Miss Trunchbull, the stomping, hammer-throwing villain in Matilda, is supposedly getting her own origin story movie with The Trunch – but don’t get too excited. Roald Dahl’s fearsome principal was unforgettably brought to life by Pam Ferris in 1996’s Matilda, making her screen debut by tossing a young girl with pigtails over the school’s fence. Emma Thompson took on the role in Netflix’s adaptation of the Broadway musical, chucking a new cast of fresh-faced children into the Chokey.
However, we actually know very little about her beyond her familial connection to Miss Honey, her stocky athleticism, and her superstitions about black cats and ghosts. Well, if you were excited for her new movie , we have some bad news. The Trunch is a fake movie The Trunch isn’t happening, nor is any movie about Miss Trunchbull or another Matilda film in development.
You’ve been duped by a fake poster shared by YODA BBY ABY , which claims The Trunch is coming to Prime Video in November 2024 – this absolutely isn’t true. This is the latest in a long line of fake projects fooling people, just like Adam Sandler’s Simpsons live-action movie and the “Friends Reunited” film . “From the whimsical world of Matilda comes The Trunch, an exciting new origin story narrated by Danny DeVito.
Meet ten-year-old Agatha Trunchbull (played by newcomer Amelia Davis), a girl destined to become the fearsome headmistress we all love to hate,” the made-up press release reads. “Set in 196.