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They narrowly escape when Trunchbull unexpectedly returns. Matilda practices her telekinetic powers and drives away the FBI agents. She returns to Trunchbull's house and wreaks havoc while posing as the vengeful spirit of Magnus, but Trunchbull uncovers Matilda's ruse upon finding her hair ribbon. The next day, Trunchbull visits the class and ...
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).
In 1996, Ferris portrayed the brutish, authoritarian school headmistress Miss Agatha Trunchbull in Matilda (a role played by male actors in the stage musical version). In 2004, she played the foul-mouthed Marge Dursley in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
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 classic movie adaptation debuted in 1996, with young actress Mara Wilson playing the titular character. However, this version is directed by Matthew Warchus (who brought the musical to ...
Lashana Lynch and Emma Thompson star in the upcoming movie, based on the Broadway adaptation of "Matilda," which premieres this Christmas.
Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical, or simply Matilda the Musical, or Matilda, is a 2022 fantasy musical film directed by Matthew Warchus from a screenplay by Dennis Kelly, based on the stage musical of the same name by Tim Minchin and Kelly, which in turn was based on the 1988 novel Matilda by Roald Dahl.
Roald Dahl's terrifying headmistress gets a multifaceted portrayal by Emma Thompson in the Netflix movie-musical. Why Emma Thompson's Trunchbull is genuinely unsettling in Netflix's 'Matilda' Skip ...