Barrie Gower reveals how she turned Emma Thompson into the brutal Miss Trunchbull for Matilda The Musical
Barrie Gower, who created some of the most terrifying monsters on television—Vecna for Stranger Things and the Night King for Game Of Thrones—participated in prosthetics on a less supernatural scale for Matilda The Musical.
Gower turned Emma Thompson into the brutal Miss Trunchbull. She told a Bafta panel that she “only” gave him jaw, chin, nose and earlobe pieces for the film, which is in the running for a Best British Film award.
“She was completely open to the process,” she said, adding that her inspiration for her look was the poet Edith Sitwell.
The transformation took an hour and a half each day, with makeup artist Naomi Donne explaining: “The best thing about Emma is that she doesn’t sweat a lot, so her makeup held up really well.”
The big-screen adaptation of the West End phenomenon saw an unrecognizable side to Emma, who, in the trailer, appears dressed in the villainous director’s khaki trench coat and the fierce, slicked-back hairdo she’s associated with. character.
New Look: Barrie Gower, who created some of the most terrifying monsters on television — Vecna for Stranger Things and the Night King for Game Of Thrones — had prosthetics on a less supernatural scale for Matilda The Musical
A remake of the Tony and Olivier Award-winning musical, Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical tells the story of an extraordinary girl with a vivid imagination, who dares to take a stand to change her story with miraculous results.
Alisha Weir takes on the role of one of fiction’s most beloved characters, while Stephen Graham and Andrea Riseborough star as her parents, whose loud and selfish behavior makes Matilda’s silent watcher think of daring acts of rebellion and revenge. .
Matilda Wormwood finds solace in her inspiring teacher Miss Honey, played by James Bond star Lashana Lynch, who encourages her student to conjure up her own fairy tales.
The big screen adaptation of Matilda The Musical hit theaters on November 25, 2022 and ahead of the early release, a new trailer was unveiled.
Late last month, Richard Eden reported that his 23-year-old daughter Gaia Wise had her mother’s handprint tattooed on her ribs.
“The tattoo was taken from an impression my parents made when I was born and shows my mum’s big foot next to my baby’s foot,” aspiring actress Richard Eden told The Daily Mail at a red carpet event, where showed the unique design.
Gaia, 23, whose father is the second husband of Oscar winner Strictly star Greg Wise, adds: “I remember I was laying there and the tattoo artist kept asking me if I wanted to stop, but I just said, ‘Go ahead, I have to do this. It’s very special to me and my mom loves it.’
Inspiration: Barrie Gower revealed that the inspiration for Emma Thompson’s transformation into the brutal Miss Trunchball for Matilda the Musical came from poet Edith Sitwell.
Emma, is that you?! The big-screen adaptation of the West End phenomenon showcases an unrecognizable side to 63-year-old Emma, who appears dressed in the villainous director’s khaki trench coat and the fierce, slicked-back hairstyle with which the character is associated. .
Meanwhile, this week, Daryl McCormack revealed how he and co-star Emma prepared for the racy sex scenes in their latest movie, Good Luck To You Leo Grande.
Speaking to The Independent, Daryl, 30, said he and Emma, 63, prepared for intimate scenes with the help of their director, Sophie Hyde.
She revealed that they shared some intimate details about their paper bodies in rehearsals, before slowly undressing to “tell stories about their bodies.”
He said it was a “beautiful, gentle introduction for us to step into a place of vulnerability.”
Spilling the beans: Meanwhile, this week Daryl McCormack revealed how he and co-star Emma prepared for the racy sex scenes in their latest movie, Good Luck To You Leo Grande.
“The body map then led us to tell stories behind everything. Then from there, the three of us take off a layer of clothing, one by one, and tell stories about our bodies,” she said.
“Before we knew it, all three of us were naked, and it seemed like we didn’t even take our clothes off at first.” There was a level of comfort that I had never experienced before,” she added.
In June of last year, Daryl revealed that he and Emma opted not to use an intimacy trainer for the film.
The new film follows Nancy (Emma), a widowed schoolteacher who hires a male escort (Daryl) on a date, hoping to experience an orgasm for the first time, with the two characters sharing highly intimate moments throughout. .
Stars: The new film follows Nancy (Emma), a widowed schoolteacher who hires a male escort (Daryl) on a date, hoping to experience an orgasm for the first time, with the two characters sharing some very intimate moments.