Sony Pictures has been in touch to give us info on the physical and digital home release of Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical. The film, which went down a storm in cinemas in the UK this Christmas, will land on ‘download and keep’ from 8th February, and then on DVD and Blu-ray, etc from 20th February.
Matilda Wormwood (Alisha Weir) is a little girl with big curiosity, a sharp mind and a vivid imagination — and the worst parents in the world. While her parents (Stephen Graham and Andrea Riseborough) content themselves with trashy TV and dodgy money-making schemes, she loves to lose herself in the pages of her beloved books. Where they are loud, selfish and unkind she is a quiet observer, thinking up small and cheeky acts of rebellion and revenge.
On meeting her inspirational teacher, Miss Honey (Lashana Lynch), Matilda is encouraged and begins conjuring her own fantastical tales. Excited to attend Crunchem Hall, Matilda is surprised to find the school is an ominous and oppressive place led by the towering and villainous Miss Trunchbull (Emma Thompson).
As well as kind Miss Honey, the bright lights among the meanness are story-loving librarian, Mrs. Phelps (Sindhu Vee), and Matilda’s newfound school friends. Filled with an overwhelming sense of justice, Matilda dares to take a stand for what is right and teach Trunchbull a lesson she won’t forget.
Bonus features include a sing-along version of the movie but nothing else (that we’ve been told of, anyway).
You can read our full review of the film here, and check out an interview with director Matthew Warchus and writer Dennis Kelly below.
