Despite suffering a box office dud with Steven Spielberg’s The BFG, it looks like Disney is keen on taking another crack at a live-action Roald Dahl adaptation, with Deadline reporting that Sam Mendes (Spectre) is in talks to develop and direct a James and the Giant Peach movie. Dahl’s 1961 children’s book centres on a […]
69th Cannes Film Festival Review – The BFG (2016)
The BFG. 2016 Directed by Steven Spielberg Starring Ruby Barnhill, Mark Rylance, Bill Hader, Jemaine Clement, Penelope Wilton, Rebecca Hall and Rafe Spall SYNOPSIS: Sophie, a young orphan, encounters the Big Friendly Giant who takes her to his magical homeland. But as the duo bond, Sophie’s life – and the fate of other children – […]
Steven Spielberg’s The BFG finds its Sophie
DreamWorks Studios has announced that Steven Spielberg has found his Sophie for the upcoming adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic tale The BFG, with 10-year-old newcomer Ruby Barnhill securing the role in what will be her first feature film. “After a lengthy search, I feel Roald Dahl himself would have found Ruby every bit as marvellous […]
New clip from Roald Dahl’s Esio Trot featuring Dustin Hoffman and Judi Dench
Following on from the first trailer [which you can see here], the BBC has released an extended clip from its upcoming adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Esio Trot, which sees Dustin Hoffman’s Mr Hoppy and Judi Dench’s Mrs Silver sharing stories of their childhood memories. Check it out below… Mr Hoppy, a retired bachelor, harbours a […]
