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In a twist of fate at the Oscars 2024, acclaimed filmmaker Wes Anderson won his long-awaited first Academy Award for his adaptation of Roald Dahl’s The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar. “If I could have been there, I would have said ‘Thank You’ to: the family of Roald Dahl; the team at Netflix; Benedict and Ralph and Ben Kingsley and …

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In the search for rats, who did we catch? Some questions are best left unanswered in The Rat Catcher, which marks director Wes Anderson's third installment in a series of short films based on Roald Dahl stories for Netflix. Wonderfully story boarded, and clocking in just under 17 minutes, The Rat Catcher is an unsettling gem of a film, crafted …

The 1979 riot that 'killed' disco Getty Images Netflix's The Saint of Second Chances tells the story of the Chicago White Sox owners whose notorious "disco demolition" stunt has been blamed for toppling an entire music genre, writes Dorian Lynskey. Jimmy Piersall, the White Sox's own broadcaster, called Disco Demolition Night "the worst promotion in the history of the world". …

We had earlier reported that filmmaker Wes Anderson is making the screen adaptation of author Roald Dahl’s classic The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar for the streaming service Netflix. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More is a collection of seven short stories crafted by British author Dahl for older children. The film, Anderson’s second Dahl adaptation after …

Wes Anderson to helm adaptation of Roald Dahl’s ‘The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar’ for Netflix

Filmmaker Wes Anderson will be tackling the screen adaptation of author Roald Dahl’s classic “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” for streaming service Netflix. Published in 1977, “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More” is a collection of seven short stories crafted by British author Dahl for older children. In September last year, Netflix had announced the acquisition …

Netflix buys the works of Roald Dahl

Netflix has acquired the works of Roald Dahl, the late British author of celebrated children’s books such as “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” The video streaming giant said Wednesday that it acquired the Roald Dahl Story Co., which manages the rights to the author’s characters and stories. The deal builds on a partnership struck in 2018 to create a slate …

Netflix buys Roald Dahl Story Company, securing rights to British author's works

If you love the stories of children's author Roald Dahl, you're in luck — you're going to be seeing a lot more of them on your screens. Netflix has bought the Roald Dahl Story Company, giving the streamer access to some of the most valuable intellectual property in the world of children's entertainment. In other words, expect new TV series, …

Netflix buys rights to Roald Dahl’s works

CNN Business — Netflix says it has acquired the rights to Roald Dahl’s stories and plans to create a “unique universe” of products based on them. The streaming giant said Wednesday it hadacquired the Roald Dahl Story Company, which manages the rights to the late British author’s works. Netflix said in a press release that the two companies “are joining …

Netflix Roald Dahl

Audiences are noticing similarities between the plot of Haseen Dillruba, a new Netflix film starring Taapsee Pannu, and writer Roald Dahl's 1953 short story, Lamb to the Slaughter. Here are some more comments: Some tweets comparing Haseen Dillruba to Roald Dahl's Lamb to the Slaughter. The idea for Lamb to the Slaughter came to Roald Dahl at a dinner party …