(courtesy IMP Awards)
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Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Phil Johnston reimagines Roald Dahl’s iconic characters, Jim & Credenza Twit, in their first feature animated adventure. The Twits tells the story of Mr. & 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 children and a family of magical Muggle-Wumps, are forced to become as tricky as the Twits in order to save the city. A hysterically funny, wild ride of a film (chock-full of the Twits’ beloved tricks – from 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 Twits is directed by animation filmmaker Phil Johnston, director of Ralph Breaks the Internet; co-writer Wreck-It Ralph, Cedar Rapids, co-writer Zootopia. Co-directed by Katie Shanahan & Todd Demong. The screenplay is written by Phil Johnston and Meg Favreau. Adapted from Roald Dahl’s novel. Produced by Phil Johnston, Maggie Malone, Daisy May West. With animation by Jellyfish Pictures (The Boss Baby, The Bad Guys). (courtesy First Showing)
I love stories and characters that are wacky and quirky and delightfully weird.
So, it’s hardly surprising that I adore the work of Roald Dahl who was a master of creating gleefully strange characters in a oddly amusing situations and then absolutely running with it.
His stories are full of untold joy and merriment but also morality-filled weirdness, and if you’re a fan of tales that refuse to look at the world in anything like an anodyne normal way, like me, then this animated adaptation of one of his works will delight you endlessly.
Also delighted is director Phil Johnston who had this to say about the forthcoming film:
“On behalf of the massive gaggle of weirdos who made this movie, we can’t wait for the world to meet our strange, ugly baby.”
The Twits releases 17 October 2025 on Netflix.