Quiz Lady is a comedy-drama film directed by Jessica Yu, from a screenplay by Jen D’Angelo. The Hulu original film revolves around Anne, a game show-obsessed woman, who has to come together with her chaotic and irresponsible sister Jenny to pay off her mother’s gambling debts. To get the money Anne will have to go on a cross-country journey with her sister to get to the game show and win it. Quiz Lady stars Awkwafina as Anne, Sandra Oh as Jenny, Will Ferrell as Terry McTeer, Holland Taylor as Francine, and Jason Schwartzman as Ron Heacock. So, if you loved the Hulu film here are some similar movies you could watch next.
Bad Words (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Focus Features
Synopsis: Jason Bateman (Identity Thief) makes his feature directorial debut with the subversive comedy Bad Words. Mr. Bateman stars as Guy Trilby, a 40-year-old who finds a...
Bad Words (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Focus Features
Synopsis: Jason Bateman (Identity Thief) makes his feature directorial debut with the subversive comedy Bad Words. Mr. Bateman stars as Guy Trilby, a 40-year-old who finds a...
- 11/3/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Stars: Rohan Chand, Matthew Rhys, Freida Pinto, Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Benedict Cumberbatch, Naomie Harris, Andy Serkis, Peter Mullan, Jack Reynor, Eddie Marsan, Tom Hollander | Written by Callie Kloves | Directed by Andy Serkis
Andy Serkis sophomore effort, Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, arrives two years after Jon Favreau’s monumental critically and financially successful live-action reinvention of the much-beloweved Disney classic, Shot two years previously and focusing on a darker more adult-oriented material, expanding further upon the work of author Rudyard Kipling rather than the property from Disney, Mowgli has had a rocky road to the screens of millions. A rumoured troubled and heavily set back production forced Warner Bros to draft visionary director Alfonso Cuaron into the ranks to put the property on track. Plague of issues of the comparison to Favreau’s impressive and beloved film, only furthering the pressure on release and box office standards after the...
Andy Serkis sophomore effort, Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, arrives two years after Jon Favreau’s monumental critically and financially successful live-action reinvention of the much-beloweved Disney classic, Shot two years previously and focusing on a darker more adult-oriented material, expanding further upon the work of author Rudyard Kipling rather than the property from Disney, Mowgli has had a rocky road to the screens of millions. A rumoured troubled and heavily set back production forced Warner Bros to draft visionary director Alfonso Cuaron into the ranks to put the property on track. Plague of issues of the comparison to Favreau’s impressive and beloved film, only furthering the pressure on release and box office standards after the...
- 12/12/2018
- by Jak-Luke Sharp
- Nerdly
Plot: Mowgli (Rohan Chand) survives the massacre of his parents and is taken under the wing of a wolf pack roaming the jungle, while he’s trained by Bagheera (Christian Bale) and Baloo (Andy Serkis) to survive in this harsh, unforgiving world. But, will he be able to deny his true nature as a “man-cub”? Review: After years on the shelf, Andy Serkis’s…...
- 12/9/2018
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
NetflixThe Netflix version of Rudyard Kipling's story captures the brutality of the jungle wonderfully.Saraswati DatarFor most of us growing up in India in the '90s, the animated version of Jungle Book with its chirpy title track was beloved weekend entertainment. Jungle Book, first serialised in magazines in 1893, was a series of short stories by Rudyard Kipling who spent many years of his childhood in India. Mowgli- Legend of the Jungle, the latest adaptation of Kipling’s classic tale, is a departure from its more child friendly predecessors. Directed by Andy Serkis, the film boasts of a formidable cast of actors who have provided voice and motion capture movements, and is designed to be more faithful to Kipling’s original stories which portrayed the brutality and vulnerability of the jungle and those who lived in it. Andy Serkis, who is best known for his motion capture work...
- 12/8/2018
- by Sowmya
- The News Minute
Let’s pretend for a moment that Disney didn’t just release a “live-action” remake of its 1967 “The Jungle Book” two years ago. In a world without such competition, “Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle” might have seemed like a good idea: a darker, decidedly non-Disney approach to Rudyard Kipling’s collection of stories about a boy raised by wild animals deep in the Indian forest. It may even have excited some people to know that performance-capture prodigy Andy Serkis was tackling the project as his directorial debut — one complicated enough that his second feature, “Breathe,” actually beat it to screens.
But Disney did release “The Jungle Book,” and that movie was a big, big hit, followed by the seemingly inevitable announcement of a sequel. Now, the best that Serkis’ “Mowgli” movie can hope for is possibly being mistaken for director Jon Favreau’s still-in-development followup (he decided to make “The Lion King” first). Still,...
