‘Matilda: The Musical’: Here’s how Emma Thompson became Tronchatoro on Netflix

The end of 2022 is just a few days away and Netflix still has important titles to integrate into its catalog, one of them is ‘Matilda: The Musical’, a tape which, being very close to release, launched an interesting behind-the-scenes in which he reveals the impressive transformation that the Oscar-winning actress, Emma Thompson, has made to become director Tronchatoro.

If you are one of the movie fans who know the history of ‘Matilda’ Created by Roald DahlSurely you remember that the character of Tronchatoro is one of the most important in this plot, since he is the director of the institute where the little protagonist of this production studies, who with harsh, rigid and authoritarian rules, is in charge of placing your order.

Since it was announced new Netflix movieaudiences were amazed by Emma Thompson’s transformation into this badass character, and now, behind the scenes, shared by the streaming giant on its social networks, shows how the actress had to spend 4 hours in makeup to create prosthetics that would turn her into director Tronchatoro.

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The aforementioned 3-minute video shared by Netflix also shows members of the production team of this title and some of the main actors talking about how Emma Thompson she fully immersed herself in the character once she dons the prosthetics and Tronchatoro costume, as they indicate that the Oscar-winning actress even managed to instill fear.

No doubt,’Matilda: The Musical’ has one of the best makeup jobs in the world of cinema in 2022, moreover, this behind-the-scenes shared by the streaming service makes clear the talent that Emma Thompson has for acting, something that, as we have pointed out, the subscribers of this platform will be able to see in a few days.

The premiere of ‘Matilda: The Musical’

Besides showcasing the outstanding behind-the-scenes work that exists in this Netflix Original tape, the aforementioned video also confirms the release date of ‘Matilda: The Musical’, revealing that this title will arrive right on Christmas on this platform, since the film is scheduled for next Sunday, December 25th.

It is worth mentioning that ‘Matilda: The Musical’ features a storyline Netflix which deviates from the style of the film released in the mid-1990s, due to the fact that this title, in addition to taking the book created by Roald Dahl as a reference, is inspired by the Broadway musical of this story which has achieved enormous success worldwide early 2000s.