The Twits has been turned into a movie, here's what we know

The terrible twosome are back!

A new movie is on its way, featuring a familiar rotten duo...

The Twits is the first film to be made of the classic UK children's book by Roald Dahl, about a dastardly couple who enjoy playing mean tricks on each other.

It has been made by Netflix and Jellyfish Pictures (the company that also worked on Boss Baby 2 and The Bad Guys).

The film will be released on 17 October 2025.

What's the story of the movie? Is it different to the book?

There are some differences between the original book and the new movie

The Twits movie is inspired by the book, but is not a direct re-telling of the story.

Fans have pointed out that there are differences and similarities when you compare the film trailer to the book.

In the book, a hideous and mean couple called the Twits, play lots of cruel pranks on each other and their family of pet monkeys, the Muggle-Wumps.

However, the Muggle-Wumps team up with birds to get their own back on the terrible twosome, and manage to escape.

In the trailer, the Twits own and run a filthy and dangerous amusement park called: Twitlandia in the US.

When the Twits rise to power and "declare war on some local orphan children", two children – Beesha and Bubsy – and a family of magical blue Muggle-Wumps work together to try to stop them and save the town.

Some fans have pointed out that the worm spaghetti prank from the book, can be seen in the movie trailer.

Who is in the movie?

Beesha is one of the children who tries to stop The Twits

Mr Twit is voiced by British comedian Johnny Vegas, and Mrs Twit is voiced by American actress Margo Martindale.

The Muggle-Wumps are voiced by Natalie Portman (who you might know from the Thor movies) and Timothy Simons.

Actress Emilia Clarke voices Pippa, and Maitreyi Ramakrishnan (who played Priya in the Disney movie Turning Red) is the voice of Beesha Balti.

The new movie is directed by Phil Johnston (who directed Ralph Breaks the Internet and was a writer for Zootopia).

He said The Twits was his favourite book growing up: "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."

What do you think? Are you excited for the new movie? Or are you unsure about the changes? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.