But Disney did release “The Jungle Book,” and that movie was a big, big hit, followed by the seemingly inevitable announcement of a sequel. Now, the best that Serkis’ “Mowgli” movie can hope for is possibly being mistaken for director Jon Favreau’s still-in-development followup (he decided to make “The Lion King” first). Still,...
- 12/8/2018
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
As the year draws to a close, the march of live-action “re-imaginings” of classic kids’ animated feature films marches on. Well, technically it’s mostly CGI (or motion-capture) mixed with a bit of “live” reality. For the last few weeks the internet has been doing somersaults over the teaser/trailer for the “live” new version of The Lion King. Disney Studios got the ball rolling a few years ago with Cinderella and The Jungle Book, though they nixed most of the songs made famous in the 1950 and 1967 cartoons. What most film fans forgot was that the Rudyard Kipling classic was first a true live action flick in 1940 making its young star Sabu a fantasy adventure film icon. Since that book has long been in the public domain it’s natural that other studios and filmmakers would want to retell the tale. Waiting two years after the Jon Favreau helmed box office smash,...
- 12/7/2018
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle was the original Jungle Book adaptation, but following Disney’s huge live-action triumph, the film was sold to Netflix and now prepares for its launch. While telling the same story, it’s a completely different affair, so dark in tone, as a far more faithful adaptation of the renowned Kipling prose.
To mark the release we sat down with the film’s director Andy Serkis, who also plays Baloo, as well as the title role himself, Rohan Chand. Finally we spoke to Eddie Marsan, who voices the role of Vihaan. Serkis describes the journey the film has gone on before finally making its way to our screens, and why he feels Netflix makes the perfect home for his tale to be told.
Serkis also speaks about the dark elements to the film and whether it’s child-proof, while Marsan speaks about the values and messages the film is exploring.
To mark the release we sat down with the film’s director Andy Serkis, who also plays Baloo, as well as the title role himself, Rohan Chand. Finally we spoke to Eddie Marsan, who voices the role of Vihaan. Serkis describes the journey the film has gone on before finally making its way to our screens, and why he feels Netflix makes the perfect home for his tale to be told.
Serkis also speaks about the dark elements to the film and whether it’s child-proof, while Marsan speaks about the values and messages the film is exploring.
- 12/6/2018
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle is a strange beast. It’s a dark re-imagining of the world from The Jungle Book, familiar to anyone that saw Jon Favreau’s 2016 reboot to the Disney classic of the same name. Helmed by Andy Serkis, this take on the man-boy Mowgli and his pack of jungle pals strides in technically bold new directions while also wading through narratively thin waters. The result is a film brimming with visual marvel that at first blends seamlessly with its ideas, then begins to unravel once we’re left with the scraps of its story.
Mowgli (Rohan Chand) is not like other boys. Raised by wolves, he communicates with all life in the jungle and runs on all fours. This means he is a part of the jungle community, its customs, and its political machinations. Mowgli the film sets up a world around Mowgli the boy where...
Mowgli (Rohan Chand) is not like other boys. Raised by wolves, he communicates with all life in the jungle and runs on all fours. This means he is a part of the jungle community, its customs, and its political machinations. Mowgli the film sets up a world around Mowgli the boy where...
- 12/6/2018
- by Mike Mazzanti
- The Film Stage
Andy Serkis, king of the performance capture kingdom, goes up against Disney’s The Jungle Book with his adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s classic story Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle. Serkis directs the new film with the voices of Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Benedict Cumberbatch, Freida Pinto, Naomie Harris, Peter Muilan, Jack Reynor, Eddie Marsan, Tom Hollander and Matthew Rhys.
Those attending the special screening of the film at the Curzon Mayfair in London this evening along with Serkis were the boy wonder himself Rohan Chand, Eddie Marsan, Naomie Harris, Louis Ashbourne Serkis, composer Nitin Sawhney and producer Jonathan Cavendish. We spoke to them about their new take on Kipling’s much loved tale.
The film arrives on Netflix on the 7th of December, 2018. Scott Davis and David Sztypuljak were on the red carpet and conducted these interviews.
Mowgli Legend of the Jungle Red Carpet Interviews
Plot:
A human child...
Those attending the special screening of the film at the Curzon Mayfair in London this evening along with Serkis were the boy wonder himself Rohan Chand, Eddie Marsan, Naomie Harris, Louis Ashbourne Serkis, composer Nitin Sawhney and producer Jonathan Cavendish. We spoke to them about their new take on Kipling’s much loved tale.
