Andrea actually revealed to Radio Times that some of her scenes were cut from the film, including a big musical number she’d worked on for “three or four months”. “We shot [Loud], which isn’t in the finished film… That’s often the case with a musical film but it was such a joy to do it and have that sort of fun.” In the 2022 film, Matilda’s mum barely interacts with her; her dad is pretty much the same as Danny DeVito’s interpretation of the character, who is also awful to his daughter. I just feel like the neglect is so much more obvious in this movie. Even when her parents leave Matilda behind, barely any words are exchanged! This is mentioned in the new film, but it isn’t focused on too much. So we don’t get scenes like Matilda and Miss Honey running around Miss Trunchbull’s house trying to escape her, or Matilda going to rescue Miss Honey’s childhood doll from the house.
