FROM SPY TO GENTLE GIANT

Steven Spielberg was quick to cast Bridge of Spies co-star Mark Rylance as the title Big Friendly Giant in his upcoming The BFG, based on Roald Dahl’s children’s book and due in theatres in July 2016.

He hired the BAFTA and Tonywinning English actor after his first day’s work on Bridge of Spies.

“I knew he was my BFG,” said Spielberg. “He’s such a consummate actor and such a deeply sensitive human being.”

The BFG was shot entirely in Vancouver. “I had an amazing time,” said Spielberg of the Canadian experience. Linda Barnard