Still happily in love! After Danielle Ruhl and Nick Thompson exchanged vows during the Love Is Blind season 2 finale, the pair are looking forward to the future — and celebrating their “dream” nuptials they’ve long envisioned.
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Little bitty pretty one! A musical movie adaptation of Matilda is coming to Netflix. The new film stars Emma Thompson as Miss Trunchbull and Alisha Weir, who is set to lead as the title character.
Matilda Wormwood, who is extremely intelligent and has been neglected by her parents, ends up with telekinetic powers through her love of reading. She teams up with her teacher, Miss Honey, to take down the malicious principal, Miss Trunchbull.
The 1996 film Matilda, directed and produced by Danny DeVito, was a hit then, and continues to be 26 years later. Mara Wilson, who was only 9 years old at the time, played the lead role of Matilda. She went on to win the YoungStar Award for Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Comedy Film in 1997. Embeth Davidtz played Miss Honey, Pam Ferris played Miss Trunchbull, and Rhea Perlman and DeVito rounded out the cast as Mrs. and Mr. Wormwood, respectively.
The popular musical of Matilda later made its debut in 2011 and was adapted by Dennis Kelly, with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin and stage direction by Matthew Warchus. The three will all be involved in the Netflix movie.
Matilda the Musical has a renowned reputation, receiving seven Olivier Awards in 2012, including Best New Musical, along with five Tony Awards in 2013. The musical originated in London, and is still being performed today. In 2013, Matilda expanded to Broadway and ran until 2017.
Netflix announced in 2021 that the new film will be released in December 2022. The streaming service is teaming up with Sony to incorporate the West End musical of Matilda, which was based on Roald Dahl’s classic novel from 1988.
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Still happily in love! After Danielle Ruhl and Nick Thompson exchanged vows during the Love Is Blind season 2 finale, the pair are looking forward to the future — and celebrating their “dream” nuptials they’ve long envisioned.
Khloé Kardashian and Tristan Thompson’s second child is due any day now, and while Koko has asked for privacy so she could focus on her family, the serial cheater has been partying all around Europe and the UK. There have been photos and videos of Tristan enjoying life at the Wireless Festival in London, eating a steak by Nusret “Salt Bae” Gökçe, and now there’s footage of him holding hands with a mystery woman in Greece after a night of clubbing in Mykonos.Shared post on In the video, obtained by TMZ, Tristan and the curvy woman in a tight colorful dress are seen strolling through the town hand and hand.
condition is having on her. Having looked after her mother throughout the COVID-19 lockdown, with the help of her husband Greg Wise and daughter Gaia, Thompson described their lockdown situation as something straight out of a film. "It's very funny, you know, living in between a 20-year-old, the fruit of my loins, and my mother," Thompson shared back in a 2020 interview.
pleaded not guilty to multiple charges of sexual assault in the U.K.Spacey, an Oscar winner for “The Usual Suspects” and “American Beauty,” was meant to star in “1242: Gateway to the West,” a historical drama that was being shopped at the Cannes market this summer with him attached. However, the film’s producer Bill Chamberlain of Chelsea Pictures told Variety on Thursday that in the wake of Spacey facing the new assault charges, the film’s lead has been replaced and that negotiations with the new actor are underway and will be revealed soon.
Keanu Reeves and a fan has captivated the heart of the Internet, the story behindthe now-viral moment will tug just as hard at your heartstrings. Alex Katsanos, the 14-year-old boy who struck up a conversation with the star at an airport, revealed to ET how he prepared for the moment during their flight from London to New York. «When the plane was first boarding, I was pretty sure I saw him, but he entered the plane so quickly, so I wasn't sure,» Katsanos told ET. «The whole flight from London I was thinking about, 'What if it is him? What should I say? What should I get him to sign?'»Should the chance to approach Reeves arise, the teen tore a piece off a paper bag.
