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Naman Ramachandran The world premiere of “Matilda the Musical” will open the 66th BFI London Film Festival.The Netflix adaptation stars Emma Thompson, Lashana Lynch, Stephen Graham, Andrea Riseborough and Sindhu Vee and introduces Alisha Weir as Matilda.Screenwriter Dennis Kelly adapted the Tony and Olivier award-winning Royal Shakespeare Company theater production for the big screen, with original music and lyrics by Tim Minchin. Directed by Tony award-winning director Matthew Warchus, who also developed and directed the stage show for both London’s West End and Broadway, the film is produced by Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner for Working Title and Jon Finn and Luke Kelly of The Roald Dahl Story Company.

His then wife, film producer and environmental campaigner Livia Giuggioli, is an Italian citizen. Both of their children Luca and Matteo Firth received dual citizenship with both countries.Firth and Giuggioli split in 2019 after 22 years together.The pair married in 1997 and later moved to Italy in the region of Umbria where they welcomed their two sons. Despite his seemingly increasing ties with Italy, Firth maintained his patriotic sense when receiving public backlash for his new dual nationality status. He said: “I will always be extremely British.”“My wife and I are both extremely proud of our own countries. We feel that we’ve made a gift of that to each other,” he said.“Our children have been dual citizens since the beginning.

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Nanny McPhee and Saving Mr. Banks, Thompson stars in Good Luck to You, Leo Grande, streaming now on Hulu. More like Love Actually: Karen Finally Gets Her’s, the premise is simple: A sixty-something-year-old widowed mother of two tries to have her first orgasm with the expert attention of a sex worker.

Emma Thompson urged people to learn to love their bodies as she spoke about getting naked to film her latest movie “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande”.

Over 20 years since Roald Dahl’s classic book Matilda was adapted on the big screen, the popular children’s book is set to be given a on-screen makeover once again. As part of a new Netflix project, Matilda the Musical is set to hit our screens later this year and features a stellar lineup including Emma Thompson as the nasty teacher Miss Trunchbull.

Emma Thompson discussed getting nude for her latest film and was critical of body dysmorphia on Thursday during a visit on Late Night With Seth Meyers on NBC.The 63-year-old British actress visited the talk show filmed in New York City to promote her sex comedy-drama Good Luck to You, Leo Grande wearing a white long-sleeved top and dark blue pantsuit.Emma admitted that she had a 'little confidence' going into the film because she once spent three days naked with Jeff Goldblum, 69, for her 1989 feature-film debut The Tall Guy. Sex movie:Emma Thompson discussed getting nude for her latest film and was critical of body dysmorphia on Thursday during a visit on Late Night With Seth Meyers on NBCThe London native said that when she's naked on set it makes 'everybody very, very careful, but it's also very funny.''Because if like props come up to you with something, they'll come up to you, and they'll come up to your face and go, "Here you go, Seth here's your prop." And then they'll walk away, but not looking down, no looking down.

Known for her long career of acting prowess, Emma Thompson now appears to have proven herself once again. Netflix’s first teaser trailer for the upcoming “Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical” features ominous narration from Thompson, who plays the infamous headmistress, Miss Trunchbull.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorWhen Daryl McCormack told his mom he landed a starring role in Searchlight Pictures’ “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande,” he wasn’t sure what to tell her about first: the character he was playing or who his co-star was. “I think I said, ‘I’m playing a sex worker,’ the 29-year-old Irish actor recalls.

Emma Thompson, 63, has completely transformed for her new role as the iconic nasty teacher Miss Trunchbull in Matilda the Musical.The new Netflix project features the Love Actually actress in one of her least recognisable roles to date, but the nasty teacher has also had some changes since she last appeared on screen in the original Roald Dahl movie back in 1996. At the time, Miss Trunchbull was played by Pam Ferris, and wore a navy uniform throughout her scenes as principal, later putting on her Olympics jumper and trousers for the shot-put throwing.The new Trunchbull is more of a traditional-style schoolteacher, wearing a khaki and brown military-style coat over the top of a shirt and tie.

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.

