Based on disney s the jungle book by walt disney wolfgang reitherman and the jungle book by rudyard kipling. Origins i love me some andy serkis, and im sure his motion capture performance in the film will be just as incredible as ever. First trailer for andy serkis mowgli promises plenty of. But the disney film was able to get made first, making mowgli look like the duplicate. May 21, 2018 a few years back, competing interpretations of the jungle book were meandering through postproduction, one from director jon favreau and the other marking the directorial debut of andy serkis. Nov 08, 2018 andy serkis s version of the jungle book has a gorgeous new trailer two years after disney s nearly billiondollar take on the jungle book, serkis s version is heading to netflix. The real reason andy serkis chose to postpone mowgli after. Andy serkiss bigbudget adaptation had a long and difficult journey to netflix. Netflixs mowgli puts and end to the gritty fairy tale reboot. Andy serkis talks to us about the new jungle book adaptation.
Talking with andy serkis about his new movie mowgli on netflix. Considering the andy serkisdirected film is a rehash of a disney movie and exceedingly dark, its nearly. Mowgli director andy serkis talks blending christian bales face with a panther and losing the race with the jungle book how andy serkis really feels about mowgli being released on netflix. The jungle book is a 2023 american computeranimated musical film produced by owen laramore productions, and released by walt disney pictures. Legend of the jungle is netflixs best blockbuster yet. Andy serkis crafts a darker, murkier jungle book tale. How andy serkis feels about his jungle book getting. Disney s the jungle book was a massive hit, but according to director andy serkis, his jungle book.
How netflixs mowgli compares to disneys jungle book movie. Hes much more like a drill sergeant andy serkis explains why. Andy serkis explains how his retelling of the jungle book swerved a clash with disneys 2016 film. The film stars rohan chand, matthew rhys, and freida pinto, along with voice and motion capture performances from christian bale, cate blanchett, benedict cumberbatch, naomie harris, and serkis. Origins and the jungle book are very different movies. Produced by owen laramore roger allers rob minkoff. The wrong fight for both sides get more from variety and variety411.
Apr 20, 2016 recently, disney have struggled to recreate the magic of beloved cartoons when transferring them to liveaction. Legend of the jungle is now available on netflix, and it will undoubtedly be compared to disneys liveaction jungle book. Andy serkis explains how his jungle book will differ. Everyones talking about how emotionless the lions look in this hyper realistic style. Performancecapture pioneer andy serkis shared some interesting information during an interview with newsweek, about his adaptation of the jungle book, title. Directed by robert zemeckis, the film features the voices of jack dylan grazer, tom. Although technically its the directorial debut of a. Aug 05, 2017 although filming on andy serkis jungle book formerly titled jungle book.
Santomero in her directorial debut from a screenplay by. If you think mowgli is just another jungle book rehash. Mowgli is the most authentic version of the jungle book. Mowgli vs the jungle book, and more strange cases of. Andy serkis hopes his retelling of the jungle book will still find an audience despite disneys 2016 adaptation effectively driving it on to the small screen. Andy serkis jungle book movie gets new title and synopsis. The lord of the rings and planet of the apes motioncapture legend andy serkis will direct. Based on the famous rudyard kipling story, the jungle book. In performancecapture maestro andy serkis hands, legends of the jungle is a darker, more surprising version of the jungle. This adaptation promises to be a much more truer adaptation of the works by rudyard kipling. Dec 11, 2018 andy serkis hopes his retelling of the jungle book will still find an audience despite disneys 2016 adaptation effectively driving it on to the small screen. Origins will technically be liveaction, but will also fully utilize serkis expertise in motioncapture for many of the performances.
