The BFG is a truly big buddy movie for Steven Spielberg and Mark Rylance
WHEN The BFG made its debut in Cannes in May, Steven Spielberg explained he doesn’t often make friends on his movies. Yet as with Tom Hanks in the past, the three-time Oscar winner became buddies with the retiring, soft-spoken Mark Rylance when they made Bridge of Spies.
“We were kind of friendly right from the start,” recalls Rylance, “but Steven’s pretty friendly with everyone. When he first handed me the script of The BFG I thought he was just asking my opinion. I was already assuming a friendship of us talking about films and scripts in general, but I had no idea he was offering me the part.”
