Attentive viewers love catching the "mistakes" in movies, and one such error can be spotted in the scene where Miss. Trunchbull throws Amanda Thripp over the fence by her pigtails. When she gets thrown over the fence, her clothes are covered in mud, but in the scene that follows, Amanda’s clothes are clean again. Mara Wilson has scarcely been seen on screen since Matilda. She cites her mother’s death as the reason, explaining that once she was gone, she simply lost interest in acting. In 2016, she published a book called Where Am I Now? True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame, which outlines her experiences as a child actress. The “chokey” in Crunchem Hall was where Miss Trunchbull put kids for punishment. As terrifying as it looked in the movie, in real life, it wasn’t dangerous or scary at all. The fictional cupboard was filled with razor-sharp nails, but for the film the nails were actually made of rubber, and wouldn’t hurt anybody.

Roald Dahl wrote most of his books from a small, cozy hut in his garden. The author would sit in his mother’s old armchair with a custom-made desktop in his lap, and he’d write with pencil on yellow legal paper. According to his daughter Lucy Dahl, his garden was a sacred space, and he saw the hut as his nest. In 2017, Matilda made its live concert debut with the help of IMG (International Management Group). The score was played in sync to an HD projection of the movie, and enjoyed its world premiere in Texas with the Houston Symphony Orchestra on June 9, 2017. Danny DeVito was also on hand to provide narration for the premiere. Matilda’s last name Wormwood has a secret meaning. Wormwood is a shrub with a bitter taste, and toxic or poisonous properties. When you think about the Wormwoods’ characters, the name is especially fitting. Famous horror writer Stephen King used an idea from Matilda in one of his books. The idea of writing on a chalkboard with the mind is used to send messages by a character in Dr. Sleep (the sequel to The Shining). During the filming of Matilda, actress Mara Wilson’s (Matilda) mother died from breast cancer. The young actress continued on and finished the movie, which she dedicated to her mother’s memory.In a 2013 NPR interview with Dahl’s daughter Lucy, she explained the primary reason that Matilda was so important to him: At the time the book was written, television had grown in popularity. According to Lucy, one of Dahl's biggest fears was that books would eventually disappear, and he wanted to write a story about his love of books. Lucy Dahl also stated that this fear made Matilda one of his most difficult books to write. Pam Ferris played the role of the evil principal Agatha Trunchbull in the movie, and to make sure that the kids were scared of her in earnest, she would stay in character even when the cameras stopped filming. In the movie, Matilda has a homemade doll, and it actually was homemade—Mara Wilson made the doll in real life, and named her Wanda. Harry Wormwood and Miss Trunchbull both use the word "twit" several times throughout the film. Some fans have speculated that this might have been a reference to The Twits—another book by Roald Dahl.

The classic 1996 children's movie Matilda is an adaptation of Roald Dahl’s 1988 novel of the same name. The book/movie tell the story of a little girl by the name of Matilda Wormwood who is not only a genius, but also has telekinetic powers. Forced to deal with her crooked and cruel father and mother, as well as the evil, bullying principal at her school, she takes solace in the library and reading. When Matilda discovers that she has telekinesis, she starts using her powers to exact revenge on her parents and her school principal. Below are 42 fun facts about this beloved story.If you pay attention to the credits at the end of Matilda, you’ll notice that the three newts in the movie are credited as Mr. Speaker, Sir Isaac and Wayne. These names reference then Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, Sir Isaac Newton, and Wayne Newton. News Breaking News! This category is devoted to all of our news articles, with a focus on the biggest breaking stories in the world of show business. We’ve managed to break plenty of viral news stories in the past, from the release of the new Lion King live-action movie to the announcement that Holly Willoughby would be replacing Ant McPartlin on I’m A Celebrity. As well as entertainment news we also feature breaking articles from the most weird and wonderful corners of the internet. If you want to keep up-to-date with fascinating news stories that are slightly off-the-radar, then this is the place to be.