The graphics may not be as high quality as some of the newest releases but dont let that put you off. Netflixs watership down is a harrowing tale of perseverance. The bbc is screening a new version of the much loved classic watership down story this christmas but the story has roots in anything but goodwill to all men. James mcavoys new version of watership down to air just. A worldwide bestseller for more than forty years, watership down is the compelling tale of a band of wild rabbits struggling to hold onto their place in the worlda classic yarn of discovery and struggle the new york times. He can tell when things are going to happen and he can sense whether they will be good or bad. The 1978 film version of watership down, as rabbits are culled. But the optimistic way of looking at this new watership is not as a worse version of itself but a better version of the walking dead. The new bbcnetflix adaptation of watership down is weak in allegory but great at putting cute little bunnies through hell. Twopart version watership down animated adaptation of the novel by richard adams following a ragtag band of rabbits forced to flee their warren in search of safety and a new home. A new bbc adaptation of watership down will feature john boyega, the actor who sprang to fame in the new star wars film, in an allstar cast including james.
Here there was a delay, for fiver surrounded on all sides by the quiet summer evening became helpless and almost paralyzed with fear. Heres your guide to the main voice cast, including james. Netflixs new watership down series is a cgianimated version of the richard adams classic. The majority also appear in the 1978 feature film adaptation, the 1999 television series adaptation andor 1996 followup collection of short stories notably, most though not all male rabbits in the story are named after plants, whereas female rabbits tend to have names in lapine, the fictional language adams. This is a list of characters in watership down, a 1972 novel by richard adams.
Bigwig, the owsla rabbit who quits his job as one of the armed guards of the original troupe of rabbits and escapes with fiver and. Dont think that older films are no good because watership down is amazing. The thing is though, the story is an epic, and epics tend to get pretty dark. This version, which is the first production made with the bbc and netflix aims to change the bad. Bbc and netflix team up for new watership down production. Watership down director explains why netflix version is. The original watership down lineup with derek pardoe on vocals and bass. The genderswapping of roles also means the ending of the 2018 version of watership down is slightly different from previous. The bbcs new adaptation of richard adamss novel, to.
Netflixs new miniseries, watership down, is bringing 1970s classic back for a new generation. Set in southern england, around hampshire, the story features a small group of rabbits. Watership down bluray disc, 2015, criterion collection. Similarly, the one truly frightening scene in episode one where the renegade rabbits are. The version from warner had the film and basically no extras. Bbc remake watership down with less violence to avoid. Watership down is a survival and adventure novel by english author richard adams, published by rex collings ltd of london in 1972. Alas, it seems most of that budget went on hiring the trendy cast rather than vfx development and, for many, the animation was a big disappointment widely criticised as more 1990s. The bbcs new adaptation of richard adamss novel, to be aired in two parts this. Because if theres one thing to be made clear not enough children have been. He ran down the field and over the brook to the cattle wade.
The new version of watership down was one of the most anticipated television events this christmas season. After hazels company successfully carries out their friendly extraction of defectors from efrafa, general woundwart lays siege on watership down to carry out his deadly revenge. Critics have welcomed a toned down new version of watership down, though are less impressed by its animation. The animation, not so much netflix and the bbc team up for a new version of richard adams traumatic af novel.
Fiver foresees great danger to the rabbits home warren. Headed by the late, great john hurt, the 1978 version s cast was certainly not thin on talent. An allstar voice cast from britain brings the classic richard adams novel watership down to life in a less scary but entertaining way for netflix. The bbc and netflix version of watership down is a puzzling revival of the classic.
A warren of rabbits battles many threats on their daring journey to find a new home in this adaptation of the classic novel by richard adams. The 1970s cartoon traumatised generations of children, but the new version is tame, drab and. However, in the 2018 version, the black rabbit is a female rabbit. The new watership down looks older than the original. This version of watership down requires a bit of adjusting to on. The first few images of the new version of watership down have been released, ahead of the cg adaptations release this christmas.
The watership down book ending is actually way more. Richard adamss watership down is a timeless classic and one of the most beloved novels of all time. Netflixs watership down proves it was a horror story all. The 31yearold former bond girl said the new miniseries, based on.
The bbc and netflix have teamed up to produce a new version of richard adams seminal childrens novel, watership down. My dad used to take me shooting rabbits, but after watership down i never went again. The new version is actually going to be a miniseries on bbc, and will be added to netflixs roster shortly after airing. Watership down is getting a 2018 remake which is coming to netflix and the bbc this weekend. Sure, the series looks like its about sweet little bunnies, but if youve seen the 1978. It boasted a prestigious voice cast with some of the hottest mainstream talents around and expensive cgi. Fleeing their doomed warren, a colony of rabbits struggle to find and defend a new home. Watership down director explains why the netflix version is. With watership down, firsttime director martin rosen and his team of animators created a dark, beautiful work that blends poetic mysticism and austere realism. Although they live in their natural wild environment, with burrows, they are anthropomorphised, possessing their own culture.
But the creators of the show have promised that their version of the tale will greatly tone down the level of onscreen violence. Watership down official trailer hd netflix youtube. Of course it could be that the original novel of watership down was influenced by conrads heart of darkness which seems to have influenced much of alex garlands work but even so a thoroughly enthralling adventure that may have children weeping at the sad bits will certainly keep adults interested as they try and spot analogies. When at last hazel had got him back to the ditch, he refused at first to go underground and hazel had almost to push him down the hole. Actress gemma arterton has revealed her upcoming adaptation of the classic film watership down will deal with the refugee crisis. Heres everything you need to know about the release date, cast, trailer, plot and more of the. Bbc and netflix team up to remake watership down engadget. Bbc and netflix to partner on new version of childrens classic. Critics have welcomed a toneddown new version of watership down, though are less impressed by its animation. Watership down is the tale of a group of rabbits in search of a home.
Great cartoon version of the beloved richard adamss novel. Watership down was inspired by real life death and. Hazels group of rabbits leaves the deadly warren and makes a new home on watership down, which doesnt have a lot of water and isnt a ship. It was financed by a consortium of british financial institutions and was distributed by cinema international corporation in the united kingdom. A new version of animation classic watership down is set to screen on 22 and 23 december, just in time to follow in the footsteps of the original as a nonfestive christmas classic.