Emma Thompson as Trunchbull? Seriously?

I’ve never heard of Pamela Rabe, I’ve never seen her act, but looking her up on Google images, she does at least fit the profile better for the Trunchbull.

Emma Thompson does not. Not because she’s a bad actress - far from it - but she is not the imposing, larger-than-life, physically intimidating type. She would not scare kids the way the Trunchbull in the book did, nor would she be up to the physically demanding role that the character is written for - I mean come on, this woman is supposed to be a retired Olympic athlete that still uses kids as throwing practice!

Nearly 10 years ago, Emma Thompson was an elderly curmudgeonly PL Travers in Saving Mr. Banks. She has aged quite a bit since then. Once again, NOT the Trunchbull type (and never was, even when she was young).

She definitely looks the part. That being said Thompson did an excellent job in the role.

Anne Hathaway would have made even less sense as the Trunchbull.

(Also, no “pandemic” postponed anything, the elites and our criminals-in-office did.)

I highly doubt that.

I don’t have to see any trailer to know I won’t like a movie.

Embarrassing for who, exactly?

If it’s supposed to be me, you’re out of luck because I am not the least bit embarrassed for speaking my mind about this.

If it’s embarrassing for you, I don’t see what my views on this casting choice have to do with you, so why would you be embarrassed?

And why should I care if my posts embarrass you or not?

I agree, Trunchbull in the 1996 movie was perfectly cast.