‘The Twits:’ Animated Feature Adaptation Of Roald Dahl Book Set At Netflix, First Look Revealed

Oscar-nominated filmmaker Phil Johnston (Zootopia, Wreck-It Ralph) has adapted The Twits, the children’s novel penned by Roald Dahl in the 1980s, into an animated feature set to hit Netflix in 2025…

is also a story for our times, about the never-ending battle between cruelty and empathy.

“I’ve always been attracted to reprehensible characters. I don’t know what this says about me and I don’t want to look into it. The point is,was my favorite book when I was a kid. I love the Twits and their terrible tricks,” Johnston said in a statement announcing the feature. “I love that they lack self-awareness, personal hygiene, and any inkling of human decency. And I love this movie because it reminds us that twits like the Twits, whose default emotions are anger and vengeance, can’t be allowed to win in our world.”

Co-directors on the feature are Katie Shanahan and Todd Demong. Producers are Johnston and Maggie Malone, with Daisy West co-producing. Netflix said the pic will be their first animated release in an upcoming line-up of Dahl adaptations, including Wes Anderson’s Netflix acquired the Roald Dahl Story Company in September 2021.

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