The BFG
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6.3An orphan little girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading the human world.
Released: 2016-06-01117 minDir: Steven SpielbergAdventure, Family, Fantasy
Cast
- Mark Rylance as The BFG
- Ruby Barnhill as Sophie
- Rebecca Hall as Mary
- Jemaine Clement as Fleshlumpeater
- Bill Hader as Bloodbottler
- Penelope Wilton as The Queen
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Steven Spielberg
- Screenplay by
- Melissa Mathison
- Based on
- The BFG , by Roald Dahl
- Produced by
- Steven Spielberg Frank Marshall Sam Mercer
- Starring
- Mark Rylance Ruby Barnhill Penelope Wilton Jemaine Clement Rebecca Hall Rafe Spall Bill Hader
- Cinematography
- Janusz Kamiński
- Edited by
- Michael Kahn
- Music by
- John Williams
- Production companies
- Walt Disney Pictures Amblin Entertainment Reliance Entertainment Walden Media The Kennedy/Marshall Company The Roald Dahl Story Company
- Distributed by
- Walt Disney Studios, Motion Pictures (Select territories) Entertainment One (United Kingdom) Reliance Entertainment ( India )
- Release dates
- May 14, 2016 ( 2016-05-14 ) ( Cannes ) July 1, 2016 ( 2016-07-01 ) (United States) July 22, 2016 ( 2016-07-22 ) (United Kingdom)
Key dates
- Published
- 22 July 2016
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- teen film
- Country of origin
- Canada
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The BFG
- Director
- Steven Spielberg
- Screenwriter
- Melissa Mathison
- Composer
- John Williams
- Producer
- Kathleen Kennedy
- Production company
- Touchstone Pictures
Article
The BFG (titled onscreen as Roald Dahl's The BFG "Big Friendly Giant") is a 2016 fantasy adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, written by Melissa Mathison, and based on the 1982 novel. The film stars Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Penelope Wilton, Jemaine Clement, Rebecca Hall, Rafe Spall, and Bill Hader. In the film, a ten-year-old orphaned girl named Sophie befriends a benevolent giant and helps him to deal with some man-eating giants.
Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall began development on a live-action adaptation of The BFG in the 1990s, and various screenwriters were hired to work on the screenplay in the subsequent years. DreamWorks acquired the screen rights to Dahl's book in September 2011, and Spielberg was announced as director in April 2014. Principal photography commenced in March 2015.