The film arrives on Netflix on the 7th of December, 2018. Scott Davis and David Sztypuljak were on the red carpet and conducted these interviews.
Mowgli Legend of the Jungle Red Carpet Interviews
Plot:
A human child...
- 12/4/2018
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Composer Nitin Sawhney makes it clear that Andy Serkis‘s “Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle” is not to be confused with Disney’s kid-friendly musical version of “The Jungle Book.” “This is about Andy going back to the original source material,” he explains, “and really finding a world that is about Andy’s vision of this and interpretation of it.” Watch our exclusive video interview with Sawhney above.
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Based on the novel by Rudyard Kipling, this Netflix release centers on Mowgli (Rohan Chand), a human child raised in the wild by wolves. In addition to directing, Serkis also plays Mowgli’s bear friend Baloo, and the cast also includes Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Benedict Cumberbatch, Naomi Harris, Matthew Rhys and Freida Pinto.
Sawhney, who also worked on...
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Based on the novel by Rudyard Kipling, this Netflix release centers on Mowgli (Rohan Chand), a human child raised in the wild by wolves. In addition to directing, Serkis also plays Mowgli’s bear friend Baloo, and the cast also includes Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Benedict Cumberbatch, Naomi Harris, Matthew Rhys and Freida Pinto.
Sawhney, who also worked on...
- 12/4/2018
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
“The jungle is eternal,” purrs a panther — the second most charismatic black panther to hit screens in 2018, for those of you keeping count — to his “little brother,” a boy with limpid eyes and long back hair. This large, nurturing feline is referring to the home that provides them with renewable sustenance, shelter and the occasional slithering-reptile narrator. He might also be talking about Rudyard Kipling’s durable, endlessly adaptable 1894 collection of stories revolving around blessed beasts and children: the aforementioned big brother Bagheera, the boisterous bear Baloo, the cunning python...
- 12/3/2018
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
Andy Serkis has played a hobbit, a monstrous gorilla and a lovable bear. This week, though, he traded his motion capture suit for a luxury wool two-piece and a Beverly Hills salon coif to play himself — or, at least, the latest version of himself — a Hollywood director.
He wears it well. That fact, coupled with an easy charm, came in handy as Serkis’ five year odyssey to get “Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle” to the screen was filled with twists, setbacks, and a hell of denouement. The film, a grittier telling of Rudyard Kipling’s “The Jungle Book,” was sold to Netflix by Warner Bros. in July, just a few months before it was slated to debut in multiplexes. Even Serkis didn’t see that one coming.
“Mowgli” now ranks as the most expensive acquisition Netflix has made in the film space. But it always found itself punching up. “Mowgli...
He wears it well. That fact, coupled with an easy charm, came in handy as Serkis’ five year odyssey to get “Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle” to the screen was filled with twists, setbacks, and a hell of denouement. The film, a grittier telling of Rudyard Kipling’s “The Jungle Book,” was sold to Netflix by Warner Bros. in July, just a few months before it was slated to debut in multiplexes. Even Serkis didn’t see that one coming.
“Mowgli” now ranks as the most expensive acquisition Netflix has made in the film space. But it always found itself punching up. “Mowgli...
- 11/30/2018
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
So how is 2018, the Year of Maximum Streaming TV, going out — with a bang or a whimper? Well, that depends on what you think of Emmys’ latest favorite show returning for a second season, a genre thriller featuring a telepathic dinosaur and a brand new take on everyone’s favorite animated classic featuring angst-ridden rabbits. Oh, and Netflix wheels out a beauty-pageant revenge comedy, an adaptation of John Grisham’s first go as a nonfiction writer, and a night to remember with the one and only Bruce Springsteen. We’re leaning towards “bang,...
- 11/30/2018
- by Charles Bramesco
- Rollingstone.com
Christian Bale had one very simple reason for deciding to play Dick Cheney in Adam McKay’s upcoming “Vice.”
“I love crazy ideas!” Bale tells Variety. “Who would have thought Adam McKay would call me up one day and say, ‘Hey, what do you think about playing Dick Cheney?’ That’s just as crazy as playing a panther.”
The panther Bale is referring to his role as Bagheera in “Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle,” Andy Serkis’ adaptation of “The Jungle Book.”
“Andy is the only person who could call me and ask me” to play a panther and “I go, ‘Yeah, that could make sense. Let me think about it,’” Bale said. “Any other person, it would be like, ‘What are you talking about?’”
There was none of Bale’s signature drastic physical transformations for “Mowgli.” It was performance-capture technology that turned Bale into Bagheera. “I just had to walk like a panther,...
