{"id":23303,"date":"2022-10-06T15:42:42","date_gmt":"2022-10-06T13:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1717923"},"modified":"2022-10-06T15:58:36","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T13:58:36","slug":"matilda-musical-movie-cast","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/matilda-musical-movie-cast\/","title":{"rendered":"Matilda musical movie cast"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Lidia Molina-Whyte\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 06 October 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Matilda is set make a welcome return to the screen, with Roald Dhal\u2019s Matilda the Musical landing in cinemas and on Netflix<\/a> later this year (here\u2019s how to watch it<\/a>).<\/p>\n

The film premiered at the BFI London Film Festival on Wednesday 5th October. The cast attended the event, including Emma Thompson who plays the evil Miss Trunchbull \u2013 though the younger members of the cast appeared to forget she was meant to be a scary character, at least judging by comments Thompson made to Deadline<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was supposed to terrify them. I mean, the characters they played were terrified of me, but they weren\u2019t,\u201d she told the publication.<\/p>\n

\u201cI went \u2018Hello, I want them to fear me.\u2019 I remember saying to Matthew [Warchus, director], \u2018They\u2019ve seen the Nanny McFu****g McPhee films.\u2019 They thought I was Nanny McFu****g McPhee, so making them fear me was really hard. But those kids are just marvellous.\u201d<\/p>\n

The film\u2019s cast also boasts the likes of Lashana Lynch and Stephen Graham. Want to know who they\u2019re playing and who\u2019s stepping into the shoes of the titular young heroine? Read on.<\/p>\n

Emma Thompson as Miss Trunchbull<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Who is Miss Trunchbull?<\/strong> Agatha Trunchbull, also known as The Trunchbull, is the tyrannical headmistress at Crunchem Hall school. She\u2019s a bully who enjoys terrorising both the school\u2019s pupils and its teachers, inflicting severe punishments \u2013 including stints in a dark and terrifying closet known as \u2018the chokey\u2019 and chucking people out of windows \u2013 for things like wearing pigtails. The character was played by Pam Ferris in the 1996 Matilda film.<\/p>\n

Where have I seen Emma Thompson before?<\/strong> Emma Thompson has had a long and prolific career, having starred in many iconic films over the years, including Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Sense and Sensibility (1995), the Harry Potter franchise as Professor Trelawney, and Beauty and the Beast. She\u2019s also starred in Russel T Davies\u2019s miniseries Years and Years.<\/p>\n

Alisha Weir as Matilda Wormwood<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Who is Matilda Wormwood?<\/strong> Matilda is a young girl whose intelligence is very advanced for her age (which is six and a half in Dahl\u2019s book), despite her parents showing little interest in her. An avid reader, she likes to pull the occasional prank on her mum and dad. She also develops telekinetic powers, which she uses to help her classmates and her favourite teacher, Miss Honey, from the evil Miss Trunchbull. In the 1996 film, she is portrayed by Mara Wilson.<\/p>\n

Where have I seen Alisha Weir before?<\/strong> Thirteen-year-old Weir is a newcomer, with Matilda the Musical currently her first credit.<\/p>\n

Lashana Lynch as Miss Honey<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Who is Miss Honey?\u00a0<\/strong>Miss Jennifer Honey is a teacher at Crunchem Hall, and Miss Trunchbull\u2019s niece. Unlike her aunt, she is sweet, kind and develops a soft spot for Matilda. Miss Trunchbull inherited Miss Honey\u2019s father\u2019s house and wealth after his death, which Miss Honey suspects she had a hand in. Embeth Davidtz played her in the Matilda movie.<\/p>\n

Where have I seen Lashana Lynch before? <\/strong>Lynch has appeared in not one but two prominent franchises \u2013 as Maria Rambeau in Captain Marvel, and as Nomi in No Time to Die. In the latter, she took over the 007 cryptonym from James Bond (Daniel Craig). She also recently appeared in The Woman King.<\/p>

Stephen Graham as Mr Wormwood<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Who is Mr Wormwood? <\/strong>Mr Wormwood is Matilda\u2019s neglectful father who doesn\u2019t recognise his daughter\u2019s brilliant intellect. Described as \u201cloud, selfish and unkind,\u201d he is more concerned with running schemes and watching TV. He was famously played by Danny DeVito in the 1996 Matilda movie.<\/p>\n

Where have I seen Stephen Graham before? <\/strong>Graham is a prolific and celebrated actor, having appeared in many popular British dramas. Most recently, he starred in BBC true crime drama The Walk-In<\/a>, following his debut on Peaky Blinders. Previous credits also include Boiling Point, This Is England and Help.<\/p>\n

Andrea Riseborough as Mrs Wormwood<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Who is Mrs Wormwood?\u00a0<\/strong>Mrs Wormwood, who was played by Rhea Pearlman in 1996\u2019s Matilda, is the titular heroine\u2019s self-absorbed mother, who neglects her daughter and is more concerned about her appearance and watching reality TV.<\/p>\n

Where have I seen Andrea Riseborough before? <\/strong>Riseborough has appeared in many films and TV series since her debut in Roger Michell\u2019s Venus in 2006. She played Margaret Thatcher in The Long Walk to Finchley, which earned her a BAFTA nomination, and has had roles in Never Let Me Go, Oblivion, Nocturnal Animals, Battle of the Sexes and more.<\/p>\n

Sindhu Vee as Mrs Phelps<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Who is Mrs Phelps? <\/strong>Mrs Phelps is the village librarian who is in awe of Matilda\u2019s intelligence and shares her love of books. She encourages Matilda to continue reading, and does her best to support her from her position in the library.<\/p>\n

Where have I seen Sindhu Vee before? <\/strong>Sindhu Vee is an award-winning comedian who has appeared in the likes of Have I Got News For You, Richard Osman\u2019s House of Games, QI, and more. Vee also hosts the BBC Radio 4 Comedy of the Week podcast. Her acting credits include playing Olivia\u2019s mother in Sex Education season 2, and appearing in Rose Matafeo\u2019s BBC series Starstruck.<\/p>\n

Charlie Hodson-Prior as Bruce Bogtrotter<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Who is Bruce Bogtrotter? <\/strong>Bruce is a student at Matilda\u2019s school who is forced to eat an entire chocolate cake as punishment after being accused of stealing a slice of Miss Trunchbull\u2019s personal cake.<\/p>\n

Where have I seen Charlie Hodson-Prior before? <\/strong>Like Weir, Hodson-Prior is a newcomer.<\/p>\n

Also appearing are Winter Jarrett-Glasspool as Amanda Thripp, Ashton Robertson as Nigel, Rei Yamauchi Fulker as Lavender, and Andrei Shen as Eric.<\/p>\n

Roald Dahl\u2019s Matilda the Musical will premiere in UK cinemas on 25th November and in select US theatres on 9th December before it lands on Netflix on Christmas Day. Sign up for Netflix from \u00a36.99 a month<\/a>. Netflix is also available on Sky Glass<\/a> and Virgin Media Stream<\/a>.<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re looking for something to watch tonight, check out our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or visit our\u00a0Film<\/a>\u00a0hub for all the latest news.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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