Adapted from Roald Dahl's novel of the same name by
Academy Award nominee Melissa Mathison (E.T., Kundun), and directed by Academy
Award winning filmmaker Steven Spielberg, The BFG tells the story of Sophie, a young orphan girl (Ruby Barnhill) and
the Big Friendly Giant (Mark Rylance) who introduces her to the wonders and
perils of Giant Country.
Opening in theaters on July 1, The BFG also stars Penelope Wilton as Queen Victoria, Rebecca Hall as Mary, and Bill Hader, Jemaine
Clement, Michael Adamthwaite, Daniel
Bacon, Chris Gibbs, Adam Godley, Jonathan
Holmes, Paul Moniz de Sa and Ólafur Ólaffson as the other giants.
The talents of three
of the world’s greatest storytellers – Roald Dahl, Walt Disney and Steven
Spielberg finally unite to bring Dahl’s beloved classic “The BFG” to life.
Directed by Spielberg, Disney’s “The BFG” tells the imaginative story of a
young girl and the Giant who introduces her to the wonders and perils of Giant
Country. The BFG (Mark Rylance), while a giant himself, is a Big Friendly Giant
and nothing like the other inhabitants of Giant Country. Standing 24-feet tall
with enormous ears and a keen sense of smell, he is endearingly dim-witted and
keeps to himself for the most part. Giants like Bloodbottler (Bill Hader) and
Fleshlumpeater (Jemaine Clement) on the other hand, are twice as big and at
least twice as scary and have been known to eat humans, while the BFG prefers
Snozzcumber and Frobscottle. Upon her arrival in Giant Country, Sophie, a
precocious 10-year-old girl from London, is initially frightened of the
mysterious giant who has brought her to his cave, but soon comes to realize
that the BFG is actually quite gentle and charming, and, having never met a
giant before, has many questions. The BFG brings Sophie to Dream Country where
he collects dreams and sends them to children, teaching her all about the magic
and mystery of dreams. Having both been on their own in the world up until now,
their affection for one another quickly grows, but Sophie’s presence in Giant
Country has attracted the unwanted attention of the other giants, who have
become increasingly more bothersome. Sophie and the BFG soon depart for London
to see Queen Victoria (Penelope Wilton) and warn her of the precarious giant
situation, but they must first convince the Queen and her maid, Mary (Rebecca
Hall), that giants do indeed exist. Together, they come up with a plan to get
rid of the giants once and for all.
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