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

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.

Many 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 ...

BroadwayWorld caught up with Emma Thompson to discuss how she transformed into Miss Trunchbull in the new film adaptation of Matilda the Musical, plus how she approached the character after seeing ...

Matilda's Emma Thompson on her transformation into Trunchbull - and why she thinks the film is not a children's movie. A-list actors are used to spending hours getting beautified for red carpets ...

Roald Dahl-inspired movies to Watch After Matilda the Musical The BFG. Mark Rylance and Ruby Barnhill starred in the 2016 movie version of Roald Dahl's "The BFG." ...

“Matilda” was first a Dahl novel, then a 1996 movie, then a 2013 Broadway musical and now a movie musical. Audiences have seen countless times how this progression can devolve from one ...

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 4 (UPI) --The legacy of Matilda has lasted longer than the movie's release in 1996 as more and more families discovered it on video, ultimately inspiring a stage musical that has ...