Mar 20, 2014 andy serkis, the actor best known for playing the cgcreated character gollum in the lord of the rings movies, has come on board to direct warner bros. Origins, so it will be nice for the actor to show a different side of his creative self. Andy serkis on why there was room for two jungle books bbc. The jungle book is a 2023 american computeranimated musical comedy film produced by owen laramore productions and released by walt disney pictures. Andy serkis as baloo, a firm but fair himalayan brown bear who is one of mowglis teachers. Dec, 2018 serkis pulls a double shift as the director and baloo, the wise bear who schools mowgli on the rules of the jungle. Apr 20, 2016 because despite favreau reaching the finish line first, disney s rival studio is also readying its own version of the jungle book, from performancecapture maestro andy serkis. Dec 06, 2018 i dont envy andy serkis task of doing a liveaction, motioncapture version of the jungle book after disney beat him to the punch in 2016 and picked up almost a billion dollars worldwide. Mowgli is the most authentic version of the jungle book yet. How different is wbs jungle book to disneys jungle book. There is room for two jungle book movies screen rant. Andy serkis explains how his jungle book will differ from the disney version. The film was intially going to be released in october. Director andy serkis says this film isnt terrifying but says there are some scary moments.
Disney had jon favreau directing a liveaction adaptation of their classic. Shot on location in south africa and at the warner brothers leavesden studios in the u. It is the fourth film produced by the studio, a remake of disney s traditionallyanimated 1967 film of the same name, and the first computeranimated remake of a disney classic. Lord of the rings star andy serkis has signed on to direct warner bros.
Jul 16, 2014 disney has cast a 10yearold new yorker as mowgli in the studios remake of the jungle book neel sethi, who has no previous professional acting experience, will be the only actor to appear on. Disney casts 10yearold newcomer as mowgli in jon favreaus. In april 2016, just before the wide release of disney s the jungle book, the films release date was moved to 19 october 2018. Comparing the cast of disneys the jungle book and jungle. Jon favreau is directing a competing adaptation of the jungle book at disney. This jungle book adaptation sat on a shelf for years. By brendan bettinger mar 21, 2014 andy serkis to direct the jungle book for warner bros. Speaking to a group of journos, serkis explains how his take on the mancub story is different from the other versions produced by disney. Best known for his work in performance capture roles, serkis will take on the duel job of helming the film, while also portraying mowglis furry friend baloo. Andy serkis, the actor best known for playing the cgcreated character gollum in the lord of the rings movies, has come on board to direct warner bros. Cate blanchett, christian bale, and benedict cumberbatch are all lending.
In october 2017, andy serkis revealed the working title of the film to be mowgli. Idris elba to voice shere khan in disney remake of the jungle. Legend of the jungle is now available on netflix, and it will undoubtedly be compared to disneys liveaction jungle book movie, which was directed by jon favreau. For some time, andy serkis best known for his role as gollum in the lord of the rings film series has also been. This new jungle book movie is just as stunning as the recent disney one just. Legend of the jungle rewrites the jungle book as you. Serkis stated that the film would be darker and more serious in tone than previous jungle book adaptations, thus closer to that of kiplings original works. Andy serkiss version of the jungle book has a gorgeous new. Andy serkiss version of the jungle book has a gorgeous. What does disney s smash hit mean for andy serkis warner bros. A gloomier jungle book finally sees the light of day. Mowgli trailer 1 2018 andy serkis, cate blanchett the jungle book movie hd official trailer. Jon favreau is directing a competing adaptation of. Serkis, who plays baloo and directed the film, emphasized that mowgli is darker in tone and follows a psychologically complex journey of young mowgli growing up and searching for his identity.
Andy serkis on his version of mowgli and the jungle book. Like most people that have laid eyes on the jungle book, mowgli director andy serkis is a huge fan of disneys 1967 take on rudyard kilplings collection of short stories. Andy serkis on why there was room for two jungle books bbc news. Andy serkis on how his jungle book movie differs from disneys.
Andy serkis felt hed earned the right to direct jungle book. Andy serkis mowgli will explore darker themes than disney. With christian bale, cate blanchett, benedict cumberbatch, naomie harris. Andy serkis felt hed earned the right to direct jungle. Apr 10, 2018 performancecapture pioneer andy serkis shared some interesting information during an interview with newsweek, about his adaptation of the jungle book, titled mowgli. Mar 07, 2014 disney s own 1967 animated musical, featuring the voice of george sanders as shere khan, is the most famous onscreen incarnation of the jungle book. Legend of the jungle also known and stylized on screen simply as mowgli is a 2018 adventure drama film directed by andy serkis with a screenplay by callie kloves, based on stories collected in all the mowgli stories by rudyard kipling. Andy serkis s jungle book to come out a year after disney s the warner brothers film will be released october 16, 2016. According to director andy serkis, the filmmakers created an entire village set in south africa. In performancecapture maestro andy serkis hands, legends of the jungle is a darker, more surprising version. Feb 15, 2016 best known for his work in performance capture roles, serkis will take on the duel job of helming the film, while also portraying mowglis furry friend baloo. Its therefore pretty exciting that the story is coming back to life in multiple. The jungle book was a huge success for disney and was again back in the public eye when jon favreau directed a liveaction version of the story in 2016. Andy serkis jungle book will be darker than disneys.
