PhotoCANNES, France — “The BFG,” the latest from Steven Spielberg, is based on the 1982 book of the same title by Roald Dahl. Using a combination of physical sets, performance capture and digital wizardry, Mr. Spielberg creates a visually seamless world that looks startlingly real. On Sunday, I spoke with Mr. Spielberg about his new movie, accusations that Dahl was anti-Semitic and what he would change in the film industry, at the Carlton hotel. Later, when I began asking questions of people who knew Dahl, they told me he liked to say things he didn’t mean just to get a reaction. Now, I don’t know what I would have done if I’d known this [about Dahl] before “BFG.” I didn’t research Dahl.

Source: New York Times May 15, 2016 15:52 UTC