[PAR] [TLE] James and the Giant Peach (film) [SEP] James and the Giant Peach is a 1996 British-American musical fantasy film directed by Henry Selick, based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Roald Dahl.  It was produced by Tim Burton and Denise Di Novi, directed by Henry Selick, and starred Paul Terry as James.  The film is a combination of live action and stop-motion animation.  Co-stars Joanna Lumley and Miriam Margolyes played James's aunts in the live-action segments, and Simon Callow, Richard Dreyfuss, Susan Sarandon, Jane Leeves, David Thewlis, and Margoyles voiced his insect friends in the animation sequences. [PAR] [TLE] David Thewlis [SEP] David Thewlis (born David Wheeler; born 20 March 1963) is an English actor, director, screenwriter, and author.  His most commercially successful role to date has been that of Remus Lupin in the "Harry Potter" film series.  Other notable performances include the films "Naked" (for which he won the Best Actor award at Cannes Film Festival), "Dragonheart", "Kingdom of Heaven", "The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas", "The Theory of Everything", "Black Beauty", "Macbeth" (as King Duncan) and "Wonder Woman".  He has also done voice work in the films "James and the Giant Peach" (1996), "The Miracle Maker" (2000), and "Anomalisa" (2015).  Thewlis has combined major motion picture work with prominent television roles, including playing Cyrus Crabb in the television miniseries "Dinotopia" and antagonist V.M. Varga in the third season of "Fargo."
[PAR] [TLE] James and the Giant Peach ( film ) [ SEP ] James and the Giant Peach is a 1996 British - American musical fantasy film directed by Henry Selick , based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Roald Dahl . It was produced by Tim Burton and Denise Di Novi , directed by Henry Selick , and starred Paul Terry as James . The film is a combination of live action and stop - motion animation . Co - stars Joanna Lumley and Miriam Margolyes played James 's aunts in the live - action segments , and Simon Callow , Richard Dreyfuss , Susan Sarandon , Jane Leeves , David Thewlis , and Margoyles voiced his insect friends in the animation sequences . [PAR] [TLE] David Thewlis [ SEP ] David Thewlis ( born David Wheeler ; born 20 March 1963 ) is an English actor , director , screenwriter , and author . His most commercially successful role to date has been that of Remus Lupin in the " Harry Potter " film series . Other notable performances include the films " Naked " ( for which he won the Best Actor award at Cannes Film Festival ) , " Dragonheart " , " Kingdom of Heaven " , " The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas " , " The Theory of Everything " , " Black Beauty " , " Macbeth " ( as King Duncan ) and " Wonder Woman " . He has also done voice work in the films " James and the Giant Peach " ( 1996 ) , " The Miracle Maker " ( 2000 ) , and " Anomalisa " ( 2015 ) . Thewlis has combined major motion picture work with prominent television roles , including playing Cyrus Crabb in the television miniseries " Dinotopia " and antagonist V.M. Varga in the third season of " Fargo . "
On whose novel was a 1996 British-American musical fantasy for which David Thewlis did voice work for based?
On whose novel was a 1996 British - American musical fantasy for which David Thewlis did voice work for based ?
Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl