In total, 19 TV shows, films, stage shows and live experiences are already in the works and while they won't reveal how much the deal is worth, the company's more than 200 million subscribers around the world will ensure these timeless tales are brought to new audiences. Now Netflix owns the publishing rights to the books as well as the TV and film rights and will receive the royalties. Writing in his garden hut, Dahl has coloured childhoods since the 1960s with more than 300 million books sold worldwide, also including the likes of The Twits, Fantastic Mr Fox and The Witches. Oscar winning New Zealander Taika Waititi is working on an animated series based on the world of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and a separate, original story centred on the Oompa-Loompas. The deal means the streaming giant will own creations like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG. This version corrects the spelling of Matilda in the third paragraph.The streaming wars just cranked up a notch with the announcement Netflix has shelled out undisclosed gazillions for the rights to Roald Dahl's books. Netflix is moving forward on the animated limited series of the Roald Dahl classic novel, The Twits and better yet, it’s boarded the writer behind Zootopia and Wreck-It Ralph to pen it. Fox,” remain popular with young readers, with more than 300 million copies sold worldwide and translations in 63 languages. and Dahl’s grandson, said in a joint statement.ĭahl died in 1990 at the age of 74 but his books, which also include “The BFG,” “The Twits” and “Fantastic Mr. “These projects opened our eyes to a much more ambitious venture - the creation of a unique universe across animated and live action films and TV, publishing, games, immersive experiences, live theatre, consumer products and more,” Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos and Luke Kelly, managing director of the Roald Dahl Story Co. The new deal paves the way for Netflix to bring all of the author’s back catalogue to screens. The deal builds on a partnership struck in 2018 to create a slate of animated TV series, under which “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” is getting a reboot by Academy Award winning filmmaker Taika Waititi and Netflix is working with Sony on an adaptation of “Matilda the Musical.” It will be produced had written by Taika Waititi. 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. On November 27, 2018, it was reported that The Roald Dahl Story Company and Netflix were set to co-produce an 'animated series events' featuring animated adaptations of several novels by Roald Dahl, including an animated series based on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. LONDON (AP) - Netflix has acquired the works of Roald Dahl, the late British author of celebrated children’s books such as “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.”
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