ROTTEN TOMATOES: Cuaron & del Toro to Do Dahl's "Witches"

Cuaron & del Toro to Do Dahl's "Witches"

by Scott Weinberg | May 18, 2006

Two of Mexico's most excellent filmmakers, Alfonso Cuaron and Guillermo del Toro, are planning to get together and mount a new cinematic adaptation of Roald Dahl's "The Witches," which was last made into a movie by Nicolas Roeg in 1989. (The one with Anjelica Huston!)

Says Variety: "Del Toro is set to direct from his screenplay; Cuaron ... will produce through his New York-based shingle Esperanto. Del Toro said his "Witches" adaptation would be "quite smaller but most likely very much designed," alluding to the eye-popping look of the previous pics. He has written 70-plus of what he expects will be a 100-page screenplay. For Del Toro, "The Roeg film is a brilliant movie but certain aspects are a departure from Dahl's original ... Dahl had the brilliance of writing children's stories which shocked adults."

Films based on Dahl's works include "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," "Matilda," and "James and the Giant Peach."

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UweBoll writes:
on May 18 2006 04:52 AM

Brilliant book but I bet they will not be keeping the unhappy ending, just like in the first movie adaptation

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Vortex&Vertigo writes:
on May 18 2006 05:45 AM

Excuse me Mr. Weinberg, but don't you mean director Guillermo del Toro the one who filmed hellboy?. It would sure surprise me that the actor Benicio del Toro, would take his first stab at filmaking in such a visual film without any expirience directing any film.

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FILMCZY writes:
on May 18 2006 06:38 AM

In reply to this comment (#836112)
It was posted at 04:13 in the morning. Obviously he had not had his cup of coffee yet.

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Prosper761 writes:
on May 18 2006 08:05 AM

If they do for "Witches" what Burton did for "Charley..." I will be the first in line to see it.

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Scott Weinberg writes:
on May 18 2006 09:41 AM

In reply to this comment (#836112)
Thanks for the correction. It does happen once in a while. :)

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VML writes:
on May 18 2006 03:53 PM

Its too early to remake this movie. Hollywood is totally running out of ideas.

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Expensive Hat writes:
on May 18 2006 07:52 PM

If Cuaron was doing the entire thing himself... then I would be happy. Too bad I guess...

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darcko writes:
on May 20 2006 04:41 AM

I wish Burton was the one to remake this movie too =(

Oh well. I guess that's not a problem though. But who's gonna be the witch...

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