Another major difference from the novel is that the 1996 movie almost completely removed the character of Mrs. Phelps, who ...

MATILDA THE MUSICAL Movie Reaches #2 on Netflix's Most-Watched Films List by Michael Major - January 3, 2023. Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical danced onto Netflix's most-watched films list in ...

M any millennials have warm, nostalgic feelings toward Matilda. The movie follows an extraordinarily smart young girl (Mara Wilson) who lives with parents (Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman) who don't ...

In Danny DeVito's 1996 movie of "Matilda," Trunchbull was portrayed by actress Pam Ferris. But in the stage musical, the character was primarily played by men dressed as women.

For a movie that bristles with more revolutionary fervor than Dahl’s quieter, more inward-focused story, “Matilda the Musical” could use a little messier, more rambunctious energy.

Dahl's Matilda was published in 1988. A movie adaptation was made in 1996, directed by and starring Danny DeVito. He played the father of Matilda, who was portrayed by Mara Wilson.

Matilda is the most successful film adaptation of a Roald Dahl book ever, but it almost didn't happen. After being disappointed by the 1971 movie version of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory ...

Netflix's "Matilda: The Musical" is just the latest adaptation of a story we all know and love.It's a movie musical, based on a stage musical, based on a book by Roald Dahl, which has also been ...

Danny DeVito, Mara Wilson and fellow ’Matilda’ castmates reflect on the making of a kid movie classic, 20 years later.

MATILDA, Roald Dahl's iconic story, is now 30 years old. But what happened to the stars of the movie?

Even moreso than the book by Roald Dahl, the 1996 movie made magic a reality in my mind, and there was nothing I wanted more than to accompany Matilda on a trip to the library or help her break ...

Matthew Warchus Discusses LFF Opener 'Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical,' Emma Thompson, ... Yeah, I think that’s right. I think it’s very unusual, even to be opening with a family movie.