Wilson Chapman editorOne of Roald Dahl’s most beloved characters is heading back to film. Netflix has released the first teaser for “Matilda the Musical,” set to debut on the streamer this December.“Matilda the Musical” is based on the stage musical from Tim Minchin and Dennis Kelly, which premiered on the West End in London in 2011 and received 12 Olivier Awards.

Matilda The Musical has unveiled its first official trailer, giving fans a proper look at Emma Thompson’s Miss Trunchball.Titled Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical, the upcoming film stars Alisha Weir as the titular child prodigy, with Thompson as the cruel headteacher, and James Bond star Lashana Lynch as Miss Honey.Other cast members include Line Of Duty‘s Stephen Graham and Andrea Riseboroug as Mr. and Mrs.

new trailer for the Netflix film based on the 1988 Roald Dahl book.The rock musical is in turn based on the Tony-winning project directed by Matthew Warchus and written by Dennis Kelly. Warchus also returns to direct the silver screen adaption of the show.Trunchbull is the mean, old Crunchem Hall headmaster who is abusive toward a bright, young girl, Matilda (played by Alisha Weir).

Netflix released a first-look teaser for its upcoming holiday season special Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical, with Alisha Weir as the title character, a little girl with an extraordinarily vivid imagination. The film adaptation, written by Dennis Kelly, adapted from the Tony and Olivier award-winning Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of the stage’s Matilda The Musical, also stars Emma Thompson as Miss Trunchbull), and Lashana Lynch, Stephen Graham, Andrea Riseborough and Sindhu Vee.

The verdict in the trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard won’t mean the end of the #MeToo movement, according to Emma Thompson.

Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard defamation trial would deter alleged victims of sexual abuse from speaking out in the future, in fear of being judged.The 63-year-old Oscar winner suggested that the case had been "blown out of proportion" in the media and was "not representative" of the average abuse victim."One of the great issues to do with that case is fame and how people who are famous are treated differently and viewed differently," she stated."In order for [the MeToo movement] not to be derailed, we just have to keep on talking," she insisted."We have to refuse to allow it to be derailed by a case [of] two very, very, very famous people, which has been blown out of all remote human proportion by the press."She emphasised: "A case where the two protagonists are famous is not representative...

supports HTML5 videoDame Emma Thompson has said the MeToo movement shouldn’t be measured on the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial, which she feels ‘isn’t representative’ of the wider cause. Edward Scissorhands actor Depp, 59, filed a lawsuit against ex-wife Heard, 36, claiming an op-ed she wrote about her domestic abuse experience defamed him by suggesting he was physically and sexually abusive towards her throughout their marriage, which ended in 2017. Aquaman star Heard then counter-sued her former husband, accusing him of defaming her by claiming her domestic abuse account was false. The pair hashed it out in court during a televised six-week trial, which resulted in a jury finding that Heard did defame Depp with the article, which was published by The Washington Post in 2018. In her first statement after the verdict last week, Heard said the jury’s decision was a ‘setback’ for victims of domestic violence. Dame Emma, 63, has been an outspoken campaigner for the MeToo movement, which gathered momentum when sexual misconduct allegations against Harvey Weinstein began to emerge in 2016. The Love Actually actress said she hasn’t been keeping up with the legal drama between Depp and Heard, but that it was important not to base the core of the MeToo movement on the case. ‘One of the things that’s very difficult to do is judge an issue like the MeToo issue brings to the fore when you’re dealing with very very famous people.

Zack Sharf Marvel fans are getting a streaming surprise this month as Disney has confirmed that its summer blockbuster “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” is making a quicker jump from theaters to Disney+ than expected. With the “Doctor Strange” sequel’s June 22 streaming launch, Disney+ officially has the biggest streaming event of the month.It’s also a great month to be a Leonardo DiCaprio fan, as three classics starring the Oscar winner are coming to streaming: “The Departed” (Netflix), “Titanic” (Netflix) and “The Wolf of Wall Street” (Paramount+).

Strictly Come Dancing -  has been loyally by the side of much-loved British actress Emma Thompson for more than 25 years.

Broadway’s legendary Angela Lansbury will receive the 2022 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, the Tony Awards Administration Committee announced today.