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“A beloved Roald Dahl story about a rich man who learns about a guru who can see without using his eyes and then sets out to master the skill in order to cheat at gambling,” reads the film’s official logline.
Alisha Weir and Emma Thompson star in Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical, while Steve Coogan and Sally Hawkins are among the cast in The Lost King.
And, specifically, the editing of Roald Dahl's works to suit 21st-century sensibilities.
Author Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory continues to grab the imaginations of the world since its publication in 1964.
Based on Roald Dahl’s book “Charlie and The Chocolate Factory,” the movie had big shoes to fill, since there have been other successful and beloved adaptations.
Source: https://www.deseret.com/entertainment/2023/11/29/23981115/wonka-reviews-timothee-chalamet
Based on the extraordinary characters created by Roald Dahl, is directed by Paddington filmmaker Paul King from a screenplay he co-wrote with Simon Farnaby.
Source: https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/trailers/1405654-wonka-video-teases-timothee-chalamets-portrayal
Initially sold as a prequel to Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory(and the movie adaptations), this seemed an unneeded origin story in the vein of such groan-worthy affairs as Oz the Great and Powerful, X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
“I think if Roald Dahl was around, you would be hearing what he thinks about that,” she said.
Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/judy-blume-book-censorship-b2313090.html
It is these teachers that have raised our most recent generation to require the censorship of Roald Dahl’s use of ‘horsey face’, ‘idiot’, and ‘fat’.
Source: https://www.spectator.com.au/2023/05/what-is-the-point-of-teaching-english/
Moviegoers are raving about Wonka, the big screen origins tale of Roald Dahl's chocolatier.
New editions of Roald Dahl’s books, including “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” have been rewritten to cut potentially offensive language.
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/21/briefing/biden-putin-speeches-ukraine.html
One girl dressed up as Matilda from Roald Dahl's book, whilst another dressed up as Super Mario and another dressed as a giraffe.
Roald Dahl was responsible for many children’s novels that have become classics of literature, and their popularity has led them to expand to other media.
Source: https://screenrant.com/who-plays-miss-trunchbull-in-matilda-1996/
The actor - who passed away in 1988 - went on to continue acting work until his last days, dying just a year before the release of his final role, as Head of the Army in an animated production of Roald Dahl's The BFG.
“The idea that you could make a book that wouldn’t offend anyone is a really offensive idea,” Mr. Handler said of the hundreds of changes to Roald Dahl’s books made by the publisher Puffin.
Source: https://www.csmonitor.com/Books/2023/0228/Times-change.-Should-classic-children-s-books?icid=rss
The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre has condemned the late author’s antisemitic remarks in a new statement, saying that his “racism is undeniable and indelible.”
Wednesday, September 13 is Roald Dahl Story Day - a celebration of the work, life and multi-faceted legacy of one of the world's best-loved storytellers.
While she did not reference Roald Dahl directly it is understood that the current debate over the decision by publisher Puffin to employ sensitivity gurus to remove language they deem offensive in his works was very much in Camilla’s mind.