Musical 'Matilda' opens London Film Festival

LONDON : A musical version of childhood classic"Matilda" opened the London Film Festival on Wednesday, with actors Emma Thompson and Lashana Lynch the first of many stars expected to walk the event's red carpets over the next 12 days.

"No Time to Die" actress Lynch swaps her 007 action stunts for a softer role as Matilda's kind teacher Miss Honey. "I sang before I acted and singing and music is really important to me. It moves me every single time and I'm just grateful that this 'Matilda' is a musical." " the most physically challenging thing I've ever done because it was so physical and also Matthew wanted her to be utterly authentic so it was hard because she's sort of such a monster," Thompson said.

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