabeth Grey writes, As Dahl Day is with us (it's his 99th birthday today), we ask: "Who is the more influential children's author?" It's 25 years since the death of Roald Dahl, the creator of much-loved children's stories such as Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda and The Witches After a successful spell as[...]

StampWatch: Quentin Blake illustrates Royal Mail Roald Dahl stamps… LostPropertyWatch: Neil Gaiman left his Mac Air on a plane Anyone seen it? No jokes about Cloud computing, please. ImmigrationWatch: The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum, in cooperation with the English Department at OSU, is bringing attention to the topic in their four-part series, "Immigration in Comics." Where[...]