James and the Giant Peach Reading Raises Funds for Global Health Initiative

Roald Dahl’s children’s classic James and the Giant Peach is heading from the page to the screen in support of a major global health initiative’s work to combat the new coronavirus. The Roald Dahl Story Company has tapped Jojo Rabbit director Taika Waititi to create a 10-episode YouTube reading of the book featuring dozens of actors, musicians, and designers, from Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, and Lupita Nyong’o, to Ryan Reynolds and Nick Kroll.
James and the Giant Peach, with Taika and Friends will raise funds for Partners in Health, the Boston-based global health nonprofit, and the Dahl Story Company has committed to matching up to $1 million in donations from viewers. The first two installments of the reading have been posted to the Roald Dahl YouTube Channel and the remaining episodes will be released each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 1 p.m. ET.