The stories of Roald Dahl are filled with terrible adults, and the author’s two worst grownups got their very own novel. Now they’re getting their very own movie from Netflix. The first trailer for The Twits begins the disgusting couple’s big screen adventure. But don’t worry, in true Dahl fashion, there are plenty of youngsters to stand up to them.
Dahl’s 1980 children’s novel is getting the silver screen treatment from Netflix. It’s adapting his tale of a truly awful couple who get its jollies from torturing both each other and others. But as this promo shows, there’s a lot more going on here than just some bad behavior. Here’s the official synopsis to go with The Twits trailer:
Academy Award-nominated filmmaker, Phil Johnston, reimagines Roald Dahl’s iconic characters, Jim and