Danny DeVito says a Matilda reunion is in the works with Mara Wilson
Danny DeVito has revealed that there are plans for a Matilda reunion with lead star Mara Wilson.
The pair starred together in DeVito's 1996 adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic novel, which follows the titular character (Wilson) as she uses her supernatural abilities to deal with her unkind family and cruel school principal.
Twenty-seven years after the film's release, DeVito has announced that he will reunite with Wilson for Matilda in Concert, which will see the duo narrate the film over a live score from composer David Newman.
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"Mara and I were planning to perform Matilda live with the New Jersey Philharmonic Orchestra just before the strike hit," DeVito told The Messenger. "We had it all set, but after the strike hit, we couldn't proceed because it would be seen as a promotion for a movie.
"However, we're still planning to do that. We're going to watch the movie with David Newman's score and try to do it sometime soon, as it seems the strike may be coming to an end — I hope!"
Wilson retired from screen acting in 2001 before returning 12 years later, working predominantly in web series and writing ever since. The star spoke earlier this year about her time as a child actor, specifically the pressure from playing Matilda.
“People don't realise how much constantly talking to the press as a child weighs on you,” she told The Guardian. "When you have fans, you can no longer be yourself when you're out in public."
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“I saw that they were disappointed that I wasn’t as smart, pretty, nice as they expect you to be. I think they were expecting me to be Matilda, and she's wonderful, but she's not real," Wilson continued.
"She's brilliant in every single way. She's smart, kind and powerful. Then they met me, this nerdy, awkward teenager who got angry sometimes but couldn't even channel her anger into powers. I was never going to live up to that."
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