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First Look at Netflix's 'The Twits' Skips Promoting Other Anderson Dahl Films

Thus far, one might consider Netflix's purchase of the Roald Dahl universe wholesale in 2021 as a success. The first film, Matilda The Musical, though not originally commissioned as part of that deal, was a massive hit, even if it was not an awards winner. The second release,

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'The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar' is a Slice of Delightful Fluff

For the past decade, we’ve slowly watched every rising and established artist take up streaming on their offer of crazy money to make whatever they want before realizing that an algorithmically driven platform doesn’t care for their hard work and unique style. Netflix won’t curate or even

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The Colorful Trailer for 'The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar' Is a Whimsical Delight

whimsNetflix has released the trailer for its upcoming Roald Dahl adaptation The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and it pretty much looks exactly like what you'd expect from a film that combines Britain's most imaginative children's author with Oscar nominee Wes Anderson (Asteroid City)

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The Trailer for 'Matilda The Musical' Is As Adorable As The Film Itself

Despite what you may think, Matilda the Musical is not based on the popular 1996 movie Matilda that launched the career of Mara Wilson. Both are based on the same source material, Roald Dahl's beloved 1980s-era novel, Matilda. However, the new film that is out in limited release

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Netflix's 'Matilda The Musical’ To Open 66th BFI London Film Festival

Netflix already had a big-screen adaptation of Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical in the works before committing to going full-on with the Roald Dahl Universe. But the timing is such that viewers will almost certainly see the projects as part of a larger whole. With high-profile stars such

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Netflix's Roald Dahl Universe Sets First Film Cast

The Roald Dahl Extended Universe is coming to streaming, and Netflix is wasting no time setting its boat down the chocolate river to success. The streaming service first made a deal with the Roald Dahl Story Company in 2018 to create animated adaptations of 16 of Dahl's biggest

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10 Fantastic Facts about the Marvelous Mr. Roald Dahl

September 13, 2016 marks the 100th anniversary of author Roald Dahl’s birth. Though best known as a beloved writer of children’s stories, Mr. Dahl produced works for a variety of tastes and audiences – poetry, non-fiction, scripts for movies and plays and a dozen short story collections for adults.