The Jungle Book (2016 film)

The Jungle Book

Official artwork poster of the film.

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Jon Favreau
Produced by
  • Jon Favreau
  • Brigham Taylor
Written by Justin Marks
Based on Disney's The Jungle Book
Starring
Music by John Debney
Cinematography Bill Pope
Edited by Mark Livolsi
Production
company
Walt Disney Pictures
Fairview Entertainment
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Release dates
  • April 15, 2016 (2016-04-15)
Running time
 111 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English

The Jungle Book is an upcoming American 3D live-animation adventure fantasy film directed by Jon Favreau, written by Justin Marks, and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. It is a live-action remake of the 1967 animated film. The film stars and introduces Neel Sethi as Mowgli with the film featuring the voice talents of Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong'o, Scarlett Johansson, Giancarlo Esposito and Christopher Walken. The film is scheduled to be released in Disney Digital 3D, RealD 3D and IMAX 3D on April 15, 2016.

Plot

Mowgli (Neel Sethi) is a boy who was raised by the Indian wolves Raksha (Lupita Nyong'o) and Akela (Giancarlo Esposito). When the fearsome scarred Bengal tiger Shere Khan (Idris Elba) threatens his life since man isn't allowed in the jungle, Mowgli leaves his jungle home. Guided by Bagheera the black panther (Ben Kingsley) and Baloo the bear (Bill Murray), he sets out on a journey of self-discovery while evading the human-hunting Shere Khan. Along the way, Mowgli encounters jungle creatures who do not exactly have his best interests at heart-including Kaa (Scarlett Johansson), a python whose seductive voice and gaze hypnotizes the man-cub, and the smooth-talking King Louie (Christopher Walken), an orangutan-resembling Gigantopithecus[2] who tries to coerce Mowgli into giving up the secret to the elusive and deadly "red flower".

Cast

Voices

Production

The film was announced on July 9, 2013, with Justin Marks set to write the script.[3] Jon Favreau was later confirmed as director on November 5, 2013.[4]

The cast was announced between March and August 2014, with Idris Elba being announced to voice Shere Khan during early stages, and Bill Murray eventually confirmed as the voice of Baloo in August 2014. Between then, Scarlett Johansson, Ben Kingsley, Neel Sethi and Christopher Walken were confirmed to play Kaa, Bagheera, Mowgli and King Louie, respectively.[5][6][7][8][9] Favreau decided to cast Johansson to play Kaa, originally a male character, as he felt the original film was "a little too male-oriented". Favreau also decided to change King Louie from an orangutan to a Gigantopithecus due to the fact that orangutans are not native to the area in which the story takes place.[2] The special effects use to craft the various animal characters will consist of motion capture techniques alongside computer animation done from scratch. Favreau expressed desire to avoid overusing motion capture in order to prevent an uncanny valley effect.[2]

Richard M. Sherman, who wrote songs for the original 1967 film alongside his late brother Robert B. Sherman, will return to write new songs for this film.[10] "The Bare Necessities", originally written by Terry Gilkyson, will be included and sung by Murray.[11] "Trust in Me" is also to be included, sung by Johansson, after an appearance in the film's teaser trailer.[12]

MPC will be the lead visual effects company for this film. Additional companies are Weta Digital and Digital Domain (who previously collaborated for Peter Pan).[13]

Release

On January 13, 2015, the film's release date was postponed from October 16, 2015, to April 15, 2016.[14] The film is scheduled to be released in the Dolby Vision format in Dolby Cinema in the United States.[15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "AMC Theatres: The Jungle Book". AMC Theatres. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Jon Favreau Breaks Down Disney's Live-Action 'Jungle Book' Teaser: From the Digital Toolbox to the 'Bear Necessities'". September 15, 2015.
  3. ↑ The Deadline Team. "Justin Marks To Adapt Live-Action ‘Jungle Book’ Reboot At Disney - Deadline". Deadline. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  4. ↑ Borys Kit. "Jon Favreau in Talks to Direct 'Jungle Book' for Disney". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  5. ↑ Borys Kit. "Idris Elba to Voice Man-Eating Tiger in Disney's 'Jungle Book'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  6. ↑ Borys Kit. "Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong'o in Talks for Disney's 'Jungle Book' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Ben Kingsley, ‘The Jungle Book': Actor to Voice Bagheera in Disney Pic - Variety". Variety. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Disney Finds its Mowgli in Newcomer Neel Sethi for ‘The Jungle Book’ - Variety". Variety. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  9. ↑ The Deadline Team. "Disney’s ‘Jungle Book’ Adds Christopher Walken And Giancarlo Esposito - Deadline". Deadline. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  10. ↑ Pat Cerasaro. "Richard Sherman Set To Pen New Songs For Disney's THE JUNGLE BOOK Movie Remake". Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Bill Murray will sing as Baloo the Bear in The Jungle Book". Digital Spy. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  12. ↑ Khatchatourian, Maane (September 15, 2015). "Watch: First Trailer for Disney’s Live-Action ‘The Jungle Book’". Variety. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  13. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3040964/companycredits?ref_=tt_dt_co
  14. ↑ Pamela McClintock. "Jon Favreau's 'Jungle Book' Switches Places With 'Finest Hours,' Pushed to Spring 2016". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  15. ↑ Carolyn Giardina (November 16, 2015). "'Star Wars' Dolby Cinema Release Could Push Forward the New Format". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 17, 2015.

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