By John Glenday

The BBC has teamed up with streaming provider Netflix to produce a fresh interpretation of the literary classic Watership Down, lining up an A-list cast in the process.

Star Wars storm trooper turned rebel John Boyega will feature alongside X-Men star James McAvoy; together with Ben Kingsley, Gemma Arterton, Olivia Colman, Anne-Marie Duff and Nicholas Hoult who will each lend their vocals to the four-part animation.

Josh Varney of independent production company 42 said: “Most people’s frame of reference is the movie from the late 70s but the book is a 400-page epic and we have got four hours of TV to Read full story ›

Source: The Drum