Keanu Reeves once again proved he's a man of the people, after giving one of his biggest fans the most memorable encounter.The heartwarming story comes via a TV producer named Andrew Kimmel, who took to Twitter on July 4 and posted a photo of the mask-wearing actor giving the boy an autograph as they waited at baggage claim at an airport in New York after a flight from London. As Kimmel tells it, the boy approached the star and asked for his autograph.
tweeted the exchange, which has been re-shared over 21,000 times.Kimmel said the 57-year-old “happily” responded the the “rapid-fire questions” the young boy was asking.“The man could not have been nicer, especially after an international flight,” Kimmel wrote. According to Kimmel, “The Matrix” star said he was in London filming a documentary and went to the Grand Prix, and although he doesn’t drive Formula 1 cars himself, he does ride a motorcycle.He also said he would be catching a Broadway show in New York (“American Buffalo! Mamet!”) and staying in Midtown.Keanu Reeves was on my flight from London to NYC today.
Keanu Reeves and a young fan at an airport has gone viral on social media.As documented by TV producer Andrew Kimmel on Twitter, the actor was approached by a young boy who asked for his autograph following a flight from London to New York, when he proceeded to fire off a “series of rapid-fire questions”.“Keanu happily responded to every single one,” Kimmel wrote alongside a picture of them both. You can check out the exchange in the thread below.Kid: Why were you in London?KR: Filming a documentary.Kid: I saw online you were at the Grand Prix (pronouncing the x)KR: Yes, the Grand Prix (in a French accent, without correcting him).
Tessa Thompson is outing herself and revealing just why she used to use a British accent when she was abroad in the country.
Tessa Thompson must have a great relationship with the staff at her NYC hotel!
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.
Kendrick Lamar joined Baby Keem on stage during the latter’s gig in London last night (June 27) – you can watch fan-shot footage of the moment below.Lamar’s special guest appearance came just a day after his powerful headline set on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury 2022 on Sunday (June 26).Lamar joined his cousin and regular collaborator Baby Keem – who did not make an appearance at Glastonbury – on stage at Electric Brixton last night to close out the show.The pair performed the tracks ‘Family Ties’ and ‘Vent’ from Keem’s September 2021 debut album ‘The Melodic Blue’, as well as one new (and untitled) track (via Setlist.fm).You can watch fan-shot footage of Lamar’s performance with Keem in London below.Top 5s!! @kendricklamar @babykeem pic.twitter.com/idFDTOmMDv— KENDRICK LAMAR BIBLE (@dakendrickbible) June 27, 2022Baby Keem bringing out Kendrick tonight
, ET can exclusively reveal.Keymáh, who played Raven's mom for the first three seasons on the original Disney Channel series, will make a special guest appearance in the upcoming season 5 finale. The episode, featuring the sweet Baxter family reunion, is slated to air later this year.In the season 5 closer of Raven’s (Raven-Symoné) mom Tanya Baxter (Keymáh) arrives from London to make a surprise appearance at Victor’s (Rondell Sheridan) 60th birthday party. Keymáh's return to Raven's universe marks the first time she will step into Tanya's shoes in front of cameras since a season 3 episode of in 2005. Last viewers heard of Tanya's whereabouts, she had left for London to attend law school. ET exclusively debuts first-look photos from Keymáh's reunion with her TV family.
Prime Video, Hulu, Disney+, HBO Max, Paramount+, Netflix, Peacock, Discovery+ and even more streaming services, there’s no shortage of options when choosing what to binge-watch this weekend. However, sometimes the amount of great film and television available to stream can be overwhelming and lead to scrolling aimlessly — hoping to land on that perfect piece of content. Scroll no more! To help you out, ET has rounded up the best movies and TV shows to stream this weekend, including new arrivals, nostalgia-filled favorites and titles you may have missed the (well-deserved) hype on that are worth circling back for.From Amazon's series adaptation of the bestselling Jenny Han novel, tothe streaming premiere of, we’ve got your content covered this week. For even more recommendations, make sure to check out our guide for everything new on Prime Video, Hulu, Peacock, Apple TV+ and more this month.Starring fan favorites including Bryan Cranston, Dakota Johnson, Bowen Yang, Margaret Cho, Ewan McGregor, Rose Byrne, Theo James, Vanessa Bayer, Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Tom Hiddleston, Joe Alwyn, Robert Pattinson, Andrew Garfield and more, here are the best TV shows and movies to stream this week: +Isabel «Belly» Conklin's family spends every summer at her mom's lifelong friend Susannah's beach house.
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.
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.