The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More by Roald Dahl

Taika Waititi will be adapting Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as a pair of TV shows, which is separate from the Wonka origin story Chalamet is starring in, simply called Wonka. And it looks like the streaming giant is in a hurry to cash in on its investment. In September, Netflix acquired the rights to all of Dahl’s work for a hefty $502 million. We don’t know much about the film yet, but here’s what we know so far: This is likely the first of many Dahl adaptations on Netflix

It’s unclear what the structure of the film is going to be, as the book contains seven short stories with equally vague names, like, 'The Boy Who Talked with Animals,” 'The Hitchhiker,” and 'The Swan,” which could just as easily be Twilight Zone episodes.īut the twee little world of Dahl makes a lot of sense for source material for Anderson, who loves to elevate realities using saturation, bold color palettes, and outfits that are potentially sourced from Zooey Deschanel’s closet. This will be Anderson’s second time adapting a Dahl story, after directing Fantastic Mr.

Now, there’s updates of his next next film in the works, which will be an adaptation of Dahl's 1977 collection of short stories The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More for Netflix. As if he couldn’t get any more twee, Wes Anderson can’t stop mining Roald Dahl stories for his movies.Įven before The French Dispatch hit theaters and Timothée Chalamet’s bath scene was sending fans into tailspins, Anderson’s newest film Asteroid City was announced.

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More by Roald Dahl