Matilda [DVD] [1996]

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Matilda discovers her father is under surveillance by the FBI over his illegal dealings, but her parents refuse to believe her when she warns them. The film stars Mara Wilson as the title character, with DeVito (who also served a dual role as the narrator), Rhea Perlman, Embeth Davidtz, and Pam Ferris in supporting roles. Following disagreements between Danny Devito and Bregman-Baer Productions over budgetary concerns, Universal put Matilda into turnaround, with Columbia's TriStar Pictures picking up the project. The plot centers on the titular child prodigy who develops psychokinetic abilities and uses them to deal with her disreputable family and the tyrannical principal of her school. Trunchbull forces him to eat the entire cake, saying he will be forgiven if he eats every last crumb.

Miriam Margolyes confirmed that she auditioned for the role of Agatha Trunchbull during a filmed interview with Jo Brand for the UK television special Roald Dahl's Revolting Rule Book, which was hosted by Richard E. Netflix's new Roald Dahl animated series 'reimagines' Matilda and Willy Wonka" Archived 13 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Phelps and continues her story: the now-pregnant acrobat is forced to perform a dangerous stunt by her stepsister; she is horribly injured and dies after giving birth to a daughter. Despite her parents' constant disdain, Matilda becomes a sweet child who loves reading and visits the mobile librarian Mrs. Best known for his stage and TV work, Kelly’s one previous film credit is for writing the Jude Law thriller Black Sea.In 2022, it was remade as Matilda the Musical, which was the second adaptation of the novel of the same name. Musical fans have waited five months for the movie to be released in the UK on the streaming service. I think making work for children is the most sacred work we ever have, and it has to be our best work, it has to be so good because they need to get the best of us as artists. Winter Jarrett-Glasspool as Amanda Thripp, Ashton Robertson as Nigel, Alisha Weir as Matilda, Rei Yamauchi Fulker as Lavender, Andrei Shen as Eric in Matilda the Musical.

The film, which is based on Minchin’s West End stage-show, follows child prodigy Matilda (Alisha Weir) as she leads a revolution against her school's evil headteacher Miss Trunchbull (played by Dame Emma Thompson), began streaming on Netflix in the US over Christmas and currently sits near the top of its most-watched ranking. When she finds herself under the thumb of vile headmistress Miss Trunchbull (an almost unrecognizable Emma Thompson), Matilda will need all of her wits and intellect — along with a few other, more supernatural skills. It follows the continuity of both "The Witches" and "James and the Giant Peach," casting repulsive Trunchbull into the roles of Grand High Witch and repulsive evil aunt, with a bit of the ogre (especially during the chase in Magnus House).On 27 November 2018, Netflix was revealed to be adapting Matilda as an animated series, which would be part of an "animated event series" along with other Roald Dahl books such as The BFG, The Twits, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Alongside Weir, Emma Thompson, who has two Academy Awards to her name, is set to star as the wickedly villainous Miss Trunchbull. But it is a form of release to be able to inhabit another soul in that way, [a way] that's very physical.When Matilda's parents refuse to embrace her intellect or enroll her into school, she puts bleach in her father's hair tonic and glues his hat to his head.