With Tim Burton's new take on "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" about to wrap, British author Roald Dahl is suddenly coming back in style nearly fifteen years after his death. Variety reports that several other classic texts by the Brit literature giant are coming together in film versions that should in the next few years. Mark Mylod ("Ali G Indahouse") is freshly attached to direct "The Twits," based on Dahl's tale about a vile couple and their unhappy band of performing animals. John Cleese has co-written the script with a view to star in a pic that will blend live action and animation.
Wes Anderson and Henry Selick are collaborating on a stop-motion version of "Fantastic Mr Fox" for Revolution Studios and Sony, about the feud between the eponymous chicken thief and three villainous farmers. Producers Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall are working on "The B.F.G." (short for Big Friendly Giant) at Paramount, with a script by Ed Solomon ("Men In Black"). Finally, Robert Altman' desire to adapt some of Dahl's macabre adult short stories into a TV series is now sparking interest among Brit broadcasters after being put in turnaround at HBO. Altman will produce all six episodes and is apparently keen to direct three himself. Thanks to 'Beatup'
