✔️ 2022-10-25 19:31:11 – Paris/France.
"There's a funny thing about moms and dads. Even if their child is the most disgusting thing you can imagine, they think it's wonderful. » That's how it starts This is perhaps Roald Dahl's best known book, 'Matilda'. The novel, his last major work, was published in 1988 and only eight years later an unbeatable film version of what seemed like an impossible-to-adapt story was made. If you haven't seen it yet, hurry, because it's about to leave Netflix!
A book is a great friend
If you are told the names of Matilda Wormwood, the Trunchbull, Miss Honey and Lavender, surely the whole movie comes to mind: the girl who turns on herself while holding her pigtails, the endless chocolate cake, the powers of Matilda, the glued hat… 'Matilda' is not just a nostalgic film: has crossed the barrier to become a timeless cinema.
The proof is that the story continues to receive adaptations: Tim Minchin conceived it as a wonderful Broadway musical (the adaptation of which has just arrived in Madrid, by the way) which will in turn be adapted into a film on Netflix itself in December. come on Even though the original 'Matilda' is gone, her story will never die.
What many don't know is that behind this immaculate story, the protagonist, Mara Wilson, I was going through a real drama during the filming… at only seven years old. And it is that behind the smile and the good humor was hiding a drama: his mother was suffering from cancer and was receiving chemotherapy while she was on the set. Although his mother ultimately died (and the film is dedicated to her), Danny DeVito and his wife, Rhea Perlman, they kept an eye on Mara before, during and after filming, taking care of her between takes. Even now, he still considers them his favorite uncle and aunt.
Danny and Rhea would take me to the theater to see a play, or to the movies, or hang out at their place. It really distracted me, and I could be happy.
eat cake
This was not Wilson's first film role: has already had unexpected success with 'Miracle in the city', and the scripts piled up in his house until he discovered the adaptation of the book, which had fascinated him ever since he had heard his mother read it to other children when he was four years old. Yes turned out to be the perfect Matilda in every way in a film so faithful to the book that, paradoxically, it can make many detach from reading a fabulous novel.
yes, originally what Danny DeVito wanted was… The Olsen twins! Their kids were big "Forced Parents" fans, but they were busy filming "Two for the Price of One." They didn't win with the change, the truth. Or yes? One thing that's never talked about about 'Matilda' is that it's really it was a box office flop: It cost $36 million and barely raised $33,5 in the US. While later they say box office is everything.
Despite the baracazo of the time, he has more than recovered over the years. In reality, Danny DeVito once said he wanted to do a 'Matilda' sequel, but only while Wilson was a girl. Now he should use Matilda's daughter, since the actress is 32 years old. I don't know Danny If something isn't broken, it's better not to try to fix it.
Here we are
Plus, it doesn't seem so easy for Wilson to get back to working in the movies. And it is that if you want to see his film career, it is very easy. At thirteen, he decides he's had enough of cinema and went to school after starring in the infamous live-action version of "Thomas and Friends." It would take fifteen years to return to the audiovisualafter starring herself in an episode of the Nostalgia Critic universe (remember when that was relevant?).
She's moved away from the cameras, but she's still a voice actress on "BoJack Horseman," the "Welcome to the Night Vale" podcast, she's written a play for Broadway (well, for off-Broadway), He worked in an NGO that helps students at risk and is dedicated to writing novels., especially children. At the end she turned out to be the Matilda we all, deep down, wanted her to be.
SOURCE: Reviews News
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