Wanting to get back at Miss Trunchbull for what she did to Miss Honey, Matilda secretly formulated a plan to scare Trunchbull.

As well as entertainment news we also feature breaking articles from the most weird and wonderful corners of the internet. Roald Dahl’s work is full of bad relationships, from the titular George’s grandma in George’s Marvellous Medicine to the mutually toxic Mr and Mrs Twit. After all, Mr Wormwood was a successful motor-car dealer so she presumed that he was a fairly intelligent man himself. In another "Easter Egg" for Dahl fans, the movie version of Matilda makes two separate references to his 1983 novel The Witches. Wilson described the prank, saying: “And I remember once they put me in there and closed the door, and then Danny said, ‘Okay guys, we’re going to lunch!Their logic was that if they spent their own time and resources writing the screenplay off the bat, Roald Dahl’s widow would be more likely to give them the time of day and take a chance on their vision.

In her office is a sign that reads “Thou Shalt Not Kill,” suggesting that murder is the one punishment even she won’t dole out. However, the sturdiness of the wire and the speed at which Ferris had to spin caused the tops of her fingers to be torn open by the metal, and shooting had to be paused while she went to the hospital to get stitches. Literary agent Michael Siegel had been set up with Dahl through her husband’s publisher, and he came up with an unorthodox approach: He invited two screenwriting friends to take a shot at adapting the novel, paying them only if the family approved the script. After Matilda pulled a prank on Trunchbull, she confided with Jennifer on her telekinesis, while Miss Honey told Matilda about her relationship between her and Miss Trunchbull. To ensure Wilson was kept happy and safe throughout this tumultuous time, she was often allowed to stay over at Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman’s house, while her father stayed with her mother in hospital.Secondly, Danny DeVito pulled from Tim Burton’s numerous projects when it came to selecting music for the first Matilda trailer.

Matilda's outfit has easy-open closures which makes it easy to mix and match with other A Girl for All Time outfits. In addition to the fact that it required some pretty intense stunt work from a child actor, and the fact that it led to Pat Ferris getting her fingers sliced open on the wire, it also caused some continuity issues in the editing room.In the case of Disney and Pixar movies, it’s not uncommon for films to feature countless references to the studios’ other properties, whether they’re integrated into the background of shots or just referenced in dialogue. Miss Honey is very shy and quiet, particularly around Miss Trunchbull, but she does try to advocate for her students’ health and safety when Miss Trunchbull teaches her classes one afternoon per week. Unknown to him, Trunchbull was very cruel to his daughter behind his back, but put on a facade when he was around, and Jennifer was too scared to tell her father the truth.

There was tremendous energy bottled up in there with nowhere to go, and somehow or other you were able to shoot that energy out through your eyes and make objects move. She became especially interested in her newest student Matilda Wormwood because of her smart brain and love of books. Trunchbull never hesitated to give out the worst punishments imaginable, but even she seemed to have a place where she drew the line. Miss Jennifer Honey is the protagonist of the novel Matilda and the deuteragonist of its 1996 film adaptation. Wormwood to get Matilda private tutoring so that Matilda can attend university, but the Wormwoods insult Miss Honey—choosing education like Miss Honey did, they insist, isn’t what women should do with their lives.A special set of four stamps celebrating the 30th anniversary of The BFG was also released as a special collector’s set. She attempted to talk to Trunchbull and Matilda's parents Harry and Zinnia Wormwood, but none of them were willing to listen. The scene sees Matilda combine her power with all the knowledge she has collected across the film, and it’s one of the most powerful moments in any kids movie. We have plenty of list articles about famous actors and actresses through the ages, from Harrison Ford to Tom Hardy.