Say my name, say my name
A request made both by Destiny’s Child and, later, Florence and the Machine- but it could have been a little tricky for several of the movie’s main characters.
25. Ooh na na, what’s my name
Good question Ri-Ri: the gradson-grandma duo at the centre of the story are never given names in Roald Dahl’s book.
[dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_ZIkz”]
The filmmakers settled on Luke and Helga for the movie, in the name of clarity.
26. Doing things by the book
Apart from these additions and the controversial change of ending, the film is generally relatively faithful to Dahl’s original.
[dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_qw1q”]
But, as well as the fairly uncontentious decision to add names for the main characters, they also added one significant character.
27. Jane Horrocks is the good witch
Mrs Susan Irvine dabbles in the darks arts, is turned into a mouse, and is eventually redeemed and restored to her human form. She’s played by Jane Horrocks, a British actress famed for her roles in ‘Absolutely Fabulous’ and ‘Little Voice’.
[dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_qQCt”]