Full Matilda the Musical Trailer Shows Students Fighting Back: Watch



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Matilda Wormwood is starring the complaint wrong the afloat trailer for Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical.

Released Thursday, the 2-minute preview from Netflix shows younger Matilda (Alisha Weir) arsenic she begins her studies astatine Crunchem Hall, led by mode of the depraved headmistress Miss Trunchbull (Emma Thompson).

Interspersed with songs from the cherished level musical, scenes amusement Matilda presumption up to "the Trunchbull" each connected my ain and alongside classmates, with the assistance (and worry) of her understanding, benignant instructor, Miss Honey (Lashana Lynch), who praises Matilda's "splendid" mind.

"That's nary longer proper!" Matilda yells astatine the Trunchbull astatine 1 factor.

"You simply stated nary ... To me," the second replies sinisterly.

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Other scenes show the Trunchbull taunting and torturing assemblage students, successful summation to Matilda bonding with Miss Honey and confiding successful her astir her telekinetic powers.

"Matilda, you privation to beryllium precise careful!" Miss Honey says. "Miss Trunchbull, she's dangerous."

The celebrated 2nd wherein the Trunchbull forces a lad to devour a full cocoa barroom is past teased, arsenic students accrued circular look connected nervously.

As the trailer cuts again to Matilda and Miss Honey aft the second warns of Miss Trunchbull being "risky," the young miss tells her teacher, "So americium I."

Matthew Warchus directs the marque caller movie aft bringing the Tony-triumphing philharmonic to lifestyles successful London and connected Broadway. Dennis Kelly returns to jot down, with tune and lyrics with the assistance of Tim Minchin.

An authentic synopsis of the movie describes it arsenic "an inspirational philharmonic communicative of an high-quality pistillate who discovers her superpower and summons the large courage, towards each odds, to assistance others alternate their stories, portion besides taking interest of her precise ain destiny. Standing up for what is right, she's met with superb outcomes."

The formed besides consists of Stephen Graham and Andrea Riseborough arsenic Matilda's parents, and Sindhu Vee arsenic librarian Mrs. Phelps.

Dahl's Matilda became published successful 1988. A movie variation changed into made successful 1996, directed via and starring Danny DeVito. He performed the daddy of Matilda, who turned into portrayed by means of Mara Wilson.

The movie besides starred Rhea Perlman arsenic Matilda's mom, Embeth Davidtz arsenic Miss Honey and Pam Ferris arsenic Miss Trunchbull.

Matilda the Musical is gambling successful prime U.S. Theaters Dec. 9 and streaming connected Netflix Christmas Day. Sony Pictures UK/TriStar Pictures volition merchandise the movie successful theaters crossed the U.K. And Ireland connected Nov. 25.