The BFG (film)
The BFG is an upcoming American fantasy adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Melissa Mathison, based on the novel of the same name by Roald Dahl. The film stars Ruby Barnhill, Mark Rylance, Penelope Wilton, Rebecca Hall, Bill Hader and Jemaine Clement. Principal photography on the film began on March 23, 2015. The film will be coproduced by Walt Disney Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, and Walden Media, and is scheduled to be released in the Disney Digital 3D and RealD 3D formats on July 1, 2016.
Producers Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy began development for a big budget adaptation of The BFG in 1991, and set the project up with Paramount Pictures. Husband and wife screenwriters Robin Swicord and Nicholas Kazan wrote a screenplay adaptation in 1998, with Robin Williams in mind for the title role. By 2001, the script had been rewritten by Gwyn Lurie, which was greeted with positive feedback from the Dahl estate.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. In April 2014, it was announced that Steven Spielberg would direct the film, shooting in 2015 with DreamWorks eyeing a 2016 release. John Madden had previously been slated to direct, but is now credited as an executive producer along with Michael Siegel. Spielberg stated, The BFG has enchanted families and their children for more than three decades. We are honoured that the Roald Dahl estate has entrusted us with this classic story. In March 2015, Walden Media agreed to cofinance and coproduce the film. Sam Mercer would also be producing the film. In April 2015, Walt Disney Studioswhich was already under agreement to distribute the film through its Touchstone Pictures bannerjoined the production as a coproducer and cofinancier, and switched the film from a Touchstone release to a Walt Disney Pictures release instead. Consequently, The BFG is the first Disneybranded film directed by Spielberg though he has previously produced several films for the studio. Additionally, DreamWorks will not receive a marquee credit in the film nor marketing, and instead will be represented by Spielbergs Amblin Entertainment production company. ........
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