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16 Jun 2022, 09:00
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Netflix has released a first look at Dame Emma Thompson as the terrifying Miss Trunchbull in the upcoming film adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical.
In the new trailer, Alisha Weir stars as the curious little girl, who is sent to Crunchem Hall to meet the formidable headteacher for the first time.
In the beginning, we see her unmistakable silhouette complete with her military jacket and tight topknot bun, as she says: “This school is full of rebels.”
Throughout the trailer, we are teased with just the back of Miss Trunchbull’s head until the very end when Emma Thompson is barely recognisable as the wicked headteacher as we catch a glimpse of her stern face.
As some of you might remember, Miss Trunchbull was also played by Welsh actress Pam Ferris in the original 1996 film, which also starred Denny DeVito, Rhea Pearlman and Mara Wilson.
There has also been a picture released alongside the trailer that gives us a better look at Thompson in the role.
The award-winning actress isn’t the only famous British face to appear in the new trailer, with Stephen Graham and Andre Riseborough playing her parents, Mr and Mrs Wormwood, Lashana Lynch as the saviour Miss Honey and Sindhu Vee as the story-loving librarian Mrs. Phelps.
Written by Dennis Kelly, the movie has been adapted from the Tony and Olivier award-winning production of the popular musical by the Royal Shakespeare Company, and will include the original music and lyrics by Tim Minchin.
The new film is expected to follow the same classic story about a young and gifted girl called Matilda who discovers her superpower and “summons the remarkable courage, against all odds, to help others change their stories, whilst also taking charge of her own destiny”.
Matilda is set for release in December 2022.
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