Its a little girl with an incredible talent and a bright mind. Leon and mathilda form an unusual relationship, as she becomes his protegee and. Post jobs, find pros, and collaborate commissionfree in our professional marketplace. Meanwhile, the policemen are ready to make a move on matildas dad. Watch online or on your favorite connected device with the vudu app. In the novel, matilda practices her telekinesis using one of her fathers cigars, and it takes a lot of time for her to do so, thus making her very tired at the end of the day. Besson, for his part, has actually written a sequel called mathilda. Natalie portman speaks out about being sexualized at age. Would love to see natalie in a sequel the professional 2.
Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. Whats the difference between matilda the book and matilda the movie. This is a fanfilm sequel to the 1994 action hit the professional starring jean reno and natalie portman. Leon kills stansfieldand vice versain the movies climax, while twelveyearold mathilda flees the scene, carrying leons beloved houseplant. With michalina olszanska, lars eidinger, luise wolfram, danila kozlovsky. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. As a result, gaumont film company held the rights to leon, and so mathilda didnt happen. It happens that she was born and raised in the most disgusting family a child could get. Natalie portman portrays the role of matilda in the film leon. Matilda is a classic movie my 23yearold daughter and i have watched countless times since she was young. As time passes, matilda finally starts school that has a kindly teacher, loyal friends and a. Based on the book matilda, by british childrens author roald dahl, this film moves the setting from the u. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Matilda wormwood is an exquisite and intelligent little girl.
It stars jean reno, gary oldman, and natalie portman in her film debut. The film that launched natalie portmans career wouldnt have starred the future oscar winner at all if her parents had gotten their way. They leave her alone for extended periods of time at a young age, time she fills by reading books from the public library. Its quietly become a classic modern action film, but remains a timeless tale. What the cast of matilda looks like today duration. This is a great design because it doesnt take anything from the original shot from the film leon the professional. The additive colors make this image feel more emotionally engaged in how the girl is feeling and the state of her current mood. So lets remember leon for the great movie it is with 20 things you may not know about the film or its production. When shes six and a half, her father finally sends her. Mathilda 2018 8min short, drama 1 august 2018 germany fanfilm 17 years after losing her family and her mentor leon we meet the all grown up mathilda. Film buffs are wellaware this term was coined by alfred hitchcock. Directed by 1 writing credits 3 cast 67 produced by 9 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 2 casting by 2 production design by 1 art direction by 1 set decoration by 1 costume design by 1 makeup department 8 production management 5 second unit director or assistant director 4. Leon and mathilda form an unusual relationship, as she becomes his protegee and learns the assassins trade. Natalie portman wants to do a sequel to the professional syfy.
Leon the professional is still one film on my own personal top ten list of movies ever made. The 36yearold actress took to the stage on saturday and revealed how she was sexualized as a preteen after the debut of her first film, the professional. Mathlida is all grown up and on her last mission for revenge. Natalie portman talks the professional 2 the movie blog. Luc besson and the disturbing true story behind leon. The picture tells the story about the relationship between ballerina matilda kshesinskaya and nicholas ii. Its long been the stance of luc besson that his classic contract killer film the professional would not be sequeled with him involved. Go bts with og badazz mathilda as dolls kill puts a special twist on the classic flick leon.
She was a champion shotputter and hammerthrower in the 1972 olympics, we learn, before moving on to. Based on roald dahls novel of the same name, the film stars mara wilson as the title character with devito, rhea perlman, embeth davidtz, and pam ferris in supporting roles. As time passes, matilda finally starts school that has a kindly teacher, loyal friends and a sadistic principal. Mathilda, a 12yearold girl, is reluctantly taken in by leon, a professional assassin, after her. Natalie portman leon the professional 2 natalie portman in. Mathilda, a 12yearold girl, is reluctantly taken in by leon, a professional assassin, after her family is murdered. Mara wilson, who plays matilda, is perfect in the role as are danny devito and rhea perlman who play matildas dysfunctional parents. Besson was afforded the time to shoot the professional. Unfortunately, matilda is misunderstood by her family because she is very different from their ways of life. Without jean renos leon, the professional 2 could focus on mathildas journey.
Natalie portman made her feature film debut in 1994 as mathilda a 12 year old girl who befriends a. Natalie portman speaks out about being sexualized at age 12. I would love to see what natalie portman would do with her character. Consider the character of trunchbull, in the darkly comic new film matilda. It most definitely needs a sequel to see what kind of women matilda grew up to become. Trunchbull must be a woman, because she is someones aunt, but she is never called missand we see at once that mrs. Natalie portman in a sequel to the professional what would bale. In the twilight of imperial russia, prima ballerina matilda kshesinskaya becomes the mistress of three grand dukes.
With jean reno, gary oldman, natalie portman, danny aiello. She was hired by mafia boss toni to do hit man jobs for the mob. Matilda buys her father some time by stealing their video tape after making their car roll down the street. The professional natalie portmans breakthrough movie turns 20 years old this week. Rent, buy, and watch movies and tv shows with vudu. Plot summary for matilda 1996, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. Trailer for matilda 1996 captured from the jumanji 1995 vhs tape. The plot follows leon reno, a professional hitman, who reluctantly takes in 12yearold mathilda portman, after her family is murdered by corrupted drug enforcement administration agent norman stansfield oldman.
A film about the love life of the last tsar has opened in russia after. By the end of the professional, mathilda is an orphan, her parents and siblings murdered by norman stansfield, the. The matilda is a handgun that appears in the resident evil 2 remake. See more ideas about leon matilda, the professional movie and natalie portman. Matilda has the unfortunate luck of being a smart kid born to not only stupid, but annoying and neglectful, parents. Movie film leon professional poster,natalie portman,leon movie. Leon came first, the professional, now is mathilda, the cleaner coming soon only in theaters 2017. Matilda is a 1996 american family comedy fantasy film coproduced and directed by danny devito from a screenplay written by nicholas kazan and robin swicord.
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