Matilda [DVD] [1996]

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Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical – (Sing-along)". British Board of Film Classification. 16 November 2022. Archived from the original on 26 November 2022 . Retrieved 26 November 2022. Emma Thompson gives Matilda The Musical a deranged villain to remember". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 31 December 2022 . Retrieved 22 November 2022.

Danny DeVito gave incredible gift to Matilda star's dying mum". LADbible. November 18, 2022 . Retrieved April 18, 2023. 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. The next day, Trunchbull forces the children through challenging exercises to crush their rebelliousness. Lavender slips her pet newt into her drinking water, and after Matilda stands up to Trunchbull, she uses her newly discovered telekinesis to embarrass Trunchbull. Honey invites Matilda to her cottage, where Matilda learns that the escapologist and the acrobat were Miss Honey's parents and the evil stepsister is Trunchbull. Honey tries to warn Matilda about the Trunchbull's dangerousness, but she doesn't care. She then goes to the Chokey and uses her telekinesis to destroy it. Returning home, Matilda learns that her father has cheated the mafia and the family will be fleeing to Spain, distressing Matilda about never seeing her friends again. 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 ] The best movie scenes of 2022". Polygon. 27 December 2022. Archived from the original on 3 January 2023 . Retrieved 30 December 2022.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. Dunne, Susan (December 19, 1996). "Ironic 'Matilda' Can Be Enjoyed by Both Adults and Children". Hartford Courant. A sing-along edition opened across United Kingdom cinemas for a limited time starting on New Year's Day 2023; a preview screening was shown on 17 December 2022, in aid of MediCinema. [22] [23] This version began in the United States on 6 January 2023. On 15 November 2013, Minchin, who previously wrote songs for the musical, was in talks to create new songs for the film, [3] and in 2020, he was confirmed to do so. [10] Christopher Nightingale composed original incidental music to underscore the film, just as he did onstage. [18]

a b "9 fascinating facts from behind the scenes of Matilda". Radio Times. September 26, 2016 . Retrieved January 4, 2018. 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. Harms, Talaura (19 July 2021). "Netflix Halts Production for Matilda Musical Adaptation Amid U.K. COVID-19 Outbreak". playbill.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2022 . Retrieved 3 September 2022. Roger Ebert of Chicago Sun-Times praised the film's oddity, gave it three stars out of four, and wrote: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 ] 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. [7] In November 2019, DeVito said that he "always wanted to" develop a sequel to Matilda, [8] adding that a potential sequel could star Matilda's own child, due to Wilson having aged in the time since. [8] On 28 January 2020, it was reported that Working Title Films would produce, while Netflix will distribute via streaming, and Sony Pictures Releasing, who previously distributed the 1996 film through its TriStar Pictures banner, would handle theatrical and home video exclusively in the UK through the same banner. [9] [10] It was also confirmed that Warchus and Kelly were still involved with the project. [10] Ellen Kane, who worked with choreographer Peter Darling on the stage production, would choreograph.