Matilda the Musical by Roald Dahl is available now on Netflix. Alisha Weir, Lashana Lynch and Emma Thompson play key roles in the musical. While Weir plays the eponymous Matilda Wormwood, Thompson plays the main antagonist, Miss Agatha Trunchbull. On the other hand, Lynch plays Miss Jennifer Honey.
Dennis Kelly wrote the screenplay for the film directed by Matthew Warchus. The new film is a new installment of the Tony and Olivier Award-winning Broadway musical (2011) based on Dahl’s 1988 book Matilda, according to the synopsis:
“Matilda, an extraordinary child with a brilliant mind and creative imagination, dares to stand up to her tyrannical parents and headteacher to rewrite her story with miraculous results.”
The film hits theaters on Friday, December 9, 2022, ahead of its OTT release.
Meet Matilda in Roald Dahl’s musical Matilda the Musical, Alisha Weir.
Matilda Wormwood, played by Alisha Weir in Roald Dahl’s musical Matilda the Musical, is described as an extremely intelligent girl who makes bold judgments without hesitation. Critics have praised her performance, but Weir admits that working alongside Emma Thompson was “a bit intimidating,” but not for the reasons you might think it is. She told Ashley and Company:
“There was a little bit of fear when I first saw her with all the prosthetics. I am afraid, but so are other young people. She held out her hand for all the young people to rush in while we were filming. And we all walked up to her and hugged her.
Alisha Weir said that she was initially nervous because Roald Dahl’s Matilda Musical was her film debut and the cast included several high-profile actors. They eventually became her mentors and taught her trading skills. Alisha Weir also confessed that she didn’t know that the set would always be full because she didn’t know about the actual filming process. She mentioned:
“I feel a bit nervous because I don’t know if they’re all watching me. But, after observing others, I concluded that you just need to be relied on. They are just doing their job.”
The actress was born on September 26, 2009, November 12 when the movie began. Her role required a southern British accent, which Weir performed brilliantly. Furthermore, Warchus, the film’s director, said that hundreds of children auditioned for the role, but Weir stood out for his “excellent” hearing. He explained to Express.co.uk:
“That’s super important because if you listen carefully, you can accept direction, and at the same time listen and react to the people you’re doing a shoot with.”
He went on to say that the teenage girl is a “very nimble, intuitive and instinctive actress” and that “most of her scenes in the movie” were shot in a few scenes. Alisha Weir told the Express about when she informed her family that she had received the important part. She stated the following:
“It was my mother’s birthday so everyone was surprised. They couldn’t believe it, were overjoyed for me and couldn’t wait for me to start.”
Alisha Weir was previously seen in Michael Tully’s Don’t Leave Home. In 2018, the horror thriller film was released. Alisha Weir also played Laura in five episodes of Darklands (2019). She also voices Primrose in Two by Two: Overboard! MVW Agency is in charge of Weir. Weir’s siblings are also passionate about the performing arts. According to their mother Jane, who spoke to the Irish Examiner last month, her eldest sister Katie Jane graduated from the college of musical theater in November 2022, while her older sister Emma is in study film, music and theatre. Alisha Weir will next appear in Wicked Little Letters, alongside Oscar nominee Jessie Buckley and Oscar winner Olivia Colman.
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