Roald Dahl’s family apologises for his antisemitism 37 years after he referred to a ‘trait in Jewish character that provokes animosity’ Roald Dahl said ‘there is a trait in the Jewish character’ that provokes ‘animosity’ Dahl’s estate has signed lucrative deals with broadcasters to adapt his works His family described his views as ‘incomprehensible to … Read more
Anne Hathaway shared a year-old behind-the-scenes selfie from her make-up trailer on the Surrey, England set of Roald Dahl’s The Witches, which starts streaming this Thursday on HBO Max. The 37-year-old Oscar winner – who boasts 29.2M Instagram/Facebook followers – captioned her Sunday snap as The Grand High Witch: ‘Resting witch face.’ Anne’s vampy look … Read more
Anne Hathaway gave her 18.5 million Instagram followers a new taste of her Roald Dahl’s The Witches on Wednesday. The 37-year-old Academy Award winner shared a short video stuffed with behind-the-scenes footage from the upcoming fantasy–comedy. The clip gave the fullest picture to date of the spooky character design for the witches and her character’s … Read more
Roald Dahl’s The Witches trailer is released with Anne Hathaway starring as the menacing Grand High Witch By Heidi Parker For Dailymail.com Published: 16:16 BST, 2 October 2020 | Updated: 16:17 BST, 2 October 2020 Roald Dahl’s The Witches trailer was released on Thursday. The highly anticipated film stars Anne Hathaway, Octavia Spencer, Stanley Tucci, … Read more
Is it so dreadfully Dahl, Sophie… or are you being sullen with Cullum? Even jazz star Jamie fails to lifts his wife’s spirits By Katie Hind Showbusiness Editor For The Mail On Sunday Published: 23:17 BST, 26 September 2020 | Updated: 23:17 BST, 26 September 2020 He’s sold millions of records, notched up a string of … Read more
They envisaged a wedding of splendour in Jordan this spring, with scores of friends in attendance, only to delay their nuptials until October as the pandemic played havoc with their plans. But now, in a twist which could have been scripted by his grandfather — king of the unexpected, Roald Dahl — journalist Ned Donovan … Read more
There was no point in pretending that he had the slightest chance of winning the pool now – not unless the goddam ship started to go backwards. They’d have to put her in reverse and go full speed astern and keep right on going if he was to have any chance of winning it now. … Read more
Holidaymakers can now stay in the sweet shop that inspired some of Roald Dahl’s classic books, including The Twits and Matilda, as it’s now listed on Airbnb Mrs Pratchett’s sweet shop in Llandaff, Cardiff, sleeps up to 21 people and can be rented for £450 per night It has recently undergone a renovation by owners … Read more