Matilda [DVD] [1996]

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On Rotten Tomatoes, Matilda has an approval rating of 92% based on 25 reviews, with an average rating of 7. Matilda the Musical aired in UK cinemas on November 25, leading to its US release date on Netflix on December 2. Asked what he made of the ever-spectacular Thompson joining the cast, Minchin told Radio Times Magazine: "She’s fearless and outrageous in that role.

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. Where they are loud, selfish, and unkind she is a quiet observer, thinking up small and cheeky acts of rebellion and revenge. Graham, one of the UK’s most versatile actors, can be seen in films such as This is England, The Irishman and Gangs of New York.

Matilda’s parents, Mr and Mrs Wormwood will be played by Stephen Graham and Andrea Riseborough respectively.

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. The United Kingdom had overseen home media releases on Sony Pictures and Netflix and started streaming on June 25, 2023.Matilda follows the story of a mistreated five-year-old child prodigy who attends a school run by an abusive headmistress, Miss Trunchbull. She licks the snot from her nose in front of the students when Miss Trunchbull tells Bruce the cook's "sweat and blood went into this cake.