Danny DeVito confirms there are plans for a Matilda reunion 'soon'
Danny DeVito has excited fans of his hit movie Matilda by revealing he is planning a reunion with the lead actress Mara Wilson.
He starred alongside her in the 1996 big screen adaptation of the Roald Dahl novel which also saw him act as director. The flick was a huge hit at the time with fans flocking to see it in their droves. Now Danny has admitted that he and Mara are planning to collaborate on a concert version of the movie which will see them narrate the film over a live score by composer David Newman.
Speaking to The Messenger Danny said: “Mara and I were planning to perform Matilda live with the New Jersey Philharmonic Orchestra just before the strike hit. 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.
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The 1996 version of the movie was a huge hit with fans (Getty Images)“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!”
Mara was a huge child star in the '90s appearing in hits including Mrs Doubtfire and Miracle On 34th Street before opting to retire from acting in 2001. However, in 2013 following a 12 year break she made her comeback to performing on screen, starring in a string of web series.
Earlier this year Mara, 36, opened up to The Guardian about her experience of life in Hollywood as a child and the impact it had on her. She said: “People don’t realise how much constantly talking to the press as a child weighs on you. When you have fans, you can no longer be yourself when you’re out in public.”
Mara took a 12 year hiatus from showbusiness (Getty Images)
Danny and wife Rhea Pearlman who also starred in the movie (Getty Images)She then elaborated further as she admitted her admiration for the character - but that people struggle to recognise she isn't her in real life. She continued: “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.
“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.”
Back in 2019 Danny explained that he had always wanted to do a sequel to Matilda. He said: “I always wanted to do Matilda 2, but when the kid was still a kid. But that was like 20 years ago, 25 years ago. Maybe Matilda has a kid and we can do something with that, I don’t know.”
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