It’s been 20 years since Matilda was released in cinemas – TWENTY! As an excitable seven-year-old I pottered along to see the big-screen adaptation of Roald Dahl’s book; somehow two decades have flown past and I’m an even more excitable 27-year-old interviewing the great Pam Ferris. The British actress was, of course, the formidable Miss Trunchbull in Danny DeVito’s film – a performance that’s gone down in film history. But despite the passing of so many years, Ferris’s memory of the shoot remains razor sharp – as I found out when I quizzed her on what really went on behind the scenes of the 1996 flick.Here are my findings […]
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