

Matilda realizes her story was all about Miss Honey, and it is heavily implied that Trunchbull killed Magnus.

Miss Honey was raised by her cruel step-aunt – Trunchbull (“My House”). She starts to tell the girl her own story about her father, Magnus and how he was an escapologist, and her mother was an acrobat. Miss Honey invites Matilda to her home for tea. Matilda then shows Miss Honey her powers by making the cup float. She blames Eric and begins to pull at his ears to stretch them unnaturally, so Matilda uses her powers again to put the newt down Trunchbull’s shirt, letting it crawl down her trousers (“Quiet”). Matilda then discovers she has telekinetic powers and uses it to put a newt in Trunchbull’s water cup. When Miss Honey tries to give the children a fun lecture, Trunchbull steps in and forces them to go outdoors even though it is rainy (“The Smell of Rebellion”), making them go through physical education with tough exercises. Unfortunately, the wicked Stepsister took over and looked after the girl, treating her cruelly behind the Escapologist’s back. The doctors were able to save her baby, but the strain of childbirth proved too much, and the Acrobat died after asking her husband to look after her daughter. While the Escapologist tried to save her, she fell and broke every bone in her body. Phelps to continue the story, wherein the Acrobat had to do the stunt where she had dynamite strapped to her body and was suspended over a pool of sharks. On their way home, the kids sing songs about their dreams as adults (“When I Grow Up”). Despite Matilda’s protests, Trunchbull has Bruce taken away. However, Trunchbull still intends to send him to Chokey. The other children encourage him (“Bruce”), and he finishes every last crumb, even the cherries on top. She then walks over and offers to forgive him, if he can finish a large chocolate cake that the lunch lady made, even though he is very full. While everyone remains quiet, Bruce lets out a long, hard belch that produces a chocolate scent, letting Trunchbull know he is the culprit. Trunchbull comes in and accuses Matilda, or any of the kids, of stealing her private chocolate cake. Matilda leaves the story off there.ĭuring lunch the next day, Miss Honey tells Matilda that she will bring in a special selection of books for her. When the Acrobat attempted to back down from the big dangerous stunt due to her pregnancy, the Stepsister forced her to go on with it since she made up a contract that the Acrobat signed. She incorporates a character based on Trunchbull, the Acrobat’s nasty stepsister who was a former hammer thrower. Phelps, making it look as though they are there watching the Escapologist and Acrobat’s performance. Matilda later continues her story for Mrs. Wormwood’s tonic so his hair turns green (“Naughty”), making it back to her room before she is discovered. She responds by sneaking into her parents’ bathroom and putting hair dye in Mr. Wormwood gets annoyed that they are being fined for not giving Matilda a proper education, so he informs her that he called the school’s headmistress, Agatha Trunchbull (Emma Thompson), and he thinks she will sort out Matilda. Miss Honey speaks to Matilda and lets her know what kind of subjects she will learn.

They express concern over Matilda not having been sent to school since her parents are too careless to do so. The Wormwoods are visited by a school inspector named Joe (James Dryden) from Crunchem Hall, and one of the school’s teacher, Miss Jennifer Honey (Lashana Lynch). Matilda is intelligent and enjoys immersing herself in books, as her only friend is local librarian Mrs. Wormwood’s pregnancy, they end up raising their daughter, Matilda (Alisha Weir), and refer to her as a boy. Wormwood (Stephen Graham and Andrea Riseborough). The film opens in a hospital, where many parents are gushing over their newborn babies (“Miracle”), with the only exceptions being Mr.
