UK release date for The BFG film
Entertainment One to bring Britain’s favourite giant back when Roald Dahl’s The BFG comes to the big screen on July 22, 2016
‘Entertainment One are delighted to announce a July 22, 2016 UK release date for the new feature film adaptation of Roald Dahl’s universally loved classic The BFG, directed by Steven Spielberg.’
First published in 1982, The BFG – one of Roald Dahl’s most iconic books with its memorable illustrations by Quentin Blake – was recently voted amongst the top 10 children’s books of the past 150 years. 2016 will also mark the centenary of Roald Dahl’s birth.
Legendary film director Steven Spielberg will direct the new adaptation with Melissa Mathison, who last worked with Spielberg on ET, writing the script. Frank Marshall and Spielberg will produce the film and Kathleen Kennedy, John Madden and Michael Siegel are on board as executive producers. The BFG will be a DreamWorks Studios and Amblin Entertainment production.
Alex Hamilton, Managing Director eOne says: “The world’s number one storyteller in books, the world’s number one storyteller in film, come together in the centenary year of Roald Dahl’s birth for the film of the summer. The BFG has caught our golden phizzwizard and is set to deliver it into the hearts and minds of everyone in the UK in 2016. This will be a GIANT film in every sense of the word.”
The BFG tells the tale of a young girl, the Queen of England and the Big Friendly Giant (or BFG) as they set out to capture the evil, man-eating giants who have been invading the human world.
“It is fitting that the UK is the first international country to announce the date of The BFG, a story that sprang from the imagination of this proud son from Wales,” said Steven Spielberg. “We at DreamWorks Studios hope our film will add to Roald Dahl’s prolific legacy of entertainment.”
Luke Kelly, Roald Dahl’s grandson and MD of the Roald Dahl Literary Estate, says: “We are so thrilled and excited at this collaboration between two storytelling giants – Roald Dahl and Steven Spielberg. The fact that Steven is bringing one of my grandfather’s best-loved stories and characters to the big screen in the middle of the year in which we will celebrate Roald Dahl’s Centenary is even more fantastic.”
Roald Dahl has sold 200million books worldwide, 37million of these in the UK. The film adaptations of his books have grossed over £65million at the UK box office.
The forthcoming film adaptation of The BFG will also be released in the USA in July 2016.
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The movie sounds great. The BFG was the first book that I ever read on my own. I can’t wait for the movie release and I hope it will be as good as the previous film.
I personally love the BFG I still remember reading as a class in year two of primary school studying it and then going to see a play about it and I loved it.
my favourite roald dahl book is the witches because it is a bit scary and it is a very interesting read.
I like the BFG and Roald Dahl’s books.
i love how all of Roald Dahl’s stories are so creative!
The movie sounds really good i think it would be interesting to see how they potray the characters from the book. I have always loved Roald Dahl’s book my favourite one was Danny the Champion of the world.
Olivia
my favourite roald dahl book would have to be matilda. I love the book matilda because she takes revenge on her parents. she isn’t treated very well by her parents so she gets them back with her powers.
Roald Dahl is such an engaging and witty writer and I think it is a testament to him that his books are so sucessful, so much so that they are being made into films. I love so many Roald Dahl books but the B.F.G and The Giraffe, The Pelly and me are probably my two favourites.
I remeber reading/ being read the roald dahl books with my dad when i was younger. I loved them all, its great to see thats there’s going to be a movie about one of my favourites.
i am really excited for this new movie to come out
I remeber all of Roald Dahl books and i’m so happy this is turning into a movie.I can’t wait!
i am really excited for this new movie to come out!!!!!!!!
I will definitely be waiting for the amazing book to be made into a movie. I loved this book when I was a child. I remember my teacher reading to me when I was in grade three
I think it sounds cool I like Roald Dahl he is a good writter
soooooo excited one of my favourite books when i was younger. I just hope it lives up to the witches movie.
i love this book i have read it many times
I remeber all of Roald Dahl books and i’m so happy this is turning into a movie.I can’t wait!
It sounds like it will be a good movie. I hope when it comes out it spreads worldwide.
It sounds exciting!
Can’t wait until it comes out!
I remember reading the BFG a few years back, and i’m now excited to see it be turned into a movie. I most certainly be going back and rereading it before the release date (multiple times…).
i am soooooo excited for this new movie to come out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
All of Roald Dahl’s books are so creative and funny. I am so glad that they are making The BFG into a movie but I hope they remain faithful to the book. My favourite Roald Dahl books would be Georges Marvellous Medicine, The twits, Matilda, James and the giant peach, the witches and The BFG. I can’t wait to see the movie!
Im really exited for the movie release of ‘The Big Friendly Giant’. I love all of Roald Dahl’s books and im sure the movie will be a hit!
I remeber when I was younger and I read the BFG and other Roald Dahl books. I loved them all. It is so great to see that they are making a movie about such a good book.
Wow, sounds cool. I remember going to see the play aswell when I was in year 2.
It’s a great book and would be even better as a film!
The release date is now on my calender!:)
I love Roald Dahl and the BFG is one of my favorites. I cant wait to see what the movie is going to be like!!!! I really like the movie Matilda so I hope the BFG will be really good as well.