The BFG (2016 film)

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For other uses, see BFG (disambiguation).
The BFG
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Steven Spielberg
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Screenplay by Melissa Mathison
Based on The BFG
by Roald Dahl
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Music by John Williams
Cinematography Janusz Kamiński
Edited by Michael Kahn
Production
company
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Release dates
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  • May 14, 2016 (2016-05-14) (Cannes)
  • July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) (United States)
Running time
 115 minutes
Country United States
Language English

The BFG is a 2016 American fantasy adventure film directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg, from a screenplay by Melissa Mathison, and based on the novel of the same name by Roald Dahl and the original British 1989 adaptation. The film stars English actor Mark Rylance as the Big Friendly Giant, an elderly giant who kidnaps the orphan Sophie, played by Ruby Barnhill, as to accompany his loneliness and to help him on a mission in Giant Country. Penelope Wilton, Jemaine Clement, Rebecca Hall, Rafe Spall and Bill Hader are featured in supporting performances.

Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall began development on an adaptation of The BFG in the 1990s, with various screenwriters hired to work on the screenplay in the subsequent years. DreamWorks Pictures acquired the screen rights to Dahl's book in September 2011, with Marshall and Sam Mercer as producers, Mathison as screenwriter, and Kennedy as executive producer. Spielberg was announced as director in April 2014, alongside his company Amblin Entertainment as co-producer. Principal photography commenced in March 2015, with Walden Media joining the production and Walt Disney Pictures following as well, a month later.

The BFG premiered at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2016. The film is scheduled to be released in the Disney Digital 3-D, RealD 3D and conventional theatrical formats on July 1, 2016, the same year of Dahl's centennial.

Premise

Sophie (Ruby Barnhill) befriends a friendly giant named the BFG (Mark Rylance) as they set out on an adventure to capture the evil, man-eating giants who have been invading the human world.

Cast

Production

Producers Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy began development for a live-action adaptation of The BFG in 1991, and set the project up with Paramount Pictures.[6] Husband and wife screenwriters Robin Swicord and Nicholas Kazan wrote a screenplay adaptation in 1998, with Robin Williams in mind for the title role.[7][8][9] By 2001, the script had been rewritten by Gwyn Lurie, which was greeted with positive feedback from the Dahl estate.[10]

In September 2011, DreamWorks announced that they had picked up the film rights to the book; Kennedy and Marshall are slated to produce, and screenwriter Melissa Mathison will adapt the story.[11] Initially John Madden was supposed to direct however in April 2014, Steven Spielberg was announced as the director with Madden now listed as executive director with producer Michael Siegel.[12] In April 2015, Walt Disney Studios—which was already under agreement to distribute the film through its Touchstone Pictures banner—joined the production as a co-producer and co-financier, and switched the film from a Touchstone release to a Walt Disney Pictures release instead.[13] Consequently, The BFG is the first Disney-branded film directed by Spielberg; though he has previously produced several films for the studio.[14] Additionally, DreamWorks will not receive a marquee credit—placement of the studio's production logo on marketing materials nor the film's opening titles, and instead will be represented by Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment production company, but DreamWorks will still serve as a copyright holder for the film.[15] The film is the second adaption of the book following the 1989 direct-to-television animated film.

Casting

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Steven Spielberg, Mark Rylance and Ruby Barnhil promoting the film at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.

On October 27, 2014, Mark Rylance was cast in the title role of the film.[1] Spielberg was quoted as saying of him that "Mark Rylance is a transformational actor. I am excited and thrilled that Mark will be making this journey with us to Giant Country. Everything about his career so far is about making the courageous choice and I'm honoured he has chosen The BFG as his next big screen performance."[16][17] Rylance performed the character through motion capture, a process which he referred to as "liberating".[18] In mid-November 2014, it was revealed that a ten-year-old student of Lower Peover School, Ruby Barnhill had auditioned for the film, where she had to learn six pages of dialogue in preparation for a possible role as orphaned Sophie.[19] After a lengthy search on the role Sophie, on December 16, director cast 10-year-old British actress Ruby Barnhill for the role, on which Barnhill said, "I feel incredibly lucky and I'm so happy." Spielberg stated that they "have discovered a wonderful Sophie in Ruby Barnhill."[2] Bill Hader was set to star in the film for an unspecified role on March 27, 2015.[5] On April 13, 2015, the rest of the cast was announced, which included Penelope Wilton, Rebecca Hall, Jemaine Clement, Michael David Adamthwaite, Daniel Bacon, Chris Gibbs, Adam Godley, Jonathan Holmes, Paul Moniz de Sa, and Ólafur Ólafsson.[3]

Filming

Principal photography on the film began on March 23, 2015 in Vancouver[3][20] and concluded on June 12, 2015.[21] Weta Digital will work on the film's visual effects.[22]

Release

The BFG premiered on May 14, 2016 at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival in an out of competition screening.[23] It will be released in the United States on July 1, 2016,[24] and distributed worldwide by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, except for territories in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, where the film's distribution rights will be sold by Mister Smith Entertainment to independent distributors.[13][25] DreamWorks' financial partner, Reliance Entertainment will release the film in India. Entertainment One will release the film on July 22, 2016 in the UK.[26]

Disney released a teaser trailer on December 9, 2015.[27] A second trailer was released on April 5, 2016.[28]

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a rating of 73%, based on 33 reviews, with an average rating of 6.9/10.[29] On Metacritic the film has a score of 70 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[30]

Notes

  1. ^ Amblin Entertainment will represent DreamWorks Pictures' marquee credit for the film's credits and marketing, although DreamWorks remains as one of the film's copyright holders.[15][31]

References

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