Two-time Oscar winner Emma Thompson has joined Netflix's Matilda the Musical, with the actress set to play the tyrannical headteacher Miss Trunchbull, a role that Ralph Fiennes was previously attached to play. Newcomer Alisha Weir has also now been tapped to play the lead role of the titular talented bookworm. Thompson and Weir join No Time to Die and Captain Marvel star Lashana Lynch who has signed on to play Miss Honey, the kindly, inspirational teacher who becomes Matilda's friend and confidante after taking the gifted youngster under her wing.
This Matilda adaptation for Netflix will be based on the musical stage play version of Roald Dahl's classic story in which a young bookworm prodigy battles with her parents and nemesis headmistress Miss Trunchbull. Sony is all set to release the feature theatrically in the UK.
Emma Thompson is one of the most recognizable British actresses and is...
This Matilda adaptation for Netflix will be based on the musical stage play version of Roald Dahl's classic story in which a young bookworm prodigy battles with her parents and nemesis headmistress Miss Trunchbull. Sony is all set to release the feature theatrically in the UK.
Emma Thompson is one of the most recognizable British actresses and is...
- 1/16/2021
- by Jon Fuge
- MovieWeb
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