Report: Netflix Is Eyeing the Complete Works of Roald Dahl

Netflix, which already has an animation deal in place with the Roald Dahl Story Co., is now hoping to degree up by taking management of Dahl’s full works. As Bloomberg stories, citing sources who wished to stay unidentified, “a deal could be announced in days” that provides Netflix possession of the creator’s full catalog.

Much of Dahl’s work has already been tailored for the massive and/or small display screen—and a few titles have even been tailored twice; apart from the story of Willy Wonka, which has a 3rd movie (a prequel starring Timothée Chalamet, which is being made by Warner Bros.) on the way in which, The Witches additionally obtained a latest do-over from Robert Zemeckis. However, given Netflix’s endless starvation for brand spanking new content material, you’ll be able to see why the streamer would wish to have full entry to Dahl’s work, contemplating he wrote among the most beloved child’s books ever. As Bloomberg reminds us, Netflix’s 2018 animation cope with the Roald Dahl Story Co. was “reported at the time to be among the biggest ever for kids and family programming, worth $500 million to $1 billion.” (If you recall, we’re imagined to be getting a pair of Taika Waititi-created, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory-centric collection out of that one, together with a present specializing in the Oompa Loompas.) There’s no phrase on how a lot this new deal would value, however you’ll be able to think about it is going to be price a lot of golden tickets.

We’ve reached out to Netflix for remark and can replace this publish if we hear again—nevertheless it have to be mentioned this transfer looks like a pure extension of what Felicity Dahl, Roald Dahl’s widow, mentioned when the 2018 deal was introduced: “Our mission, which is purposefully lofty, is for as many children as possible around the world to experience the unique magic and positive message of Roald Dahl’s stories.”

Other Dahl diversifications that’ve already been made: the live-action Matilda, the live-action/animated hybrid The BFG, and animated takes on James and the Giant Peach and The Fantastic Mr. Fox—tasks that concerned filmmakers like Steven Spielberg, Danny DeVito, Henry Selick, and Wes Anderson. So you’ll be able to think about that different big-name creators would bounce on the probability to form certainly one of Dahl’s tales into their very own adaptation. Notably, that 2018 animation deal omitted sure titles (together with The Witches and James and the Giant Peach), presumably over rights points; although it’s unclear at this level, one assumes this new deal, which Bloomberg touts as being for “the whole business,” would come with every part. Here’s what was included in that 2018 deal, for these retaining observe:

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The BFG, The Twits, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, George’s Marvellous Medicine, Boy – Tales of Childhood, Going Solo, The Enormous Crocodile, The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me, Henry Sugar, Billy and the Minpins, The Magic Finger, Esio Trot, Dirty Beasts, and Rhyme Stew.

What do you make of this information? What dream Dahl mission would you wish to see? Maybe we’ll lastly get Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (not involving Tim Burton or Johnny Depp in any method) out of this.

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