Before typing a word of this I’m already legitimately weeping a single tear of joy, so get ready to have all your child-like senses of wonder warmed right down to the very cockles of their hearts.
“In more than 40 years of making movies, I have been on the producing end of a number of films for The Walt Disney Company, but never as a director. It is a special joy to be in the director’s chair as we start ‘The BFG,’ alongside my long-time friends and film collaborators Kathy Kennedy, who introduced me to this project, Frank Marshall and Melissa Mathison. Together with them and Disney, there are many reasons why I am so excited about this joint venture.”
Dreamworks CEO Michael Wright also chimed in thusly.
“This partnership speaks to the spirit of storytelling and the kinds of movies that we make here. Over the years, we have enjoyed a fruitful collaboration, and we couldn’t be more excited to be working with Disney in this expanded capacity on ‘The BFG.’”
What’s more, the cast for the film has also been revealed, and it includes names like Bill Hader, Jermaine Clement, Michael David Adamthwaite, Daniel Bacon, Chris Gibbs, Adam Godley, Jonathan Holmes, Paul Moinz de Sa and Olafur Olaffson who will all play the film’s cast of bloodthirsty giants.