Spielberg to direct Roald Dahl's BFG

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I have high hopes he won't burton it. Dahl is a huge favorite of mine so the travesty of the second chocolate factory movie hurts me.

What if he wes Anderson's it?

very cool!

what does BFG stand for, because the only abbreviation i know for those letters is "Big Fucking Gun"

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I don't want it being Burtoned/Depped whatever. Dahl is so personal to so many people... this better not be shit/ Especially the BFG which is a simply magical tale

Big Fucking Giant

One of my favourite books as a child.

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That was my favourite book for a couple of years when I was a kid. Still love it. I'd hate to see Hollywood fuck it up.

It's Bisexual Fetish Gnomes btw.

this was my fave:

Gotta love those Quentin Blake drarings...soul.

RD books and Quentin Blake illustrations were like the bane of my existence in grade school :)

Charlie and the glass elevator was my favourite. Going Solo and Boy were ace too, oh and the witches and mathilda and fantastic mr fox and the twits

  On 6/19/2014 at 11:50 PM, chenGOD said:

What if he wes Anderson's it?

haha,

  On 6/19/2014 at 10:59 PM, essines said:

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I have high hopes he won't burton it. Dahl is a huge favorite of mine so the travesty of the second chocolate factory movie hurts me.

James and the Giant Peach was good. Man, 80/90s Burton > 00s Burton hands down. (edit - realizing Henry Selick actually directed that, Burton only produced it)

That remake of Willy Wonka was so needless in retrospect, and a let down for me (I was hoping for a dark adaption closer to the book). Granted, my expectations were high as the original is one of my favorite films ever: subtle absurdity and horror yet also one of the most touching and sincere endings of any children's films imo.

Honestly, I blame Burton and Depp both equally, the rest of the cast was actually good (Charlie, Grandpa Joe, the other kids), but the visuals and setting and overall vibe were so fucking off. Soundtrack was a letdown as well.

You know what would make a good Dahl film? Something based off his memoirs Boy (source of many of his novel's themes) and/or Going Solo. He had a fascinating life overseas and in the RAF before he became a full-time writer.

  On 6/20/2014 at 2:32 AM, delet... said:

 

  On 6/19/2014 at 11:50 PM, chenGOD said:

What if he wes Anderson's it?

 

haha,

 

http://youtu.be/gSEzGDzZ1dY

for the longest time i thought Roald Dahl was Shel Silverstein

  On 6/20/2014 at 2:55 AM, joshuatx said:

 

 

You know what would make a good Dahl film? Something based off his memoirs Boy (source of many of his novel's themes) and/or Going Solo. He had a fascinating life overseas and in the RAF before he became a full-time writer.

 

 

Yes Boy was fantastic. What I would love to see Wes Anderson direct actually would be "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More". Just the right amount of surrealism, and they would work beautifully as short vignettes.

wow, snl actually did something passable.

  On 6/20/2014 at 3:04 AM, delet... said:

wow, snl actually did something passable.

I know right. nailed the Wes Anderson style pretty well.

was missing a bill murray appearance. even if it was just a quick cut to squee's avatar or something, it was kind of missing !

  On 6/20/2014 at 4:50 PM, bitroast said:

 

  On 6/20/2014 at 3:04 AM, delet... said:

wow, snl actually did something passable.

 

I know right. nailed the Wes Anderson style pretty well.

was missing a bill murray appearance. even if it was just a quick cut to squee's avatar or something, it was kind of missing !

 

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  On 6/20/2014 at 5:02 PM, tec said:

 

  On 6/20/2014 at 4:50 PM, bitroast said:

 

  On 6/20/2014 at 3:04 AM, delet... said:

wow, snl actually did something passable.

 

I know right. nailed the Wes Anderson style pretty well.

was missing a bill murray appearance. even if it was just a quick cut to squee's avatar or something, it was kind of missing !

 

 

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listen. mate. if you have an issue with the phrase "I know right" then you're better off starting a new thread about it then simply bolding the text and copy and pasting the phrase repeatedly.

The original BFG movie is one my favourite still today.

  On 6/20/2014 at 10:03 PM, bitroast said:

 

  On 6/20/2014 at 5:02 PM, tec said:

 

  On 6/20/2014 at 4:50 PM, bitroast said:

 

  On 6/20/2014 at 3:04 AM, delet... said:

wow, snl actually did something passable.

I know right. nailed the Wes Anderson style pretty well.

was missing a bill murray appearance. even if it was just a quick cut to squee's avatar or something, it was kind of missing !

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listen. mate. if you have an issue with the phrase "I know right" then you're better off starting a new thread about it then simply bolding the text and copy and pasting the phrase repeatedly.

  On 6/20/2014 at 10:03 PM, bitroast said:

 

  On 6/20/2014 at 5:02 PM, tec said:

 

  On 6/20/2014 at 4:50 PM, bitroast said:

 

  On 6/20/2014 at 3:04 AM, delet... said:

wow, snl actually did something passable.

 

I know right. nailed the Wes Anderson style pretty well.

was missing a bill murray appearance. even if it was just a quick cut to squee's avatar or something, it was kind of missing !

 

 

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listen. mate. if you have an issue with the phrase "I know right" then you're better off starting a new thread about it then simply bolding the text and copy and pasting the phrase repeatedly.

 

You're right, that was rude, I was just a bit upset that I hear that everywhere and it is now here too.

Wonder if it will be live action or motion capture animation like he did with Tin Tin. I think he's a safe pair of hands. It's a beloved book, i think it was the first book i read when i was about 8, it had the Quentin Blake illustrations in it, the story totally captures the imagination.