Timothée Chalamet To Play Willy Wonka In Chocolatier Origin Story At Warner Bros.
Get ready to see Timothée Chalamet playing Willy Wonka in a new origin story movie set up at Warner Bros. Pictures with Paddington director Paul King.
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New 'Matilda' Movie In The Works Based On The Tony Award-Winning Musical
Sony and Netflix are teaming up to make a new Matilda movie, based on the Tony Award-winning musical that was inspired by Roald Dahl's children's book.
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Netflix Adapting Roald Dahl Books 'Charlie And The Chocolate Factory', 'Matilda' And More Into Animated Event Series
A series of Roald Dahl Netflix event series will adapt Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, the BFG and more.
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Sam Mendes To Direct Live-Action 'James And The Giant Peach' For Disney
Disney is reaching back into their library again with a live-action James and the Giant Peach remake in the works with Sam Mendes in talks to direct.
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'The BFG' Bombs: The Spielberg Brand Might Be Diluted But Don't Underestimate The Legendary Filmmaker
The BFG has bombed at the box office but has Steven Spielberg lost his blockbuster touch? Is the Steven Spielberg brand diluted.
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'The BFG' Trailer: Hold Your Breath, Cross Your Fingers And Here We Go
A new The BFG trailer has just arrived online after Steven Spielberg's adaptation of Roald Dahl's fantasy film debuted at the Cannes Film Festival.
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VOTD: 'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory' Kids Reunite For 44th Anniversary
The Today Show hosted a little Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory reunion for the film's 44th anniversary, featuring the five kids and one Oompa Loompa.
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Mark Rylance Will Star In 'The BFG' For Steven Spielberg
Mark Rylance will be The BFG for Steven Spielberg when the director shoots his Roald Dahl adaptation in early 2015.
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Here's How Steven Spielberg's 'The BFG' Movie May Be Different From The Book
How will Steven Spielberg's The BFG movie differ from Roald Dahl's original book? Get the latest details here. The film opens July 1, 2016.
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Steven Spielberg Picks Next Two Films: A Cold War Thriller And 'The BFG'
After years of speculation, the Steven Spielberg new films have been chosen. First is an untitled Cold War thriller in 2015 and then The BFG in 2016.
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Steven Spielberg May Direct 'The BFG,' Based On Roald Dahl Book [Updated]
Steven Spielberg may direct The BFG, based on the Roald Dahl book about a girl and her friendship with a kindly giant.
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Sam Mendes Schedules His 'Charlie And The Chocolate Factory' Stage Production
For years, Sam Mendes has talked about making a stage musical based on Roald Dahl's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The most recent time the project cropped up was when the director was going through the early stages of working on the new James Bond film, Skyfall. As that project seemed to stall thanks…
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'E.T.' Writer Melissa Mathison Adapting Roald Dahl's Children's Classic 'The BFG'
Like so many young bookworms, I counted Roald Dahl among my very favorite authors growing up. Dahl's books were childlike without being childish, thanks to Dahl's ability to whip up the perfect combination of humor, drama, and just the tiniest bit of terror. Hollywood apparently agrees with me, as Dahl's works have been adapted for…
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Movie Review: Fantastic Mr. Fox
As I watched Fantastic Mr. Fox and gradually sensed the darkness of the theater lose out to the autumn-colored, classy, stop motion shenanigans on screen, I began to accept that every silhouette in the audience---fat and small, rich and me---was dressed in ship-shape, semi-formal attire. I pictured moms silently imagining themselves speaking in snooty English…
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Interview: Jason Schwartzman Talks Fantastic Mr. Fox And Scott Pilgrim
Last month, while I was in London, I had the wonderful opportunity to talk to Jason Schwartzman about his new film, voicing Ash in Wes Anderson's stop-motion animated adaptation of Fantastic Mr. Fox. I talked to Jason briefly about Edgar Wright's Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, because he had revealed off camera before the interview that…
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Early Buzz: Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr. Fox
As we previously reported, Wes Anderson's animated adaptation of Roald Dahl's Fantastic Mr. Fox had it's first set of test screenings over the weekend in New York. We have yet to receive a reader report (although we're expecting one), but some early word has been posted on internet message boards, including early chatter that the…
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