Overview
- The animated feature premiered on Netflix on October 17 as a direct-to-streaming release.
- Per FlixPatrol, it ranked third on the Netflix global movie chart on October 20, while Collider’s snapshot placed it sixth in the current U.S. movie Top 10.
- Rotten Tomatoes lists the film at 57% with critics and 63% with audiences, indicating a divided reception.
- Director Phil Johnston describes the movie as a reimagining that builds new characters and a larger world beyond Roald Dahl’s book.
- Jellyfish Pictures delivers a distinctive near-claymation look, and David Byrne’s original songs are capped by an end-credits track performed by Hayley Williams.