

Title: The BFG
Original Title: The BFG
Year: 2016
Info
- Country: USA UK
- Length: 117 Minutes (1 hour 57 min)
- Genre: Fantasy Family
- Studios: Walt Disney Pictures Walden Media
- Distributor: TriPictures
- Age rating: U (Universal)
Release Dates
- UK: July 22 2016
- United States: July 01 2016
Plot
Steven Spielberg returns to the family and adventure film with a screenplay by Melissa Mathison, based on a novel by Roald Dahl, writer famous for works like 'Matilda'. Sophie is a little orphan girl who has the intuition that at night passing strange events. One of the nights, she will meet a giant. Far from being frightened, she will realize that he is a very friendly giant with whom she formed a friendship. Along with her new friend, Sophie will have to join forces with the Queen of England to face the evil giants. Sophie discover that truth is stranger than what our eyes see and that to beat must have courage and bravery. The three try to protect humans from the giants, who are willing to destroy them, eating them. The cast includes Mark Rylance, Rebecca Hall, Jemaine Clement, Bill Harder, Penelope Wilton and Ruby Barnhill as little Sophie. The film was presented at the prestigious International Cannes Film Festival.
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Videos

'The BFG' Mark Rylance's Interview
July 4 2016

'The BFG' Steven Spielberg's Interview
July 4 2016

May 16 2016

December 9 2015
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Trivia
Adam Godley starred in 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' (2005), which was also based on a Roald Dahl novel.
Steven Spielberg tried to convince Gene Wilder to make an appearance in the film, but Wilder declined. Wilder had appeared as the title character of 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory' (1971).
Originally the film was to be produced by Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy in 1991 by Paramount Pictures, with husband and wife screenwriters Robin Swicord and Nicholas Kazan on board and Robin Williams in mind for the title role.
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