Emma Thompson

The 2022 London Film Festival has opened with the world premiere of Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical.

and Ireland — on Dec. 25, and Netflix across the world — excluding the U.K. But Miss Honey just does it, she’s able to find the light at the end of the tunnel through young people. “It’s inspiring to see a young Black woman on-screen not be perfect, not be striving for excellence, and not having to adhere to any rules that have been placed around her. and Ireland in cinemas on Nov. [Heat Vision](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/e/heat-vision/) [T.J. The film will be released by Sony and TriStar Pictures across the U.K. “Because whilst it doesn’t matter, it’s just a person playing her, it is a clear message from me and my childhood self that the black women that bestowed a lot of wisdom in me at school did the right thing, because I’m now able to take that through my career and speak to young people about how incredible you can be even when you’ve come from trauma. Every single thing I’ve done has led me to be able to play Miss Honey.” She just is and for a long time I’ve read scripts whereby black women don’t just get to be on the page.” “It’s really amazing to be able to play someone in charge, to play someone who can handle themselves,” she said. Meanwhile, Lynch, coming off the back of The Woman King and last year’s 007 turn in No Time To Die, discussed her recent spate of roles and being able to play protagonist Miss Honey.