“I love crazy ideas!” Bale tells Variety. “Who would have thought Adam McKay would call me up one day and say, ‘Hey, what do you think about playing Dick Cheney?’ That’s just as crazy as playing a panther.”
The panther Bale is referring to his role as Bagheera in “Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle,” Andy Serkis’ adaptation of “The Jungle Book.”
“Andy is the only person who could call me and ask me” to play a panther and “I go, ‘Yeah, that could make sense. Let me think about it,’” Bale said. “Any other person, it would be like, ‘What are you talking about?’”
There was none of Bale’s signature drastic physical transformations for “Mowgli.” It was performance-capture technology that turned Bale into Bagheera. “I just had to walk like a panther,...
- 11/29/2018
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
Andy Serkis has given life to many unreal and unnatural characters over the course of his career. But the man behind the motion-captured face of Gollum in the “Lord of the Rings” series and Caesar in various “Planet of the Apes” films may have finally met his technical match. In “Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle,” his adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s beloved story collection “The Jungle Book,” director and co-star Serkis throws in too many new elements and, in the process, derails the plot’s familiarity and some of its charms.
As in many other versions of Kipling’s tale, Mowgli (Rohan Chand, “Bad Words”) is an orphaned boy, adopted and raised by a pack of wolves in an Indian jungle. As he grows up, Mowgli is trained by cockney-accented bear Baloo (voiced by Serkis) and pragmatic panther Bagheera (Christian Bale) to fit in among the wolves and to learn to survive.
As in many other versions of Kipling’s tale, Mowgli (Rohan Chand, “Bad Words”) is an orphaned boy, adopted and raised by a pack of wolves in an Indian jungle. As he grows up, Mowgli is trained by cockney-accented bear Baloo (voiced by Serkis) and pragmatic panther Bagheera (Christian Bale) to fit in among the wolves and to learn to survive.
- 11/29/2018
- by Monica Castillo
- The Wrap
Few Hollywood talents have done more for the art of motion-capture performance than actor and filmmaker Andy Serkis, whose work in such films as the “Planet of the Apes” series and the latest “Star Wars” efforts always beg the question: Should mo-cap get more respect? If anyone is going to smash the wall that separates traditional performance and the work done by actors tasked with effects-heavy work, it’s Serkis. Which is why it was only fitting that the long-time actor would make his directorial debut on the mo-cap-heavy “Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle,” a passion project that adds a darker touch to Rudyard Kipling’s beloved classic “The Jungle Book.”
While Serkis’ film was originally meant to open in 2016, pitting it against Jon Favreau’s own “The Jungle Book,” it was eventually pushed to 2018, allowing Serkis’ film the chance to further refine the kind of technology meant to believably...
While Serkis’ film was originally meant to open in 2016, pitting it against Jon Favreau’s own “The Jungle Book,” it was eventually pushed to 2018, allowing Serkis’ film the chance to further refine the kind of technology meant to believably...
- 11/29/2018
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
It’s déjà vu all over again as Andy Serkis directs a darker version of the classic Jungle Book tales.
Deep Impact and Armageddon. Volcano and Dante’s Peak. Capote and Infamous. Hollywood history is sprinkled with many strange cases in which two films based on the same subject have been developed, produced and released in relatively close proximity to each other, often with one overshadowing the other at least in terms of success and awareness, if not necessarily quality. And now the tale of Mowgli, the little boy raised by wolves and living among the animals of the jungle in Rudyard Kipling’s classic Jungle Book stories, can join that club with Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, the second movie in two years to tackle Kipling’s work.
The first was Disney’s The Jungle Book, a 2016 adaptation that also served as a live-action/CG remake of the Mouse House’s own 1967 animated version.
Deep Impact and Armageddon. Volcano and Dante’s Peak. Capote and Infamous. Hollywood history is sprinkled with many strange cases in which two films based on the same subject have been developed, produced and released in relatively close proximity to each other, often with one overshadowing the other at least in terms of success and awareness, if not necessarily quality. And now the tale of Mowgli, the little boy raised by wolves and living among the animals of the jungle in Rudyard Kipling’s classic Jungle Book stories, can join that club with Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, the second movie in two years to tackle Kipling’s work.
The first was Disney’s The Jungle Book, a 2016 adaptation that also served as a live-action/CG remake of the Mouse House’s own 1967 animated version.
- 11/28/2018
- Den of Geek
Just in time for the holiday season, Netflix has unveiled a host of classics to keep you cozy throughout those long, cold nights. As Oscar season gears up, there are plenty of excellent films on offer in theaters, but nothing beats staying on the couch with an old classic. As the streaming giant enters the Oscar race with “Roma,” viewers will have a chance to see Alfonso Cuarón’s epic, though this one really deserves to be seen on the big screen.
