Roald Dahl's BFG Striking The Silver Screen

Human beans rejoice!In 1989, now defunct children's TV animation studio Cosgrove Hall developed a film version in the BFG, starring David Jason since the Large FriendlyGiant themselves and Amanda Root as Sophie, the miniature-by-comparison herione.It turned up on TVscreens on Christmas Day that year, now, 22 years later, ETwriter Melissa Mathison, veteran super producer Frank Marshall and Dreamworks itself are planning on developing a live-action version.Mathison, since you may have suspected, is on writing duties, but no director or stars are actually introduced, though we're sure the whispers will start flying online very quickly.It seems as being a sensible move from Dreamworks, with Dahl tales showing to become wealthy vein for company company directors over time, from Nic Roeg's The Wizards to Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr.Fox.To ensure that as it is live action, we're interested to find out who exactly the BFGis apt to be, so, you understand, large and friendly. Hmm.No release date remains reserved yet for your BFG, but we'll let you know as soon as we uncover.