First Look at Netflix's Animated Adaptation of Roald Dahl's THE TWITS

Netflix has shared a first look at its upcoming animated feature film adaptation of Roald Dahl’s The Twits. The movie comes from director Phil Johnston, who previously helmed Disney’s Zootopia and Wreck-It Ralph. It was also announced that the movie would hit Netflix in 2025.

The movie is described as “A hysterically funny, wild ride of a film (chock-full of the Twits’ beloved tricks–from the Wormy Spaghetti to the Dreaded Shrinks), The Twits is also a story for our times, about the never-ending battle between cruelty and empathy.”

The story follows “Mr. and Mrs. Twit, the meanest, smelliest, nastiest people in the world who also happen to own and operate the most disgusting, most dangerous, most idiotic amusement park in the world, Twitlandia. But when the Twits rise to power in their town, two brave orphans and a family of magical animals are forced to become as tricky as the Twits to save the city.”

Johnston said in a statement: “I’ve always been attracted to reprehensible characters. I don’t know what this says about me and I don’t want to look into it. The point is, The Twits was my favorite book when I was a kid. I love the Twits and their terrible tricks.”

He added: “I love that they lack self-awareness, personal hygiene, and any inkling of human decency. And I love this movie because it reminds us that twits like the Twits, whose default emotions are anger and vengeance, can’t be allowed to win in our world.”

Johnston also co-wrote the film with Meg Favreau and was co-directed by Katie Shanahan and Todd Demong. The animation for the movie was created by the Brixton-based studio Jellyfish Pictures (The Boss Baby, The Bad Guys).