Old standby comedies like “The Big Lebowski” and “Shaun of the Dead” should get you through the holidays with your family, and Yorgos Lanthimos fans can revisit “The Lobster” after seeing what the daring Greek auteur does with “The Favourite.” Guillermo del Toro fans rejoice, “Hellboy” is also hitting the streaming waves in December.
As for Netflix Originals films, Patti Cake$” star Danielle MacDonald follows-up her Sundance hit...
Old standby comedies like “The Big Lebowski” and “Shaun of the Dead” should get you through the holidays with your family, and Yorgos Lanthimos fans can revisit “The Lobster” after seeing what the daring Greek auteur does with “The Favourite.” Guillermo del Toro fans rejoice, “Hellboy” is also hitting the streaming waves in December.
As for Netflix Originals films, Patti Cake$” star Danielle MacDonald follows-up her Sundance hit...
- 11/20/2018
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
In what will be the first-ever world premiere for a Hollywood film in India, talent from Netflix's Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle will jet down to Mumbai to walk the red carpet on Nov. 25.
Director Andy Serkis will be joined by Christian Bale, Freida Pinto, Louis Ashbourne Serkis and newcomer Rohan Chand, who plays Mowgli in the film, at the world premiere.
Netflix picked up worldwide rights to the live-action feature, based on Rudyard Kipling's classic novel The Jungle Book, and will stream Mowgli on its service Dec. 7.
The cast of the film includes Benedict Cumberbatch as the tiger ...
Director Andy Serkis will be joined by Christian Bale, Freida Pinto, Louis Ashbourne Serkis and newcomer Rohan Chand, who plays Mowgli in the film, at the world premiere.
Netflix picked up worldwide rights to the live-action feature, based on Rudyard Kipling's classic novel The Jungle Book, and will stream Mowgli on its service Dec. 7.
The cast of the film includes Benedict Cumberbatch as the tiger ...
- 11/16/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In what will be the first-ever world premiere for a Hollywood film in India, talent from Netflix's Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle will jet down to Mumbai to walk the red carpet on Nov. 25.
Director Andy Serkis will be joined by Christian Bale, Freida Pinto, Louis Ashbourne Serkis and newcomer Rohan Chand, who plays Mowgli in the film, at the world premiere.
Netflix picked up worldwide rights to the live-action feature, based on Rudyard Kipling's classic novel The Jungle Book, and will stream Mowgli on its service Dec. 7.
The cast of the film includes Benedict Cumberbatch as the tiger ...
Director Andy Serkis will be joined by Christian Bale, Freida Pinto, Louis Ashbourne Serkis and newcomer Rohan Chand, who plays Mowgli in the film, at the world premiere.
Netflix picked up worldwide rights to the live-action feature, based on Rudyard Kipling's classic novel The Jungle Book, and will stream Mowgli on its service Dec. 7.
The cast of the film includes Benedict Cumberbatch as the tiger ...
- 11/16/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
How many film adaptations of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book do we really need? I'd argue just one. But it seems the tale is the subject of newfound fascination, given Disney's live-action reboot of the story in 2016 and Netflix's similarly live-action Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, which aims to stay truer to Kipling's gritty novel than any previous film has.
In the trailer above, director Andy Serkis - who knows his way around a CGI-heavy film thanks to his work in the Planet of the Apes and Lord of the Rings franchises - introduces us to young newcomer Rohan Chand, who is joined by the voices of Benedict Cumberbatch, Christian Bale, and Cate Blanchett. Check out the stunning footage before it arrives on Netflix on Dec. 7!
In the trailer above, director Andy Serkis - who knows his way around a CGI-heavy film thanks to his work in the Planet of the Apes and Lord of the Rings franchises - introduces us to young newcomer Rohan Chand, who is joined by the voices of Benedict Cumberbatch, Christian Bale, and Cate Blanchett. Check out the stunning footage before it arrives on Netflix on Dec. 7!
- 11/12/2018
- by Quinn Keaney
- Popsugar.com
It was a really light week for trailers last week (the main event, i.e. an official full trailer for True Detective‘s Season Three, did not drop until late on Friday) — then, starting last Monday, came the deluge. Prepare to catch up on: a sneak peek at the now-in-theaters, soon-to-be-streaming-on-Netflix Coen brothers Western anthology; a doc on the late, not-great-at-all Fox News head Roger Ailes; peeks at some 2019 sci-fi for both the big and the small screen; a new live-action take on The Jungle Book from Gollum himself,...
