It's been a long time since I was in elementary school, but I remember reading Roald Dahl's The BFG and finding it absolutely magical! As a teacher, Roald Dahl's books were at the top of my reading list for my students. I am so excited that Disney has brought his book to life on the big screen!
The BFG (Mark Rylance), while a giant
himself, is a Big Friendly Giant and nothing like the other inhabitants
of Giant Country. Standing 24-feet tall with enormous ears and a keen
sense of smell, he is endearingly dim-witted and keeps to himself for
the most part. Giants like Bloodbottler (Bill Hader) and Fleshlumpeater
(Jemaine Clement) on the other hand, are twice as big and at least twice
as scary and have been known to eat humans, while the BFG
prefers Snozzcumber and Frobscottle.
Upon her arrival in Giant Country,
Sophie, a precocious 10-year-old girl from London, is initially
frightened of the mysterious giant who has brought her to his cave, but
soon comes to realize that the BFG is actually quite gentle and
charming, and, having never met a giant before, has many questions. The
BFG brings Sophie to Dream Country where he collects dreams and sends
them to children, teaching her all about the magic and mystery of
dreams.
Having both been on their own in the
world up until now, their affection for one another quickly grows. But
Sophie’s presence in Giant Country has attracted the unwanted attention
of the other giants, who have become increasingly more bothersome. Says
Spielberg, “It’s a story about friendship, it’s a story about loyalty
and protecting your friends and it’s a story that shows that even a
little girl can help a big giant solve his biggest problems.”
Sophie and
the BFG soon depart for London to see the Queen (Penelope Wilton) and
warn her of the precarious giant situation, but they must first convince
the Queen and her maid, Mary (Rebecca Hall), that giants do indeed
exist. Together, they come up with a plan to get rid of the giants once
and for all.
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Directed by three-time Academy Award® winner Steven Spielberg (“Bridge of Spies,” “Schindler’s List,” ”Saving Private Ryan”) from a screenplay by Melissa Mathison (“E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial,” “The Black Stallion”) based on the best-selling novel by Roald Dahl, “The BFG” stars three-time Tony Award® and two-time Olivier Award winner Mark Rylance (“Bridge of Spies,” “Wolf Hall”), newcomer Ruby Barnhill, Penelope Wilton (“The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” “Downton Abbey”), Jemaine Clement (“Rio 2,” “The Flight of the Conchords”), Rebecca Hall (“The Gift,” “Iron Man 3”), Rafe Spall (“The Big Short,” “Prometheus”) and Bill Hader (“Inside Out,” “Trainwreck”).
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The film is produced by Spielberg, Frank Marshall (“Jurassic World,” “The Bourne Ultimatum”) and Sam Mercer (“Snow White and the Huntsman,” “The Sixth Sense”) with Kathleen Kennedy (“Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” “Lincoln”), John Madden (“The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” “Shakespeare in Love”), Kristie Macosko Krieger (“Bridge of Spies,” “Lincoln”), Michael Siegel (“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” “Rise of the Guardians”), Frank Smith and Naia Cucukov serving as executive producers.
The BFG will be in theaters July 1st. In the meantime, you can check out this featurette from Director Steven Spielburg discussing what drew him to direct this great story.
Download these fun The BFG printables at home!
Activity Sheets/Printables
*click on upper right hand corner to pop out and download/print
The BFG Dream Sweepstakes:
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You can enter for a chance to win a trip for four to England & France from Adventures by Disney! There are 2 easy ways to enter:
Facebook: *To enter the sweepstakes on Facebook, fans need to leave a comment in the post sharing their dreams.
Twitter: *To enter the sweepstakes on Twitter, fans need to comment in the post with #TheBFGDreamSweepstakes
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