Movie
Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical
Overview
An extraordinary young girl discovers her superpower and summons the remarkable courage, against all odds, to help others change their stories, whilst also taking charge of her own destiny. Standing up for what's right, she's met with miraculous results.
Details
- Release date
- 2022-11-25
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Genres
- Family, Comedy, Fantasy
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Working Title Films, The Roald Dahl Story Company
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Alisha Weir as Matilda Wormwood
- Emma Thompson as Agatha Trunchbull
- Lashana Lynch as Miss Honey
- Stephen Graham as Mr. Wormwood
- Andrea Riseborough as Mrs. Wormwood
- Sindhu Vee as Mrs. Phelps
- Carl Spencer as Escapologist
- Lauren Alexandra as Acrobat
- Winter Jarrett Glasspool as Amanda Thripp
- Andrei Shen as Eric
- Ashton Robertson as Nigel
- Meesha Garbett as Hortensia
Crew
- Matthew Warchus - Director
- Dennis Kelly - Screenplay
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