Actor Ólafur Darri Ólafsson has signed up to play a giant in Steven Spielberg’s adaption of the Roald Dahl classic The BFG. Filming takes place in Vancouver.
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The film, which is Spielberg’s directorial debut for Disney, is based on Roald Dahl’s 1982 children's book The BFG tells the story of a Big Friendly Giant who befriends an orphan girl. It stars Mark Rylance as the title character, and Ruby Barnhill as Sophie. The line-up of giants includes comedian Bill Hader, Jemaine Clement, Michael David Adamthwaite, Daniel Bacon, Chris Gibbs, Adam Godley, Jonathan Holmes, Paul Moniz de Sa and, of course, our very own Ólafur Darri.
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Ólafur Darri is excited for the project and admits that he has been a big fan of Spielberg since childhood.
“It’s always weird to meet people you have idolised for years. This is a great next step for me as an actor,” he told Vísir.
The film is scheduled to hit theatres in summer 2016.
Actor Ólafur Darri Ólafsson has signed up to play a giant in Steven Spielberg’s adaption of the Roald Dahl classic The BFG. Filming takes place in Vancouver.
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The film, which is Spielberg’s directorial debut for Disney, is based on Roald Dahl’s 1982 children's book The BFG tells the story of a Big Friendly Giant who befriends an orphan girl. It stars Mark Rylance as the title character, and Ruby Barnhill as Sophie. The line-up of giants includes comedian Bill Hader, Jemaine Clement, Michael David Adamthwaite, Daniel Bacon, Chris Gibbs, Adam Godley, Jonathan Holmes, Paul Moniz de Sa and, of course, our very own Ólafur Darri.
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Ólafur Darri is excited for the project and admits that he has been a big fan of Spielberg since childhood.
“It’s always weird to meet people you have idolised for years. This is a great next step for me as an actor,” he told Vísir.
The film is scheduled to hit theatres in summer 2016.
