The reason of delayed Neflix release of Matilda in the UK

Tim Michin, composer, and lyricist has taken to Twitter to explain why the UK cannot see Matilda on Netflix yet.

While Matilda The Musical showing only in cinemas in UK and Ireland, the movie was released on the streaming platform globally. UK and Ireland audiences can watch the movie on Netflix from the summer of 2023.

In his Twitter thread, he stated the following:

I've got a lot of messages from people in the UK who are sad and/or angry that Matilda is not on Netflix until the summer. A bullet point response:

1. I'm sorry.

2. It wasn't up to me.

3. As filmmakers, we would prefer audiences to see the film in a cinema. The large format and excellent sound do justice to the incredible detail of the work. I know not everyone can afford it, but if you can, and you're a fan of the musical, I do think being in the UK - the only place in the world where it got a proper cinema release - is a good thing. You will get to see it on Netflix, too, in a few months.

4. There is a commercial reason why it has worked out this way, involving the fact that the film was funded by Sony and Netflix. Sony isn't a streamer, and therefore retained the rights to release the movie in the UK in the traditional manner. It might be disappointing (and a bit baffling), but it makes sense and is one of the reasons the film is so good.

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