- 11/10/2018
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
Mowgli Trailer 2 Warner Bros. and Netflix has released the second movie trailer for Mowgli (2018). Mowgli‘s plot synopsis: based on the book by Rudyard Kipling, “Blending live action and performance capture, the story follows the upbringing of the human child Mowgli (Rohan Chand) raised by a wolf pack in the jungles of India. As [...]
Continue reading: Mowgli (2018) Movie Trailer 2: Rohan Chand is Torn Between Two Worlds in Andy Serkis’ Film...
Continue reading: Mowgli (2018) Movie Trailer 2: Rohan Chand is Torn Between Two Worlds in Andy Serkis’ Film...
- 11/8/2018
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Mowgli: Legend of The Jungle, Andy Serkis' take on The Jungle Book story, will have its long-awaited debut on Netflix in December. The film will have a limited theatrical release before arriving on Netflix and an expanded release in the Us and the UK afterward.
After a long wait, Mowgli: Legend of The Jungle, will be coming to Netflix on December 7th. The film, Andy Serkis' gritty take on the Jungle Book story, was originally going to be released by Warner Bros. in October, but Netflix unexpectedly bought the rights to the film in July, making this Netflix's most expensive acquisition to date. The film aims to present a more realistic take on the Mowgli story (which is set in 19th century India), which follows the young Mowgli (Rohan Chand) as he finds himself torn between the world of the jungle (where he was raised) and the human world,...
After a long wait, Mowgli: Legend of The Jungle, will be coming to Netflix on December 7th. The film, Andy Serkis' gritty take on the Jungle Book story, was originally going to be released by Warner Bros. in October, but Netflix unexpectedly bought the rights to the film in July, making this Netflix's most expensive acquisition to date. The film aims to present a more realistic take on the Mowgli story (which is set in 19th century India), which follows the young Mowgli (Rohan Chand) as he finds himself torn between the world of the jungle (where he was raised) and the human world,...
- 11/8/2018
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Becky O'Brien)
- Cinelinx
Netflix has released a new trailer for director Andy Serkis upcoming adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book. The movie is called Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle and it’s said to be a much darker take on the classic story. It actually looks like it could be a great film!
The story follows the upbringing of the human child Mowgli, raised by a wolf pack in the jungles of India. As he learns the often harsh rules of the jungle, under the tutelage of a bear named Baloo and a panther named Bagheera, Mowgli becomes accepted by the animals of the jungle as one of their own. All but one: the fearsome tiger Shere Khan. But there may be greater dangers lurking in the jungle, as Mowgli comes face to face with his human origins.
The movie also features an all-star ensemble cast that includes Christian Bale as the cunning panther,...
The story follows the upbringing of the human child Mowgli, raised by a wolf pack in the jungles of India. As he learns the often harsh rules of the jungle, under the tutelage of a bear named Baloo and a panther named Bagheera, Mowgli becomes accepted by the animals of the jungle as one of their own. All but one: the fearsome tiger Shere Khan. But there may be greater dangers lurking in the jungle, as Mowgli comes face to face with his human origins.
The movie also features an all-star ensemble cast that includes Christian Bale as the cunning panther,...
- 11/8/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
We all know what adventures man-cub Mowgli had in the jungle, but what happened when he returned to his kind?
A Netflix Original film directed by actor Andy Serkis, “Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle” is yet another star-studded vision of Mowgli, Baloo, Bagheera, and Shere Khan, using voice and motion-capture performances to bring the jungle to life. In a newly released trailer, Mowgli (Rohan Chand) is seen returning to his tribe of men, but as he discovers the dark side of his kind, he must act to protect his adoptive family, even his most feared enemies.
Originally developed by Warner Bros. and Serkis’ Imaginarium for Netflix, “Mowgli” comes two years after Jon Favreau’s 2016 film for Disney, a live-action retelling of the beloved animated version from 1967. The Netflix version, with a script by Callie Kloves, is said to follow more closely the original 1894 Rudyard Kipling collected stories, titled “The Jungle Book.
A Netflix Original film directed by actor Andy Serkis, “Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle” is yet another star-studded vision of Mowgli, Baloo, Bagheera, and Shere Khan, using voice and motion-capture performances to bring the jungle to life. In a newly released trailer, Mowgli (Rohan Chand) is seen returning to his tribe of men, but as he discovers the dark side of his kind, he must act to protect his adoptive family, even his most feared enemies.
