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Roald Dahl's Twisted Duo Leap to Life in Netflix's Animated Adaptation
18 Oct
Summary
- Netflix's new animated adaptation of Roald Dahl's "The Twits" premieres on October 17, 2025
- The film features a star-studded voice cast including Margo Martindale and Johnny Vegas
- Director Phil Johnston expands the book's short, chaotic structure into a full-length story
On October 17, 2025, Netflix will release its new animated adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic children's book "The Twits." The film, co-written and directed by Phil Johnston, promises to bring the rotten, repulsive, and delightfully twisted world of the Twit family to a new generation of viewers.
The animated feature stars acclaimed actors Margo Martindale as Credenza Twit and Johnny Vegas as Jim Twit, alongside Emilia Clarke, Natalie Portman, and Jason Mantzoukas. According to Johnston, the movie expands the book's short, chaotic structure into a full-length story while staying true to Dahl's signature dark humor and slapstick chaos.
"It's really a series of sketches; the Twits being horrible to each other and to animals," Johnston explained. "So for me, the fun was taking these two hateful, fantastic characters and building a world around them. It's really more inspired by than adapted from the source material."
With a mix of slapstick chaos and dark charm, the new animated adaptation of "The Twits" promises to bring Dahl's wickedly weird world to life in vivid detail, delighting both longtime fans and a new generation of viewers.
