Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical arrives on Netflix on Christmas day. The new iteration of the musical is based on Tim Minchin’s acclaimed West End show that helped turn Roald Dahl’s famous children’s book Matilda into the classic musical it is today. The Netflix musical directed by way of Matthew Warchus, features a stellar cast including Dame Emma Thompson, and Lashana Lynch. The film additionally introduces us to new faces like Alisha Weir, Carl Spencer, and Lauren Alexandra.
Casting for brand new film adaptations of cherished books can also be challenging, but Matilda the Musical rose to the problem. This film has all kinds of excellent and evil characters, each of whom is cast to perfection, from the larger-than-life Miss Trunchbull to the sweet Miss Honey to the courageous young (superpowered) Matilda. Let’s take a look at the cast of Netflix’s Matilda the Musical.
9 Who Does Emma Thompson Play In The Musical?
The prolific actress plays the tyrannical headmistress at Crunchem Hall college, though Matilda fans weren’t totally onboard with Emma Thompson playing Miss Trunchbull.
Emma Thompson is no stranger to those sorts of transformational roles having remodeled over the years into characters like Nanny McPhee or Professor Sybil Trelawny in the Harry Potter motion pictures, the Dame is nearly unrecognizable as Mrs. Trunchbull.
8 Who Is Playing Matilda In The Netflix Musical?
Thirteen-year-old Alisha Weir is a newcomer, with a couple of other roles earlier than Matilda the Musical. The younger actress portrays the titular character Matilda, in the past played by means of Mara Wilson (1996) who has since retired from acting. Weir is already working on her next undertaking Wicked Little Letters, a movie starring Academy Award winning actress Olivia Colman.
7 Who Does Lashana Lynch Play In Matilda The Musical?
James Bond actress Lashana Lynch is one of the most effective other folks to play more than one roles in the Marvel cinematic universe, having portrayed Maria Rambeau in Captain Marvel (2019) and Captain Marvel of Earth 838 in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness earlier this 12 months.
The British actress who not too long ago starred in The Woman King alongside Viola Davis, plays Miss Honey, who is Miss Trunchbull’s niece and in addition a trainer at Crunchem Hall. Unlike her aunt, she is sweet, sort and develops a soft spot for Matilda.
6 Stephen Graham Plays Mr. Wormwood In Matilda The Musical
Matilda's father, Mr. Wormwood, used to be famously portrayed by Danny DeVito in the 1996 movie Matilda. In the Netflix musical Stephen Graham steps into Wormwood’s sneakers. Before this he starred in an extended list of motion pictures and TV shows including Season of the Witch (2011), Rocketman (2019), and more.
5 Who Plays Matilda’s Mom In The Musical?
Andrea Riseborough has gave the impression in many movies and TV sequence since her display screen debut in 2005.
She played Margaret Thatcher in The Long Walk to Finchley (2008), which earned her a BAFTA nomination, and has had roles in, Oblivion (2013), Nocturnal Animals (2016), Battle of the Sexes (2017) and more. In Matilda the Musical, she performs Matilda’s self-absorbed mother Mrs. Wormwood.
4 This Award Winning Comedian Plays Mrs. Phelps In Matilda The Musical
Sindhu Vee plays Mrs. Phelps, the village librarian who is enamored of Matilda's intelligence and shares her love of books. The Indian actress has appeared in productions like Bounty (2018) and Netflix’s Sex Education (2020) which additionally stars Emma Thompson. Vee also hosts the BBC Radio 4 Comedy of the Week podcast.
3 Who Is The Actor Playing The Escapologist In Matilda The Musical?
Carl Spencer is one of the more moderen faces in Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical. The budding actor plays the escapologist in the tale. Like his cast mate Stephen Graham, Spencer also appeared in Rocketman (2019), in reality he debuted in the fantasy musical about Elton John's come up story.
He has since appeared in an episode of Doctors (2019), and will be making an appearance in the upcoming Hunger Games prequel.
2 Will This Be Lauren Alexandra’s Breakout Role?
Lauren Alexandra is some other recent face that was once cast in the musical; she plays an acrobat. Prior to this the actress had most effective executed the children’s sketch display Spot Bots (2016), two quick motion pictures, and an uncredited function in Death on the Nile (2022).
1 Who Else Is In Netflix's Matilda The Musical?
Charlie Hodson-Prior seems as Bruce Bogtrotter, a scholar at Matilda’s faculty who is pressured to consume an entire chocolate cake as punishment after being accused of stealing a slice of Miss Trunchbull's private cake. Hodson-Prior is additionally a newcomer.
Also showing are Winter Jarrett-Glasspool as Amanda Thripp, Ashton Robertson as Nigel, Rei Yamauchi Fulker as Lavender, and Andrei Shen as Eric.
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