Originally developed by Warner Bros. and Serkis’ Imaginarium for Netflix, “Mowgli” comes two years after Jon Favreau’s 2016 film for Disney, a live-action retelling of the beloved animated version from 1967. The Netflix version, with a script by Callie Kloves, is said to follow more closely the original 1894 Rudyard Kipling collected stories, titled “The Jungle Book.
- 11/8/2018
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Roughly two years after the Mouse House brought their live-action/CGI remake of The Jungle Book into the wild, Netflix is now unveiling its own rendition of Rudyard Kipling’s classic story. Directed by motion capture supremo Andy Serkis, Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle has been in development for a very long time – and was originally housed up at Warner Bros. – but it’s now on the verge of release and to get us excited, the streaming giant has debuted a brand new trailer.
In order to differentiate it from Disney’s effort, Mowgli promises to be “the darkest telling of the beloved classic” yet and from what we can see here, it seems as if we’ll be taking a slightly more mature look at what living life in the jungle would be like.
One big difference that’s made pretty clear is that there will be many more...
In order to differentiate it from Disney’s effort, Mowgli promises to be “the darkest telling of the beloved classic” yet and from what we can see here, it seems as if we’ll be taking a slightly more mature look at what living life in the jungle would be like.
One big difference that’s made pretty clear is that there will be many more...
- 11/8/2018
- by Matt Joseph
- We Got This Covered
After the world shelled out nearly $1 billion for Jon Favreau’s live-action take on The Jungle Book, Warner Bros. realized it may be difficult to attain the same level of attention for Andy Serkis’ take on the same story, Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle. So, they sold it off to Netflix and the company has announced it’ll be arriving in just three weeks, first going into theaters followed by a streaming debut a week later on December 7.
Featuring newcomer Rohan Chand and the voice cast of Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Benedict Cumberbatch, Andy Serkis, Freida Pinto, Matthew Rhys, and Naomie Harris, it doesn’t look like Serkis is doing anything terribly different here, but we’ll be able to see soon. Interestingly enough, although Serkis officially made his directorial debut with Breathe last year, this was actually shot before, so one imagines he’s pleased it is finally seeing the light of day.
Featuring newcomer Rohan Chand and the voice cast of Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Benedict Cumberbatch, Andy Serkis, Freida Pinto, Matthew Rhys, and Naomie Harris, it doesn’t look like Serkis is doing anything terribly different here, but we’ll be able to see soon. Interestingly enough, although Serkis officially made his directorial debut with Breathe last year, this was actually shot before, so one imagines he’s pleased it is finally seeing the light of day.
- 11/8/2018
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Netflix has released the first trailer alongside a poster and stills of Andy Serkis’ ‘Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle’.
Directed by Serkis, the film stars Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Benedict Cumberbatch, Andy Serkis, Freida Pinto, Matthew Rhys and Naomie Harris lead an all-star cast along with newcomer Rohan Chand in this visually spectacular and emotionally moving adventure.
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The film will have an exclusive limited theatrical release from 29 November and launch globally on Netflix from 7 December.
Kaa Bagheera Andy Serkis, Director Baloo Rohan Chand as “Mowgli” Baloo and Rohan Chand
Rohan Chand as “Mowgli”
Official Synopsis
Acclaimed actor and director Andy Serkis reinvents Rudyard Kipling’s beloved masterpiece, in which a boy torn between two worlds accepts his destiny and becomes a legend. Mowgli (Rohan Chand) has never truly belonged...
Directed by Serkis, the film stars Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Benedict Cumberbatch, Andy Serkis, Freida Pinto, Matthew Rhys and Naomie Harris lead an all-star cast along with newcomer Rohan Chand in this visually spectacular and emotionally moving adventure.
Also in trailers – Max takes an unwanted trip to the vet in first trailer for ‘The Secret Life of Pets 2’
The film will have an exclusive limited theatrical release from 29 November and launch globally on Netflix from 7 December.
Kaa Bagheera Andy Serkis, Director Baloo Rohan Chand as “Mowgli” Baloo and Rohan Chand
Rohan Chand as “Mowgli”
Official Synopsis
Acclaimed actor and director Andy Serkis reinvents Rudyard Kipling’s beloved masterpiece, in which a boy torn between two worlds accepts his destiny and becomes a legend. Mowgli (Rohan Chand) has never truly belonged...
- 11/8/2018
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book, aside from being a classic, has also made its mark in the annals of cinema. Actor Andy Serkis, who made his feature filmmaking debut last year with Breathe, steps behind the camera once again with Mowgli.
This time out we follow the titular character (Rohan Chand) as he attempt to figure [...]
