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First, the elegantly cruel baroness in "Cruella." Now, the wicked Miss Trunchbull in "Matilda the Musical." Is there a childhood villain that Emma Thompson can't transform into? Roald Dahl's beloved novel "Matilda" gets another big-screen treatment courtesy of Netflix, this time a rock musical based on the Tony and Olivier-winning production directed by Matthew Warchus. Thompson plays Principal Trunchbull, who is determined to extinguish independent thinking among her elementary school students, including the brilliant and exceptionally talented Matilda, played by "Darklands" star Alisha Weir. Matilda's only role model, Miss Honey (Lashana Lynch), encourages Matilda to use her vivid imagination and keep her curiosity going, despite Trunchbull's demands to get rid of all the "rebels" in Crunchem Hall. . The film will premiere this holiday season on Netflix. Sony Pictures UK and TriStar Pictures will release the film exclu...