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Netflix has released the official trailer for Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical. The release of the trailer follows the film’s acclaimed opening night debut at BFI London Film Festival, and the film will be coming to Netflix for streaming on Christmas Day. To get a sneak peek at the new film, you can watch the trailer below.
Matthew Warchus directed Raold Dahl’s Matilda the Musical using a script by Dennis Kelly. The story is based on the Tony and Olivier award-winning, Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Matilda the Musical. The adaptation features original music and lyrics by Tim Minchin. It is produced by Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner of Working Title, Jon Finn, and Luke Kelly of The Roald Dahl Story Company.
Academy Award winner Emma Thompson is featured in the cast as Miss Trunchbull opposite Alisha Weir as Matilda. The cast of Matilda the Musical also stars Lashana Lynch as Miss Honey, Stephen Graham as Mr. Wormwood, Andrea Riseborough as Mrs. Wormwood, and Sindhu Vee as Mrs. Phelps. Also introduced are Charlie Hodson-Prior as Bruce Bogtrotter, Meesha Garbett as Hortensia, Rei Yamauchi Fulker as Lavender, Winter Jarrett Glasspool as Amanda Thripp, Andrei Shen as Eric, and Ashton Robertson as Nigel.
Emma Thompson Stars as Miss Trunchbull
Emma Thompson plays a new incarnation of Miss Trunchbull in Matilda the Musical. Ahead of the film’s premiere, Thompson spoke with The Guardian about how producing work for children is “the most sacred work we ever have.” With this in mind, the acclaimed actress said that content made for kids must absolutely be the very best work they have to offer.
“I read all the time. I was bullied at school, and the books that really spoke to me were the ones where there was real darkness,” Thompson explained. “You don’t want to sugarcoat it, but it can’t be too real. It’s got to be frightening, but you’ve got to be able to contain it and get thrilled by it.”
She added, “But children see everything. When we’re little, we can feel and see everything, and we know that there’s darkness out there and often we experience it when we’re little. I think making work for children is the most sacred work we ever have, and it has to be our best work, it has to be so good because they need to get the best of us as artists. Then they’ll take that as they grow older.”
Matilda the Musical will be released in U.S. theaters on Dec. 9, 2022. It will be followed by a Netflix release (excluding UK and Ireland) on Dec. 25.
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