The book has previously been adapted for the 2016 fantasy adventure film which was directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg and starred Sir Mark Rylance as the BFG and Ruby Barnhill as Sophie.

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The BFG is being adapted from Dahl's 1982 book by playwright Tom Wells (Jumping for Goalposts, The Kitchen Sink), a recipient of the prestigious Simon Gray Award, named after the dramatist whose ...