Mark Rylance and Ruby Barnhill stare in awe in this
new image from Steven Spielberg's upcoming big screen adaptation of Roald
Dahl's The BFG.
The BFG tells the
imaginative story of Sophie (Barnhill), a young orphan girl and the Big
Friendly Giant (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.
Source - EW
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