{"id":41054,"date":"2023-09-25T20:58:44","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T20:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/25\/matilda-cast-where-are-they-now\/"},"modified":"2023-09-25T20:58:44","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T20:58:44","slug":"matilda-cast-where-are-they-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/25\/matilda-cast-where-are-they-now\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Matilda’ Cast: Where Are They Now?"},"content":{"rendered":"


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When Matilda<\/em> debuted in 1996, no one knew what kind of impact it would have.<\/p>\n

The comedy, coproduced and directed by star Danny DeVito<\/strong><\/a>, was based on the 1988 Roald Dahl<\/strong> novel of the same name and starred Mara Wilson<\/strong><\/a> as the film\u2019s titular protagonist. Despite the book\u2019s popularity, the movie wasn\u2019t a box office hit, only earning around $33 million after having a $36 million budget. Still, it became a classic movie with a powerful message that stuck with its audiences.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe really hoped that it would do something,\u201d Wilson told Entertainment Tonight<\/em><\/a> in 2021 to celebrate the film\u2019s 25th anniversary. \u201cThere weren\u2019t very many movies where intelligence is rewarded and resourcefulness is rewarded. There also weren\u2019t that many movies about little girls and especially not little girls who had inner strength, so I think that we knew that we were doing something kind of special.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the Mrs. Doubtfire<\/em><\/a> actress acknowledged that the movie wasn\u2019t \u201ca huge hit at the time,\u201d she added that it gained an audience once it left the theaters. \u201cThe coolest thing is when people tell me they introduced their children to it, so they will say, \u2018My daughter loves it, my son loves it. I watch it with my kids,\u2019 and that is really cool to know that you are a part of something that is generational,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

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