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In 2012 Matilda was ranked number 30 on a list of the top 100 children's novels published by School Library Journal, a monthly with primarily US audience. It was the first of four books by Dahl among the Top 100, more than any other writer. [2] Time magazine included Matilda in its list of the "100 Best Young-Adult Books of All Time". [9]
Matilda Wormwood, also known by her adoptive name Matilda Honey, is the title character of the bestselling 1988 children's novel Matilda by Roald Dahl.She is a highly precocious five and a half (six and a half in the 1996 film) year old girl who has a passion for reading books.
Matilda was released in the United States on August 2, 1996, by Sony Pictures Releasing under their TriStar Pictures label. The film received positive reviews from critics, with praise being directed towards its faithfulness to the novel and DeVito's direction.
Roald Dahl's classic children's book is now a movie musical on Netflix. Here are all the key differences between the original novel, the 1996 film, stage adaptation, and 2022 movie musical.
The movie was based on Roald Dahl's classic book of the same name, and told the story of Matilda, a genius little girl who has special magical powers. Photo cred: Getty.
Miss Agatha Trunchbull is the fictional headmistress of Crunchem Hall Primary School (or Elementary School), and the main antagonist in Roald Dahl's 1988 novel Matilda and its adaptations: the 1996 film Matilda (played by Pam Ferris), the 2011 musical, and the 2022 musical film adaptation (played by Emma Thompson).
Here are the biggest differences between the Matilda book and Netflix's Matilda The Musical. Matilda. amazon.com. $22.26. Shop Now. amazon.com. Matilda Doesn't Have a Brother.
The book series centers around National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society, or N.E.R.D.S., a spy agency that contains children with considerably "nerdy" upgrades. It is mentioned that all N.E.R.D.S. are automatically retired when they turn eighteen, which is the legal consent age for adults.