Emma Thompson now appears to have proven herself once again. Netflix's first teaser trailer for the upcoming features ominous narration from Thompson, who plays the infamous headmistress, Miss Trunchbull. «This school is full of rebels,» Trunchbull says in a voiceover over the students of Crunchem Hall.
Later, the camera shows Thompson's broad shoulders and militaristic outfit, tied together with a rigid bun of white hair. Later, she towers over protagonist Matilda, revealing yellowed teeth and weathered skin.
The movie is a screen adaptation of the Tony-winning musical and the next in a long list of Netflix projects after they acquired the rights to Dahl's work last year.
The production was written and directed by the same team who ushered the stage production to success in London and on Broadway, Dennis Kelly and Matthew Warchus.
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