October 05, 2022 - 15:47 BST Eve Crosbie Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical sees award-winning actress Emma Thompson take on the role of formidable headteacher Miss Trunchbull.
"I decided that Trunchbull was cruel to children because she couldn't bear her own childhood. She couldn't bear any vulnerability in children because when she was vulnerable she'd been crushed," she explained."So we approached it from a very real psychological point of view.
The film, which is set to be released in cinemas in the UK on 25 November 2022 by Sony Pictures Releasing UK, also stars No Time To Die's Lashana Lynch as Miss Honey, Line of Duty actor Stephen Graham as Mr Wormwood, Andrea Riseborough as Mrs Wormwood and newcomer Alisha Weir as Matilda. Like this story? Sign up to our What to Watch newsletter to get other stories like this delivered straight to your inbox.