The BFG (Spielberg Attached to Direct) July 1, 2016

[kowhite]

22 hours ago, CJohn said:

Seems pretty obvious that they are dumping it. 

 

This isn't just a Dreamworks movie distributed by Disney.

 

Disney is co-producing this, like they're putting money into the budget.  This is not like The Help or War Horse.  And that's hardly a dumping date.

 

If they were dumping this, they wouldn't have sunk a bunch of money into the budget.  There's a reason this movie has the Disney logo and none of those others did.

Edited April 8, 2016 by kowhite

[Ezen Baklattan]

Roald Dahl may have been my favorite author as a kid. I remember having to take quizzes on books I read in around 6th grade, and I got through the requirements solely on his books. Needless to say, I'm really hyped for this.

 

13 hours ago, Jonwo said:

I think Spielberg is trying to capture the look of the giants and the BFG from the book but also merge the features of the actual actors much like what he did with Tintin which was create people with Herge attributes. 

 

I also agree with the Tintin vibe you're getting from this.

[EmpireCity]

On 4/7/2016 at 9:17 AM, CJohn said:

Two weeks after their own Dory which should make 30-40M on that weekend plus one week before Pets which is getting major hype? Yup, not a dump job at all, no sir. 

 

I like ya CJohn, but this is absurd to say that Disney is dumping it.  You don't "dump" a movie the 4th of July weekend.  If they were going to dump it, they move it to late September.  

[AniNate]

20 hours ago, kowhite said:

 

If they were dumping this, they wouldn't have sunk a bunch of money into the budget.  There's a reason this movie has the Disney logo and none of those others did.

 

A uniquely themed Disney logo to boot

[Goffe]

20 hours ago, kowhite said:

 

This isn't just a Dreamworks movie distributed by Disney.

 

Disney is co-producing this, like they're putting money into the budget.  This is not like The Help or War Horse.  And that's hardly a dumping date.

 

If they were dumping this, they wouldn't have sunk a bunch of money into the budget.  There's a reason this movie has the Disney logo and none of those others did.

I believe you.

 

so, how big do you think the budget is?

[kowhite]

29 minutes ago, Goffe said:

I believe you.

 

so, how big do you think the budget is?

 

These things always cost at least 150m.

[Jonwo]

13 hours ago, kowhite said:

 

These things always cost at least 150m.

 

I think the budget is $130m although it might be higher.

[Durden]

Robin Williams was almost The BFG's big, friendly giant
 

http://www.ew.com/article/2016/04/12/bfg-movie-robin-williams?xid=entertainment-weekly_socialflow_twitter

[marveldcfox]

 

This is the trailer for A MONSTER CALLS. Kinda similar premise, but looks infinitely better. If you keep the Spielberg name aside for a moment and objectively look at the trailers for both, A monster calls without a questions trumps bfg.

[CoolioD1]

i guess this is closer to being finished than i realized, (though i suppose it would have to be w/ the beard going into production on rp1 pretty soon) premieres at cannes film festival out of competition next month

[NickDisney13]

[Blankments]

Got the trailer at Jungle Book. Footage looks good, but I hope CGI is a lot cleaner in the final product. Distracting right now.

 

On 4/7/2016 at 11:39 PM, Telemachos said:

I showed Tele Jr. the trailer and he got really excited about it. He wanted to watch it over and over.

 

So I bought the iBook and read him the first chapter before bed. Huzzah!

Great! BFG has always been my favorite Dahl. It's got a really cool magic to it.

[MCKillswitch123]

1st review out from Cannes, by The Wrap:

https://www.thewrap.com/the-bfg-cannes-review-steven-spielberg-roald-dahl-have-a-great-character-not-a-great-movie/

 

Long story short: Good movie but not quite Spielberg magic. Rylance and the lead girl (Ruby Barnhill) are the highlights.

 

EDIT: Variety review: variety.com/2016/film/reviews/the-bfg-review-steven-spielberg-1201774476/

 

It's a rave, and it highlights big BO potential for the film.

Edited May 14, 2016 by MCKillswitch123

[Jonwo]

Glad it's gotten good reviews. I have a feeling this will do quite well

[ddddeeee]

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/bfg-cannes-review-894036?utm_source=twitter

[CoolioD1]

Saw this being compared to a Powell/pressburger film on Twitter. Caaaaaaant wait

[Dementeleus]

1 minute ago, CoolioD1 said:

Saw this being compared to a Powell/pressburger film on Twitter. 

 

Whaaaaaaaaat?

[Chewy]

The giant looks weird and that's really all I can think when I see footage from this

[cannastop]

1 minute ago, Chewy said:

The giant looks weird and that's really all I can think when I see footage from this

Tintin part 2, here we come.

[CoolioD1]

6 minutes ago, Telemachos said:

 

Whaaaaaaaaat?

https://mobile.twitter.com/robbiereviews/status/731449147870613504

 

waiting for his review to expand on that.