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==Premise==
==Premise==
Orphan Sophie [[Ruby_Barnhill_(actress)|(Ruby Barnhill)]] gets taken away to Giant Country by a friendly giant ([[Mark Rylance]]), who she befriends as they set out on an adventure to capture the evil, man-eating giants who have been invading the human world.
Orphan Sophie ([[Ruby Barnhill (actress)|Ruby Barnhill]]) gets taken away to Giant Country by a friendly giant ([[Mark Rylance]]), who she befriends as they set out on an adventure to capture the evil, man-eating giants who have been invading the human world.


==Cast==
==Cast==

Revision as of 10:13, 26 June 2016

For other uses, see BFG (disambiguation).

The BFG
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySteven Spielberg
Screenplay byMelissa Mathison
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJanusz Kamiński
Edited byMichael Kahn
Music byJohn Williams
Distributed byWalt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Release dates
  • May 14, 2016 (2016-05-14) (Cannes)
  • July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) (United States)
Running time
117 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$140 million[2]

The BFG is a 2016 American fantasy adventure film directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg and written by Melissa Mathison, based on the novel of the same name by Roald Dahl, with music by John Williams. The film stars Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Penelope Wilton, Jemaine Clement, Rebecca Hall, Rafe Spall and Bill Hader. In the film, an orphan girl befriends an elderly giant and accompanies him on a mission in the Giant Country.

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 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 and held its North American debut at the El Capitan Theater on June 22, 2016.[3] The film is scheduled to be released in the United States in Disney Digital 3-D, RealD 3D, IMAX 3D[4] and conventional theatrical formats on July 1, 2016.

Premise

Orphan Sophie (Ruby Barnhill) gets taken away to Giant Country by a friendly giant (Mark Rylance), who she befriends 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.[10] Husband and wife screenwriters Robin Swicord and Nicholas Kazan wrote a screenplay adaptation in 1998, with Robin Williams in mind for the title role.[11][12][13] By 2001, the script had been rewritten by Gwyn Lurie, which was greeted with positive feedback from the Dahl estate.[14]

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 adapting the story.[15] Initially John Madden was in negotiations to direct however in April 2014, Steven Spielberg was announced as the director with Madden now listed as executive director with producer Michael Siegel.[16] 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.[17] Consequently, The BFG is the first Disney-branded film directed by Spielberg; though he has previously produced several films for the studio.[18][19] Additionally, DreamWorks does not receive a marquee credit—placement of the studio's production logo on marketing materials nor the film's opening titles, and instead is represented by Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment production company, although DreamWorks still serves as a copyright holder for the film.[20] The film is the second adaption of the book following the 1989 direct-to-television animated film.

Casting

On October 27, 2014, Mark Rylance was cast in the title role of the film.[5] 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."[21][22] Rylance performed the character through motion capture, a process which he referred to as "liberating".[23] 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.[24] 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."[6] Bill Hader was set to star in the film for an unspecified role on March 27, 2015.[9] 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.[7]

Filming

Principal photography on the film began on March 23, 2015 in Vancouver[7][25] and concluded on June 12, 2015.[26] Weta Digital worked on the film's visual effects.[27]

Music

Untitled
Track listing

All music is composed by John Williams

No.TitleLength
1."Overture" 
2."The Witching Hour" 
3."To Giant Country" 
4."Dream Country" 
5."Sophie's Nightmare" 
6."Building Trust" 
7."Fleshlumpeater" 
8."Dream Jars" 
9."Frolic" 
10."Blowing Dreams" 
11."Snorting and Sniffing" 
12."Sophie's Future" 
13."There Was a Boy" 
14."The Queen's Dream" 
15."The Boy's Drawings" 
16."Meeting the Queen" 
17."Giants Netted" 
18."Finale" 
19."Sophie and the BFG" 

Release

Spielberg, Rylance and Barnhill promoting the film at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.

The BFG premiered on May 14, 2016 at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival in an out of competition screening.[28] It will be released in the United States on July 1, 2016,[29] 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.[17][30] DreamWorks' financial partner, Reliance Entertainment will release the film in India. Entertainment One will release the film on July 22, 2016 in the UK.[31]

Disney released a teaser trailer on December 9, 2015.[32] A second trailer was released on April 5, 2016.[33] A third trailer was released on May 16, 2016.[34] The film held its North American premiere at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California on June 22, 2016.[3]

Reception

Box office

In the United States and Canada, The BFG will open alongside The Legend of Tarzan and The Purge: Election Year, with early projections having the film opening to $22–32 million in its opening weekend.[35] It will vie for family attention with the animated Finding Dory.[2]

Critical response

The BFG has received generally positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a rating of 69%, based on 45 reviews, with an average rating of 6.5/10.[36] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 70 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[37]

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.[20][38]

References

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  14. ^ Dana Harris (February 27, 2002). "Lurie back to book for 'Chocolate' pic". Retrieved March 18, 2015.
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  24. ^ Harris, Alan (November 17, 2014). "Crackley Hall pupil auditions for role in Steven Spielberg's new film". coventrytelegraph.net. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
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