Hegarty, Tasha (23 April 2023). "Matilda the Musical finally confirms Netflix UK release date". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023 . Retrieved 20 May 2023. Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical review – all-singing, hall-dancing adaptation is by the book brilliance". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022 . Retrieved 22 November 2022. GOLDEN BUZZER! Sign Along with Us put on the GREATEST show! | Auditions | BGT 2020". YouTube. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023 . Retrieved 28 March 2023. Matilda (2022)". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022 . Retrieved 6 December 2022.

Danny DeVito gave incredible gift to Matilda star's dying mum". LADbible. November 18, 2022 . Retrieved April 18, 2023. Suzie Wilson was diagnosed with breast cancer in March 1995 during filming, and later died on April 27, 1996, four months before the film's release. [11] The film was dedicated to her memory. DeVito revealed that, prior to her death, he had shown her the final edit of the movie so that she was able to see Mara's performance. [12] Music [ edit ] a b "9 fascinating facts from behind the scenes of Matilda". Radio Times. September 26, 2016 . Retrieved January 4, 2018. On 4 May 2020, it was reported that Ralph Fiennes was cast as Miss Trunchbull (the role has conventionally been portrayed on stage by male actors). [11] However, later on 14 January 2021, it was announced that Emma Thompson would play the character instead, with additional confirmations that Lashana Lynch was cast as Miss Honey and Alisha Weir was cast in the title role, after giving what Warchus called "an unforgettable audition." Over 200 children were cast as the rest of the student body of Crunchem Hall. [12] In April 2021 it was announced that Stephen Graham, Andrea Riseborough and Sindhu Vee would be joining the cast as Mr Wormwood, Mrs Wormwood and Mrs Phelps, respectively. [13] Filming [ edit ] Jimmy Karz as Bruce Bogtrotter; Matilda's gluttonous senior classmate who gets abused by Miss Trunchbull for eating her chocolate cake.Danny DeVito as Harry Wormwood; Zinnia's husband, Matilda and Michael's father, and a grumpy, hateful and abusive crooked car salesman. Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical". Rotten Tomatoes. 9 December 2022. Archived from the original on 3 January 2023 . Retrieved 9 January 2023. Matilda is a 1996 American fantasy comedy film co-produced and directed by Danny DeVito from a screenplay by Nicholas Kazan and Robin Swicord, based on the 1988 novel of the same name by Roald Dahl. 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. 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. Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical (2022) - IMDb, archived from the original on 26 December 2022 , retrieved 9 January 2023

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. [24] Stephen Graham, Sindhu Vee, Andrea Riseborough Join 'Matilda' Cast". April 2021. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022 . Retrieved 9 March 2022. a b Gilbert, Ryan (15 November 2013). "Tony Winner Dennis Kelly to Pen Screenplay for New Matilda Movie Musical Adaptation". Broadway.com. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022 . Retrieved 29 January 2020. Trunchbull is the kind of villainess children can enjoy, because she is too ridiculous to be taken seriously and yet really is mean and evil, like the witch in Snow White. And since most children have at one time or another felt that their parents are not nice enough to them, they may also enjoy the portrait of Matilda's parents. [23] Future [ edit ] Before school, Matilda tells Mrs. Phelps a story about an escapologist who falls in love with and marries an acrobat. Arriving at school, Matilda and her fellow new student Lavender are warned about the terrible way the students are treated there. In Honey's classroom, Matilda solves a complex mathematical equation on the board and confesses that she loves reading most. An impressed Honey asks Trunchbull to move Matilda to a more advanced class, but Trunchbull refuses to let Matilda be an exception to the rules. At home, when Matilda criticizes her father, he rips her book apart and wrongly sends her to bed; the next day, she retaliates by gluing his hat to his head.Bergeson, Samantha (15 June 2022). " 'Matilda' Trailer: Emma Thompson Is Unrecognizable as Monstrous Miss Trunchbull in Roald Dahl Musical". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022 . Retrieved 16 June 2022. Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical". BBFC. 7 September 2022. Archived from the original on 25 November 2022 . Retrieved 25 November 2022. Dunne, Susan (December 19, 1996). "Ironic 'Matilda' Can Be Enjoyed by Both Adults and Children". Hartford Courant. Russo, Stacy Shotsberger (2008). The Library as Place in California. McFarland & Company. p.108. ISBN 9780786431946. Mara Wilson as Matilda Wormwood; a young, savvy, well-mannered, intelligent 6½-year-old girl whose powers can make anything possible, Miss Honey's adoptive daughter towards the end.

Brian Levinson as Michael Wormwood; Harry and Zinnia's bratty son and Matilda's older brother, who bullies her, throws food at her, and calls her "dip-face". 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. Grant and aired on September 22, 2007. This documentary commemorated Dahl's 90th birthday and also celebrated his impact as a children's author in popular culture. [6] Margolyes went on to play Aunt Sponge (another Dahl villainess) as well as the voice of the Glowworm in James and the Giant Peach, also released in 1996.

Two songs are featured in the film. [13] One of them, " Send Me on My Way" by Rusted Root, is played twice: when four-year-old Matilda is left alone at her house, making pancakes, and at the end of the film, set to a montage of Matilda and Miss Honey playing at Miss Trunchbull's former house. The other song is Thurston Harris' " Little Bitty Pretty One", played when Matilda is learning to control her telekinetic powers. The film's original score was composed by David Newman, a frequent collaborator of DeVito. [14] Release [ edit ] Box office [ edit ] With Miss Honey as the new headmistress, the students rename Crunchem Hall The Big Friendly School and renovate the school with a new playground and a giraffe. When Matilda finishes her story for Mrs. Phelps, she is overjoyed that Matilda's true story has a happy ending, in which Matilda and Miss Honey live happily together. Lasane, Andrew (October 22, 2014). "The Real-World Locations of Iconic Movie Homes". Complex . Retrieved January 4, 2018. In a hospital, while other parents adore their newborn children, Mrs. Wormwood is distraught to learn she is pregnant and in labour. To her husband Mr. Wormwood's confusion, she gives birth to a girl, Matilda. Despite her parents' constant disdain, Matilda becomes a sweet child who loves reading and visits the mobile librarian Mrs. Phelps daily. Upon discovering that Matilda has not been properly schooled, teacher Miss Jennifer Honey and an inspector visit the house to suggest Matilda be sent to Crunchem Hall. Angry about being fined for not sending his daughter to school, Mr. Wormwood warns the severe headmistress, Miss Agatha Trunchbull, about Matilda. Earl, William (9 June 2021). " 'Matilda' Musical Film Adaptation Set for U.K. Theatrical Run in 2022". Variety. Archived from the original on 31 December 2022 . Retrieved 9 June 2021.