I’ve been invited to attend the red carpet premiere of Walt Disney’s newest animated film, “The BFG.” While I’m excited to be going, I know nothing about the story which was adapted for the screen by the book by Roald Dahl. So the first thing I did after accepting the invitation was to purchase the book with my monthly Audible.com credit. I’m listening to it now and within the first few minutes, I obvious I’m going to be hooked. It’s off-beat and suspenseful like all of his other books that I loved growing up – how I missed this one is a mystery to me!
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About The BFG by Roald Dahl
“The BFG” (Big Friendly Giant) was published in 1982 and joined Dahl’s best-selling books which include “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” “James and the Giant Peach” and “Matilda.” These books are available in 58 languages and over 200 million copies have been sold worldwide.
The book centers around Sophie, a young girl who’s grown up in the village orphanage. She encounters a giant with a penchant for creating made-up words like fizzlecrump. The two become friends as they go on a journey of understanding.
The BFG” was Dahl’s favorite of all his stories and was originally written as a bedtime story and celebrates the themes of unlikely friendships, dreams, celebrating our differences, and believing.
I’ll be covering the red carpet movie premier as well as chatting with some of the cast and crew that have created this film. Please watch for coverage starting June 20th and continuing through the 22 here and by following the hashtag #TheBFGEvent on social media channels.
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The BFG Movie
The new film which is being released by Disney, Amblin Entertainment in association with Walden Media arrives in theaters on July 1, 2016. The fantasy-adventure film is 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”).
“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”).
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.
Oh I can not wait to see this movie! Such great talent going on.
It is so awesome that you were invited to such a great event. I love Dahl’s books. I haven’t read them in years. This movie might give me the excuse to read them again.
This sounds like a really good movie! I can’t wait to see it.
How can this not be good? Look at all that talent behind this film. I am excited for this one.
This movie looks amazing and one that I can not wait to see! Love this story by Roald Dahal.
I bet this is going to be a great movie. One of my favorite authors… amazing stories.
I’ve heard great things about the book. (I haven’t read it yet). You will have a great time on the press trip I’m sure!
It will be here before we know it! Sounds like The BFG is going to be a fantastic film to watch!
We own the book and read it a lot. My daughter and I are counting down the days to see it. It is really exciting that there is this movie coming out!!
This movie looks great! My kids saw the trailer and definately want to see it!
I love all Ronald Dahl books. He was one of my fav authors as a kid.
We saw the preview for The BFG last week when we were at the movies and my twins are really excited about going to see it this summer! They loved Charlie and the Chocolate Factory!
I loved Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach and Matilda. All three were wonderful. I am sure this film will be just as good! I can’t wait to see it!
Oh how exciting! Going to the premiere will be great. I loved reading this book with my daughter when she was young.
My daughter just read The BFG, and she just loved it. I can’t wait to see the story told on the big screen. I’m sure it’ll be fabulous.
This looks like it is going to be a good movie. I will have to take my little niece and nephew to see it.
I’m so excited to see this movie! I read the book a couple of times when I was a girl. I can’t wait to see what Disney does with it.
This movie sounds so cute. My kids and I are super excited to see it.
Coming soon, soon, soon! Can’t wait! 🙂
That’s a lot of talent behind that movie. I do bet it is going to be awesome.
I am sure you are going to be so excited for being a part of the red carpet premiere of The BFG. It has been making news lately & the trailer is simply awesome that I would love to watch it with my kids once it is released.
This movie is making a huge buzz. I didn’t even know about this story until recently. I saw the trailer and I’m actually looking forward to it!
The BFG was one of my favorite Ronald Dahl books as a kid. I cannot wait to see the movie as well!
i remember reading The BFG with my daughter. I can’t wait to see the movie. The trailer was great!
That looks like an awesome movie. Can’t wait for this. What beautiful graphics!
I’m looking forward to seeing this! You will have a blast I bet it will be SO much fun!
This sounds like such a good idea. Roald Dahal is an amazing author.
I loved Charlie and the Chocolate Factory so I am sure I would also love BFG! Adding to the awesomeness of this movie is that it was directed by Steven Spielberg. I can’t wait to watch it!