Wes Anderson will direct an adaptation of Roald Dahl’s The Wonderful Stories of Henry Sugar. The project will feature four short films titled “Henry Sugar”, “Ratcatcher”, “The Swan”, and “Poison”.”Henry Sugar” premiered at the Venice Film Festival, and received a 4-minute standing ovation. In an interview with Variety, the acclaimed director spoke about his latest project, and staying true to the source material. “I don’t want even the artist to modify their work,” Anderson said. “I understand the motivation for it, but I sort of am in the school where, when the piece of work is done and the audience participates in it, we know it — I sort of think what’s done is done. And certainly, no one besides the author should be modifying the work — he’s dead.”Anderson is no stranger to the works of Roald Dahl, having previously adapted Fantastic Mr. Fox into an incredibly successful and visually charming film. Fantastic Mr. Fox, which featured George Clooney and Meryl Streep, as well as frequent collaborators Willem Dafoe, Jason Schwartzman, Owen Wilson, and Bill Murray. Noah Baumbach, who recently co-wrote Barbie with Greta Gerwig, helped Anderson write the script for the film. Fantastic Mr. Fox received two Academy Award Nominations, for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Score.RELATED: Matilda, The Twits and Other Roald Dahl Works Re-Edited to Remove Offensive Language
Wes Anderson will direct an adaptation of Roald Dahl’s The Wonderful Stories of Henry Sugar. The project will feature four short films titled “Henry Sugar”, “Ratcatcher”, “The Swan”, and “Poison”.
“Henry Sugar” premiered at the Venice Film Festival, and received a 4-minute standing ovation. In an interview with Variety, the acclaimed director spoke about his latest project, and staying true to the source material. “I don’t want even the artist to modify their work,” Anderson said. “I understand the motivation for it, but I sort of am in the school where, when the piece of work is done and the audience participates in it, we know it — I sort of think what’s done is done. And certainly, no one besides the author should be modifying the work — he’s dead.”
Anderson is no stranger to the works of Roald Dahl, having previously adapted Fantastic Mr. Fox into an incredibly successful and visually charming film. Fantastic Mr. Fox, which featured George Clooney and Meryl Streep, as well as frequent collaborators Willem Dafoe, Jason Schwartzman, Owen Wilson, and Bill Murray. Noah Baumbach, who recently co-wrote Barbie with Greta Gerwig, helped Anderson write the script for the film. Fantastic Mr. Fox received two Academy Award Nominations, for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Score.
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