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Captain Marvel and set to kick much arse in
No Time To Die, Lashana Lynch is looking at a very different role for a new job: playing Miss Honey in the Netflix-backed musical
The film, which Matthew Warchus is on to direct following his work bringing the Roald Dahl adaptation to stage, will follow a gifted girl, who uses her powers of telekinesis to overcome bullies, including her family and her school s principal, and protect her friends. Lynch s Honey is the kindly teacher that encourages Matilda and her gifts.
Playwright Dennis Kelly and music and lyrics composer Tim Minchin are also involved in the film, which will be released in the UK by Sony s TriStar arm, before it heads to Netflix.
No Time to Die, which has delayed its premiere due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Tony winner Matthew Warchus, who garnered one of his seven Tony nominations for directing
Matilda on Broadway (he won a Tony in 2009 for the play
God of Carnage), will helm the Netflix adaptation. Original scribe Dennis Kelly and songwriter Tim Minchin are also part of the creative team.
Lynch joins the previously confirmed Ralph Fiennes, who will take on the role of Agatha Trunchbull, a role originally played on Broadway. and in the West End by Olivier and Tony Award winner Bertie Carvel.
Based on the 2013 musical, which was adapted from Roald Dahl s children s novel,
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11 Kids Movies From The 90s That Will Bring You Some Nostalgic Joy
From Blank Check to Space Jam, this watch list will certainly lift your spirits.
By Erin E. Evans, Emma Gray, Claire Fallon, Leigh Blickley, Matthew Jacobs, and Taryn Finley
Illustration: Damon Dahlen/HuffPost; Photos: Getty/Alamy
Sometimes you just want to feel like a kid again.
Here are 11 movies we turn to for a little nostalgia when we just want an easy and fun watch. And if you grew up in the ’90s and now have kids of your own, these are certified classics that every child should see immediately.