Matilda, the story of a child prodigy with magic powers is being adapted for the screen by Sony Pictures and Netflix. 

The film adapted from Matilda the musical will be helmed by Matthew Warchus, with Dennis Kelly set to write the screenplay. 

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film will get a full theatrical release before premiering on the steamer. 

While representatives Netflix declined to comment, in 2018 the streamer announced that it would adapt Dahl’s catalog of children’s stories into a new slate of animated series, including Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG.

Matilda was first adapted into a movie in 1996. It starred Mara Wilson as Matilda, as well as Danny DeVito, Pam Ferris, and Embeth Davidtz.

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The streaming giant and The Rolad Dahl Story Company has inked a huge development deal, which means that we get to relive our childhood classics including Matilda and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

The streaming giant has already announced that new versions of several of Dahl’s classics are heading our way.

“Our mission, which is purposefully lofty, is for as many children as possible around the world to experience the unique magic and positive message of Roald Dahl’s stories,” said Roald Dahl’s widow, Felicity Dahl, in a statement. “This partnership with Netflix marks a significant move toward making that possible and is an incredibly exciting new chapter for the Roald Dahl Story Company. Roald would, I know, be thrilled.”

According to Entertainment Weekly, the titles in development as part of the deal include: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The BFG, The Twits, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, George’s Marvellous Medicine, Boy – Tales of Childhood, Going Solo, The Enormous Crocodile, The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me, Henry Sugar, Billy and the Minpins, The Magic Finger, Esio Trot, Dirty Beasts, and Rhyme Stew.

“Immersing ourselves in the extraordinary worlds of Roald Dahl stories has been an honor and a massive amount of fun, and we are grateful for the trust the Roald Dahl Story Company and the Dahl family have placed in our team to deliver more moments of shared joy to families around the world,” Melissa Cobb, vice president of kids & family content at Netflix, said in a statement. “We have great creative ambition to reimagine the journeys of so many treasured Dahl characters in fresh, contemporary ways with the highest quality animation and production values.”

The parties also released a joint statement, which reassured Dahl readers that the re-imagining will “to remain faithful to the quintessential spirit and tone of Dahl.”

Production is set to begin in 2019.

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Matilda, the story of a child prodigy with magic powers is being adapted for the screen by Sony Pictures and Netflix. 

The film adapted from Matilda the musical will be helmed by Matthew Warchus, with Dennis Kelly set to write the screenplay. 

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film will get a full theatrical release before premiering on the steamer. 

While representatives Netflix declined to comment, in 2018 the streamer announced that it would adapt Dahl’s catalog of children’s stories into a new slate of animated series, including Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG.

Matilda was first adapted into a movie in 1996. It starred Mara Wilson as Matilda, as well as Danny DeVito, Pam Ferris, and Embeth Davidtz.

The post Matilda the Musical is Becoming a Movie appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

The streaming giant and The Rolad Dahl Story Company has inked a huge development deal, which means that we get to relive our childhood classics including Matilda and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

The streaming giant has already announced that new versions of several of Dahl’s classics are heading our way.

“Our mission, which is purposefully lofty, is for as many children as possible around the world to experience the unique magic and positive message of Roald Dahl’s stories,” said Roald Dahl’s widow, Felicity Dahl, in a statement. “This partnership with Netflix marks a significant move toward making that possible and is an incredibly exciting new chapter for the Roald Dahl Story Company. Roald would, I know, be thrilled.”

According to Entertainment Weekly, the titles in development as part of the deal include: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The BFG, The Twits, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, George’s Marvellous Medicine, Boy – Tales of Childhood, Going Solo, The Enormous Crocodile, The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me, Henry Sugar, Billy and the Minpins, The Magic Finger, Esio Trot, Dirty Beasts, and Rhyme Stew.

“Immersing ourselves in the extraordinary worlds of Roald Dahl stories has been an honor and a massive amount of fun, and we are grateful for the trust the Roald Dahl Story Company and the Dahl family have placed in our team to deliver more moments of shared joy to families around the world,” Melissa Cobb, vice president of kids & family content at Netflix, said in a statement. “We have great creative ambition to reimagine the journeys of so many treasured Dahl characters in fresh, contemporary ways with the highest quality animation and production values.”

The parties also released a joint statement, which reassured Dahl readers that the re-imagining will “to remain faithful to the quintessential spirit and tone of Dahl.”

Production is set to begin in 2019.

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