'Matilda' Movie Based on Stage Musical is Coming to Netflix

Matilda is getting the big-screen treatment once again.

Netflix and Sony Pictures are joining forces for a new film adaptation of Roald Dahl‘s beloved children’s book, based on the stage musical Matilda the Musical, THR reports.

The movie adaptation will receive a full theatrical and home video release exclusively in the U.K. and then stream on Netflix around the world.

Details are reportedly still being worked out.

Matilda also received the film treatment in 1996, telling the story of “a young bookworm prodigy mistreated by her ignorant parents. At a school run by an abusive headmistress, she finds a kindred spirit in her teacher, Miss Honey.”

The film adaptation of Matilda the Musical will be directed by Matthew Warchus (pictured here).

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Leighton Meester and Taran Killam are filming!

The two co-stars were spotted filming scenes for their hit show Single Parents on Tuesday (January 28) in Los Angeles.

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Leighton looked to be in a relationship in one scene, and the two stars seemed to look all dirtied up in another scene.

Single Parents, which premiered in 2018 on ABC, follows a group of single parents who form their own support system as they raise their kids and struggle to start new relationships.

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Ellen Pompeo is calling out a media outlet for how it handled coverage of Kobe Bryant‘s fatal helicopter crash.

The 50-year-old Grey’s Anatomy star took to Twitter on Tuesday (January 28) to voice her concerns, specifically with regard to TMZ and its founder, Harvey Levin.

“I wonder why police departments give @HarveyLevinTMZ all this sensitive info?” Ellen wrote. “I wonder why @HarveyLevinTMZ puts out photos of women who have been attacked or assaulted. …Who were victims ? Exploiting women who have been abused… why is this guy still in business at all?”

“So many questions I have …if we are not tolerating abuse anymore… shouldn’t we be calling this out?” she continued. “Exploiting women who have been abused… exploiting the brutal sudden death of peoples loved ones is certainly emotional abuse… I call times up on his behavior.”

She added, “We should be furious about the history of this media outlet regarding women… it’s not news it’s exploitation.”

See the rest of Ellen Pompeo‘s tweets below.

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Lana Del Rey is creating massive demand with her style.

The Norman F–king Rockwell! singer revealed on the red carpet at the 2020 Grammys on Sunday (January 26) that she bought her dress from the mall.

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Despite being available on the day of the big event, the Aidan Mattox design, which was listed for under $500 at the time, is already sold out at both Dillard’s and Saks Fifth Avenue.

I had another dress and then my boyfriend and I were getting a belt for him at the mall and I saw this and I loved it, so this is a last-minute dress,” she said at the ceremony.

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LeBron James is continuing to think of the late Kobe Bryant.

The 35-year-old Lakers basketball star honored Kobe with another post following his initial tribute on Monday (January 27) in memory of the superstar on Tuesday (January 28).

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“♾ my brother!! I love you man!! 💔🙏🏾❤️. 👑X🐍,” he captioned the video, which featured Kobe hugging and laughing with LeBron courtside at a game.

If you missed it, LeBron was also seen on a video breaking down over the announcement that Kobe had died. Kobe‘s final tweet was a message to LeBron.

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Shaquille O’Neal, Dwyane Wade, Charles Barkley, and more are mourning Kobe Bryant.

The basketball stars got together for a tearful, hour-long NBA pre-game special tribute at the Staples Center Tuesday (January 28).

Shaq revealed that when he first learned of the tragic news, “I didn’t want to believe it.”

“I haven’t felt a pain that sharp in a while,” he said. “I’m 47 years old. Lost two grandmothers, a [father], I lost a sister, and now I lost a little brother.”

He also shared that Kobe Bryant‘s kids called him Uncle Shaq, and Shaq‘s children called him Uncle Kobe.

“We’re not gonna be able to joke at his Hall of Fame ceremony,” Shaquille continued. “I wish I could just say something to him again.”

“It definitely changes me,” Shaquille O’Neal added. “I work more than the average guy, but I just have to take time… and do a better job of reaching out and calling people. Because you never know.”

Watch more of the tributes below.

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