Taika waititi set to direct two netflix animated series based on roald dahl’s ‘charlie & the chocolate factory’ & oompa-loompas

In the wake of winning the best adapated screenplay Oscar for _Jojo Rabbit, _Taika Waititi is attached to write, direct, and executive produce two original animated series for Netflix based

off Roald Dahl‘s _Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. _The first will be based on that book’s characters, and the second is a wholly original take on the Oompa-Loompas. While capturing the

spirit of Dahl’s book, both series will build out the world beyond the author’s pages. Waititi’s boarding these two series reps the start of an extensive partnership between Netflix and The

Roald Dahl Story Company, which plans to reimagine many of his beloved stories including _Matilda, The BFG, The Twits_, and others. They will join a growing slate of Netflix animated family

pics including Oscar nominated _Klaus_ from Sergio Pablos, _The Willoughbys_ from Kris Pearn and _Over The Moon_ from Glen Keane in 2020. “I grew up reading Dahl stories and lived large

parts of my young life in those magical worlds, so finding just the right creative partner to bring Willy Wonka, Charlie and the Oompa-Loompas to life in animation was a daunting task…until

Taika walked into the room. Then, it was really obvious. If Dahl had created a character of a filmmaker to adapt his work, I’m pretty sure he would have created Taika,” said Netflix Vice

President of Original Animation Melissa Cobb. WATCH ON DEADLINE “In the words of Willy Wonka himself – we are ‘Delighted! Charmed! Overjoyed!’ with Taika’s appointment on this project. There

is something undeniably Wonka-esque about Taika’s creative flair and inimitable sense of humor and we cannot think of anyone more perfectly suited to leading the creative charge on these

first of their kind, feature quality Netflix shows,” added Gideon Simeloff, Commercial and Entertainment Director, Roald Dahl Story Company. Waititi’s feature credits as director, writer,

producer include Disney/Marvel’s $854M-grossing _Thor: Ragnarok for Marvel_, and its upcoming sequel _Thor: Love and Thunder._ Waititi not only wrote, but directed and starred in

Searchlight’s _Jojo Rabbi, _which was also nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture. He’s working with Searchlight again on the soccer comedy feature _Next Goal Wins. _Other

feature credits include his indie movie _Hunt For The Wilderpeople, What We Do In The Shadows, Boy_, and the Oscar-nominated short film, _Two Cars, One Night_. In television, Waititi

directed the season one finale of _The Mandalorian_ on Disney+, and he served as EP, co-writer, and director of last year’s TV adaptation of _What We Do In The Shadows_ on FX, now going into

its second season on FX. Dahl’s books have sold over 300M worldwide with a book sold every 2.5 seconds. _Charlie and the Chocolate Factory _is his No. 1 bestseller.