First Poster for Steven Spielberg's THE BFG
"From the human beans that created E.T."
Disney has released the first poster for Steven Spielberg's adaptation of Roald Dahl's beloved children's classic, The BFG. This movie looks like it has the potential to be great! One of the things that I like most about what I've seen from it is that it has that magical Spielberg touch. I included the teaser trailer for you to watch below in case you missed it.
As you can see, the poster features the young character Sophie, who is played by Ruby Barnhill, as she is excitingly looking up at the big friendly giant.
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.
The BFG opens in theaters on July 1st, 2016.