The BFG

Ten-year-old Sophie is in for the adventure of a lifetime when she meets the Big Friendly Giant. Naturally scared at first, the young girl soon realizes that the 24-foot behemoth is actually quite gentle and charming. As their friendship grows, Sophie'
s presence attracts the unwanted attention of Bloodbottler, Fleshlumpeater and other giants. After traveling to London, Sophie and the BFG must convince Queen Victoria to help them get rid of all the bad giants once and for all.

[size=150:1dyvewve]Steven Spielberg praises Kiwi star
May 19, 2016



[size=125:1dyvewve]Legendary director Steven Spielberg has praised Kiwi actor Jemaine Clement, who stars in new film The BFG

Ain’t nothin’ like a bit of mutual appreciation from the world’s greatest movie giant, as Jemaine Clement recently discovered.

The Kiwi comedian/actor/writer/director has received breathless compliments from his new biggest fan, legendary director Stephen Spiel berg - who cast him as evil giant Fleshlumpeater in his upcoming movie adaptation of Roald Dahl’s children’s classic, The BFG.

"
Jemaine can do anything. He can do absolutely anything and he's the sweetest, most retiring guy,"
said the movie-meister at the May 14 world premiere of The BFG in Cannes.

"
People who know him in real life are not going to believe that Fleshlumpeater is Jemaine because he's not that way."




The compliment goes both ways for long-time Spielberg fan Jemaine, 42, who recalls:

“I watched E.T. on my ninth or tenth birthday and it was quite a transporting movie. Indiana Jones I remember being really excited about, and I saw the first screening of Jurassic Park on the day it came out when I was a uni student in Wellington,"
he told the New Zealand Herald.

Working with Spielberg, tells the Flight of the Conchords star, didn't disappoint. “I think it just backed up what I thought - he's very imaginative, hardworking and thoughtful. He has a great understanding of people.”

He added that the collaboration was, quite literally, the stuff of fantasy.

“I have had so many imaginary conversations with Steven Spielberg where I have pretended in front of my friends I am being called by him - 'Sorry it's Spielberg'. But to actually work with him...” he recently confessed.

"
Maybe they will think they were real, those conversations. Even though the phone was just a bottle or something."

Amily wrote:no :#fingerwave#: from anyone for saying this

emira wrote:I'm new to the BFG. We didn't have this book in Poland when I was a kid, so I'm looking forward to discovering it in print and on the screen. :#excited2#:

blondesnotbombs wrote:

emira wrote:I'm new to the BFG. We didn't have this book in Poland when I was a kid, so I'm looking forward to discovering it in print and on the screen. :#excited2#:

Oh wow, I thought Roald Dahl's books were pretty universal! At least after the success of the Willy Wonka film.

emira wrote:

blondesnotbombs wrote:

emira wrote:I'm new to the BFG. We didn't have this book in Poland when I was a kid, so I'm looking forward to discovering it in print and on the screen. :#excited2#:

Oh wow, I thought Roald Dahl's books were pretty universal! At least after the success of the Willy Wonka film.

No Willy Wonka behind the Iron Curtain either. I still need to watch the older version with Gene Wilder. I'm only familiar with Tim Burton's one.

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onlyalways wrote:Wow how dare he. :#ded#:

Amily wrote:

onlyalways wrote:Wow how dare he. :#ded#:

You know if he can do it he will. :8-):

Spoiler:

blondesnotbombs wrote:

emira wrote:No Willy Wonka behind the Iron Curtain either. I still need to watch the older version with Gene Wilder. I'm only familiar with Tim Burton's one.

Yikes! :#shy#: Definitely check out the Gene Wilder film, it's wonderful.

The Tim Burton film was not great (and I'm not a Burton hater, for the record).

emira wrote:The BFG is coming to Blu-ray, Digital HD and Disney Movies Anywhere Nov. 29.

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