Robert Zemeckis Films Ranked: #15 – ‘The Witches’ (2020)
#15 in my ranking of Robert Zemeckis films. This feels like a return to an older style of storytelling for Robert Zemeckis. This is more…
Tag: Roald Dahl
Netflix Cancels Animated Adaptation of Jeff Smith’s ‘Bone’ Comic
The woke TV streaming channel’s not going ahead with a planned cartoon based on Jeff Smith’s Bone, according to ComicBook: Netflix’s long-gestating adaptation of…
If Roald Dahl’s Book is So Offensive, Why Bother Adapting it at All?
Radio France International interviewed Penelope Bagieu, a cartoonist who’s adapting the late UK-Norwegian writer Roald Dahl’s 1984 book The Witches into a graphic novel:…
Netflix Developing Conan the Barbarian Live Action Series
Netflix has put in development an epic live-action series based on Conan, the iconic sword-and-sorcery character created by writer Robert E. Howard, Dateline reports.…
Taika Waititi Developing Two Willy Wonka Animated Shows for Netflix
Variety reports that Taika Waititi is partnering with Netflix on a pair of animated series — one based on the world of Charlie and the Chocolate…
Tales of the Vaguely Predictable? Rebooting Tales of The Unexpected
Initially presented by author Roald Dahl (many of his short stories were included), the twist-in-the-tale anthology series Tales of the Unexpected was immensely popular…