From Academy Award®-nominee Hiromasa Yonebayashi – animator on Studio Ghibli masterpieces Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, and Ponyo, and director of When Marnie Was There and The Secret World of Arrietty – comes a dazzling new adventure about a young girl named Mary, who discovers a flower that grants magical powers, but only for one […]
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The BFG is a Visual Delight but a Sluggish Movie!
Steven Spielberg’s first film with Disney, The BFG, features three brilliant performances and a horde of delightful visuals that are dulled more than a little by the film’s tendency to meander – dropping the pace to sluggish. It doesn’t quite capture that unique balance of whimsy, wit and darkness that Roald Dahl’s work so great, […]
Mistaken First Impressions Trailer: The BFG!
Steven Spielberg’s The BFG has a new trailer and it’s something magical! Check it out after the break. The BFG opens on July 1st (Canada Day).
The BFG Goes To Cannes!
Steven Spielberg is Cannes with the cast of his new Disney film, The BFG – which has its World Premiere there tomorrow, May 14th. Following the jump, there is a link to a video featuring Ruby Barnhill (Sophie) and Spielberg playing a quick game of Stump Steven Spielberg. It’s quite delightful. The BFG opens wide on July […]
Explaining The Rules Trailer: Steven Spielberg’s The BFG!
Roald Dahl, Walt Disney and Steven Spielberg – three of the world’s great storytellers combine to tell the story of a little girl named Sophie (Ruby Barnhill) and what happened to her at the Witching Hour (3 am – not midnight, as you’d suppose), one particular night. The first teaser trailer for Spielberg’s The BFG […]
Disney Joins Spielberg’s The BFG!
Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of Roald Dahl’s The BFG has a new participant. Disney has joined the project as a co-producer and co-financier. The film’s cast has also expanded to include Bill Hader, Jemaine Clement, Rebecca Hall, Penelope Wilton and others. The BFG is Spielbverg’s first Disney-branded film as a director and is scheduled for a July 1, 2016 release. […]
Spielberg Finds His Katie for Roald Dahl’s BFG!
Steven Spielberg has cast the key role of Katie for his adaptation of Roald Dahl’s BFG (Dahl’s personal favorite of his own stories). Ruby Barnhill will play the young girl who becomes friends with the Big Friendly Giant and discovers the beauty and danger of Giant World. Production on Roald Dahl’s BFG will begin in […]