Matilda Wormwood (Alisha Weir) is a little girl with big curiosity ... she loves to lose herself in the pages of her beloved books. Where they are loud, selfish and unkind she is a quiet observer ...

Emma Thompson, Alisha Weir and Lashana ... will play Miss Honey. Matilda is based on the stage musical of the same name, which itself is inspired by the Roald Dahl book. Dahl's book was previously ...