Matilda [DVD] [1996]

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Vee can currently be seen in the acclaimed BBC comedy Starstruck alongside Rose Matafeo and Minnie Driver. Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 72 out of 100 based on 28 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". She is well-known for her appearances on panel shows such as Richard Osman’s House of Games and Have I Got News For You.

At the time of the US release, Matilda fans took to Twitter to share their views over the UK streaming platform delay with the movie’s composer, Tim Minchin. Riseborough, who received a BAFTA nomination for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in The Long Walk to Finchley, has appeared in a vast array of acclaimed movies such as The Death of Stalin, Nocturnal Animals and Birdman. 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. Danny DeVito as Harry Wormwood; Zinnia's husband, Matilda and Michael's father, and a grumpy, hateful and abusive crooked car salesman. Phelps, she is overjoyed that Matilda's true story has a happy ending, in which Matilda and Miss Honey live happily together.Rhea Perlman as Zinnia Wormwood; Harry's wife, Matilda and Michael's neglectful and selfish mother, and a vain and cheery bingo-obsessed parent.

This documentary commemorated Dahl's 90th birthday and also celebrated his impact as a children's author in popular culture. I was bullied at school, and the books that really spoke to me were the ones where there was real darkness,” Thompson said.After a restaurant trip goes wrong, Harry catches Matilda reading Moby-Dick (borrowed from the library), rips it up, and forces her to watch a game show on television. We’ve always cast men as Miss Trunchbull on stage because she has to be six feet tall and pick up a child and swing it around. The film's soundtrack album, containing both the songs and Nightingale's score, was released worldwide on 18 November 2022 digitally and 9 December 2022 on physical CD, by Milan Records. In November 2019, DeVito said that he "always wanted to" develop a sequel to Matilda, [24] adding that a potential sequel could star Matilda's child, due to Wilson having grown up following the film's release.

Trunchbull forces him to eat the entire cake, saying he will be forgiven if he eats every last crumb.

Production was originally planned between August and December 2020, however, this was postponed to spring 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Emma Thompson and Tim Minchin make a very tasty combination in this DayGlo movie musical for the London film festival’s opening gala – amusing, exhilarating and the tiniest bit exhausting.