"Matilda the Musical" star Emma Thompson said it took "three hours" each day to get into costume. Thompson wears prosthetics underneath a military uniform for her role as Miss Trunchbull. Thompson ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Roald Dahl’s 1988 children’s novel “Matilda” is a beloved, acclaimed book — consistently named one of the best children’s books of ...

For young readers, few characters loom quite as large as the Trunchbull. Thompson disappears into the role of the tyrannical Trunchbull in Netflix's "Matilda the Musical" (streaming Christmas Day), a ...

Lashana Lynch, Stephen Graham and Andrea Riseborough round out the supporting cast with Alisha Weir in the title role in this film based on the stage musical, premiering at the London Film Festival.

Roald Dahl’s 1988 children’s novel “Matilda” is a beloved, acclaimed book — consistently named one of the best children’s books of all time — for good reason. Dahl was the kind of writer who expressed ...