Entertainment One are delighted to announce a July 22, 2016 UK release date for the new feature film adaptation of Roald Dahl’s universally loved classic The BFG, directed by Steven Spielberg.
First published in 1982, The BFG - one of Roald Dahl’s most iconic books with its memorable illustrations by Quentin Blake - was recently voted amongst the top 10 children’s books of the past 150 years. 2016 will also mark the centenary of Roald Dahl’s birth.
Legendary film director Steven Spielberg will direct the new adaptation with Melissa Mathison, who last worked with Spielberg on ET, writing the script. Frank Marshall and Spielberg will produce the film and Kathleen Kennedy, John Madden and Michael Siegel are on board as executive producers. The BFG will be a DreamWorks Studios and Amblin Entertainment production.
First published in 1982, The BFG - one of Roald Dahl’s most iconic books with its memorable illustrations by Quentin Blake - was recently voted amongst the top 10 children’s books of the past 150 years. 2016 will also mark the centenary of Roald Dahl’s birth.
Legendary film director Steven Spielberg will direct the new adaptation with Melissa Mathison, who last worked with Spielberg on ET, writing the script. Frank Marshall and Spielberg will produce the film and Kathleen Kennedy, John Madden and Michael Siegel are on board as executive producers. The BFG will be a DreamWorks Studios and Amblin Entertainment production.
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Right in the childhood!
ReplyDeleteI think this may have been the first proper novel (as in over 200 pages) I ever read.
Aww I loved this. I wish someone would film Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator. And then every other Roald Dahl book. :)
ReplyDeleteyeah I want the sequel to chocolate factory........with Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka...
ReplyDeleteEh, I didn't really like Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka, probably because I liked Gene Wilder so much better.
ReplyDeleteGene Wilder was better. Johnny Depp was so creepy and awkward. Preferred the original film.
ReplyDeleteI love both movies. The Burton version felt more true to my memories of the book but I haven't read it in a long time. I also liked both interpretations of Wonka but Wilder's is a little too psychotic and Depp's is crazy too but because he's so mentally childlike. One thing about Depp though some of his lines were HILARIOUS, the one about cannibalism always makes me laugh a lot. If they ever make the Glass Elevator I would prefer a new Wonka but ultimately probably wouldn't care.
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