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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Walt Disney pictures has released the first teaser trailer for Steven Spielberg's next film, The BFG. The film, an adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic children's book of the same name follows the adventures of Sophie, played by Ruby Barnhill, who discovers a towering giant voiced by Bridge of Spies star Mark Rylance.
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Released Wednesday, the footage shows Sophie wandering around her orphanage at 3 a.m. in the morning unable to sleep until she is grabbed by a mysterious towering giant through her window.
"Upon her arrival in Giant Country, Sophie, a precocious 10-year-old girl from London, is initially frightened of the mysterious giant who has brought her to his cave, but soon comes to realize that the BFG [Big Friendly Giant] is actually quite gentle and charming, and, having never met a giant before, has many questions," reads the film's official synopsis.
"Sophie's presence in Giant Country has attracted the unwanted attention of the other giants, who have become increasingly more bothersome. Sophie and the BFG soon depart for London to see Queen Victoria (Penelope Wilton) and warn her of the precarious giant situation, but they must first convince the Queen and her maid, Mary (Rebecca Hall), that giants do indeed exist," the synopsis continues.
The BFG is Spielberg's directorial debut for Disney and is due out in theaters July 1, 2016.
