The BFG
We’ve made no secret of the fact that we love Steven Spielberg‘s The BFG, which we were lucky enough to catch at the Cannes Film Festival. Well, its international debut is getting closer and we have a brand new featurette focussing on Mark Rylance‘s title character to share with you all.
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 Snozzcumbers 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.
Watch the new featurette below, read our very positive review of the film here, and catch The BFG in cinemas in the UK from July 22nd, 2016.