Starring jack dylan grazer tom hanks zak orth jonathan pryce andy serkis toby jones. The 4th theatrical owen laramore entertainment film, it is an entirely computeranimated remake of disney s 1967 traditionallyanimated film of the same name. Recently, disney have struggled to recreate the magic of beloved cartoons when transferring them to liveaction. The film was directed by back to the future director robert zemeckis, and features the voices of jack. Mowgli is the excessively dark jungle book rehash no one. It uses performance capture, is shot on location in south africa, and according to him, more authentic. Nov 29, 2018 disney s the jungle book was once one of two competing jungle book projects scheduled for 2016 and it wasnt even the first to leave the starting gate.
The jungle book 2016 vs netflixs mowgli 2018 subscribe. Kini versi lain adaptasi buku cerita rudyard kipling itu siap tayang tahun ini berjudul mowgli. Although technically its the directorial debut of andy serkis, the actor. Andy serkis explains how his jungle book will differ from. Several years ago, serkis aimed to tell the definitive version of mowglis story, a character from rudyard kiplings the jungle book and the second jungle book novels, which have been comprised into the collection all the mowgli stories. Jul 26, 2017 andy serkis, who served as the second unit director in the hobbit films was going to make his directorial debut with jungle book. Apr 12, 2016 this month, walt disney pictures heads to the wilderness for a new live action reboot of their 1967 animated classic, the jungle book. But disney did release the jungle book, and that movie was a big, big hit, followed by the seemingly inevitable announcement of a sequel. May 16, 2016 andy serkis is still hard at work on his own version of the jungle book, which warner bros. However, andy serkis has unveiled the first trailer from his mowgli, which is sticking closer to rudyard kiplings source material. Serkis has been working on mowgli since 20, but was beaten to it by jon favreaus disney adaptation. May 22, 2018 in the case of mowgli, the film was in development before disney s the jungle book was even announced.
If he really does the book version rather than the disney cartoon version, this will be interesting. However, the new version of the jungle book is easily disney s most successful liveaction reboot. Legend of the jungle is a mature, violent version of rudyard. Aug 01, 2014 disney s the jungle book finds its mowgli in newcomer neel sethi andy serkis vs. Serkis mowgli from oblivion after disneys the jungle book beat it to. Jungle book, this andy serkisdirected venture follows on the heels of disneys 2016. It is a computeranimated remake of disney s 1967 traditionally animated film of the same name and the 4th owen laramore entertainment feature film. Apr 06, 2016 for the last couple of years two different adaptations of rudyard kiplings the jungle book have been in development. Netflix debuts full trailer for andy serkis mowgli.
Dec 03, 2018 like most people that have laid eyes on the jungle book, mowgli director andy serkis is a huge fan of disneys 1967 take on rudyard kilplings collection of short stories. The jungle book is a 2023 american computeranimated musical film produced by olaramore04 productions and distributed by walt disney pictures. Directed by robert zemeckis, the film features the voices of jack dylan grazer. In december, the official title was changed to mowgli. The andy serkis jungle book movie will be darker and aimed at an older audience than the recent blockbuster from disney and jon favreau. How andy serkis jungle book differs from jon favreaus. Legend of the jungle vs disney the jungle book live action. Mowgli netflix ending darker than disney jungle book refinery29. Apr 11, 2016 theres nothing that makes a 90s kid more nostalgic than disney movies, and the jungle book was one of the best. Dec 20, 2017 andy serkis is bringing the jungle book story to the big screen once more. Take, for example, the likes of alice in wonderland and cinderella, which were met with a mixed critical response. Andy serkis mowgli will explore darker themes than. Andy serkis on why there was room for two jungle books. A human child raised by wolves must face off against a menacing tiger named shere khan, as well as his own origins.
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