Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall began development on a live-action adaptation of The BFG back in the 1990s, and various screenwriters were hired to work on the screenplay in the subsequent years.
Kathleen Kennedy dan Frank Marshall mulai pengembangan adaptasi aksi langsung The BFG kembali pada 1990-an, dan beberapa penulis skenario dipekerjakan untuk mengerjakan skenario pada tahun-tahun berikutnya.