The BFG

Based On the book by Roald Dahl

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.

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Release date:

July 1, 2016

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Cast:

Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Bill Hader, Penelope Wilton, Rebecca Hall

Genre:

Fantasy, Adventure, Family, Teen

Country:

United States, United Kingdom, Canada

Language:

English

Year page:

2016 in adaptations