Netflix's The Twits Reveals First Look; Natalie Portman and Emilia Clarke Lead Voice Cast (2024)

The Twits are coming to Netflix! The latest of the streamer's Roald Dahl adaptations will premiere in 2025, with Margo Martindale (Cocaine Bear), Natalie Portman (May December), Emilia Clarke (Secret Invasion), and Johnny Vegas (Still Open All Hours) leading the voice cast. The Twits will follow Mr and Mrs. Twit, the meanest, smelliest, nastiest people in the world, who also happen to own and operate the most disgusting, most dangerous, most idiotic amusem*nt park in the world, Twitlandia. But when the Twits rise to power in their town, two brave orphans and a family of magical animals are forced to become as tricky as the Twits in order to save the city.

The streamer has also released some first-look images of the upcoming feature. Check them out below.

Helmed by Phil Johnston, who earned a 2019 Academy Award nod for Ralph Breaks the Internet, the animated feature is adapted from Dahl's 1980 novel of the same name. Johnston, who co-directs the film alongside Katie Shanahan and Todd Kunjan Demong and co-wrote the script alongside Meg Favreau, shared his excitement about working on The Twits, telling Netflix's Tudum that The Twits was his favorite book growing up. He added:

"I've always been attracted to reprehensible characters. I don't know what this says about me, and I really don't want to look into it. I love the Twits and their terrible tricks. I love that they lack self-awareness and personal hygiene and any inkling of human decency. And I love this movie because it reminds us that twits like the Twits, whose default emotions are anger and vengeance, can't be allowed to win in our world."

Johnston also produces alongside Maggie Malone and Daisy May West.

Netflix's Growing World of Roald Dahl Adaptations

The Twits marks the latest in Netflix's growing Dahl adaptations, with this being the first animated feature film. The animation is being produced by Jellyfish Pictures, the company behind The Boss Baby and The Bad Guys. Netflix previously collaborated with director Wes Anderson on a series of short films based on Dahl's works for The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar anthology. In 2021, the streamer acquired the Roald Dahl Story Company.

Dahl (who passed away in 1990) is one of the 20th century's most celebrated children's authors. His writings are known for their whimsical characters and creative worlds and have inspired filmmakers to bring these lands and protagonists to the big screen. Those projects have included James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, and The Witches,

Portman last appeared in the critically acclaimed and award-winning Netflix film May December. She is next set to appear in the miniseries Lady in the Lake alongside David Corenswet; she will also star in Guy Ritchie's Fountain of Youth, which follows two estranged siblings who join forces to seek the legendary Fountain of Youth. Clarke, who is best known for her Emmy-nominated portrayal of Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones, has several projects lined up, including the biographical drama An Ideal Wife, which follows the life of Constance Lloyd, who was married to Oscar Wilde.