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- 11/8/2018
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
"The jungle is changing... Man is taking more of it." Netflix has unveiled their new official trailer for the next Jungle Book movie titled Mowgli, or in full Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, adapted from Rudyard Kipling's novel. This movie was going to be released by Warner Bros, but they sold it off to Netflix - who is putting it out in theaters later this month before it debuts on streaming in December. Very fast turnaround. This Mowgli is directed by Andy Serkis and features hybrid motion capture CGI with live-action, a bit like the other Jungle Book from Disney. Legend of the Jungle stars young newcomer Rohan Chand as Mowgli, with a big ensemble cast including Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Benedict Cumberbatch, Naomie Harris, Andy Serkis, Matthew Rhys, Freida Pinto, Peter Mullan, Jack Reynor, Eddie Marsan, and Tom Hollander. We've seen this story so many times, but it...
- 11/8/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Ahead of the film’s Dec. 7 global launch, Netflix has released the new trailer for “Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle,” and you can watch it right now above.
Directed by Andy Serkis, the combination live-action/CGI retelling of Rudyard Kipling’s “The Jungle Book” will get a limited theatrical release in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and London on Nov. 29 with a wider release in the U.S. and UK to follow. Originally set for release in 2016 by Warner Bros. with the title “Jungle Book: Origins,” Netflix picked up global rights in July.
At CinemaCon in April, Serkis promised a darker, bloodier tale that will delve deeper into the conflict of man vs. nature that lies at the heart of the famous tale.
Also Read: Netflix Announces New Anime Projects Based on 'Pacific Rim,' 'Altered Carbon'
“Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle” stars Rohan Chand in the title role,...
Directed by Andy Serkis, the combination live-action/CGI retelling of Rudyard Kipling’s “The Jungle Book” will get a limited theatrical release in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and London on Nov. 29 with a wider release in the U.S. and UK to follow. Originally set for release in 2016 by Warner Bros. with the title “Jungle Book: Origins,” Netflix picked up global rights in July.
At CinemaCon in April, Serkis promised a darker, bloodier tale that will delve deeper into the conflict of man vs. nature that lies at the heart of the famous tale.
Also Read: Netflix Announces New Anime Projects Based on 'Pacific Rim,' 'Altered Carbon'
“Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle” stars Rohan Chand in the title role,...
- 11/8/2018
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
Netflix says it will honor its promise to give a theatrical release to “Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle,” the big-budget fantasy film by actor-director Andy Serkis.
The streaming giant said it would give the picture a limited theatrical release from Nov. 29 in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and London. “Mowgli” will then be available globally on Netflix from Dec. 7. Following that, it will have an expanded theatrical release in additional theaters in the U.S. and U.K.
The film sees Serkis (“Lord of the Rings”) give a radical spin to the classic Rudyard Kipling novel about a boy raised in the jungle. According to Netflix, the boy, Mowgli, is “torn between two worlds, accepts his destiny and becomes a legend…[He] has never truly belonged in either the wilds of the jungle or the civilized world of man [and] now must navigate the inherent dangers of each on a journey...
The streaming giant said it would give the picture a limited theatrical release from Nov. 29 in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and London. “Mowgli” will then be available globally on Netflix from Dec. 7. Following that, it will have an expanded theatrical release in additional theaters in the U.S. and U.K.
The film sees Serkis (“Lord of the Rings”) give a radical spin to the classic Rudyard Kipling novel about a boy raised in the jungle. According to Netflix, the boy, Mowgli, is “torn between two worlds, accepts his destiny and becomes a legend…[He] has never truly belonged in either the wilds of the jungle or the civilized world of man [and] now must navigate the inherent dangers of each on a journey...
- 11/8/2018
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
A new trailer for Andy Serkis’ Mowgli: Legend Of The Jungle debuted during Netflix’s slate event in Singapore, along with the release date. The new take on the Rudyard Kipling classic will make its way to theaters in an exclusive limited engagement beginning November 29 in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and London and then launch globally on Netflix December 7.
Deadline exclusively broke the news that Netflix acquired the worldwide rights to the pic from Warner Bros. in July. The new trailer shows a taste of the adventurous CGI-meets-live-action pic directed by and starring Andy Serkis. Joining him is Rohan Chand as the titular Mowgli, a boy who is torn between two worlds that accepts his destiny and becomes a legend. The story follows Mowgli as he tries to find his place in the world: the wilds of the jungle or the civilized world of man. Now he must...
Deadline exclusively broke the news that Netflix acquired the worldwide rights to the pic from Warner Bros. in July. The new trailer shows a taste of the adventurous CGI-meets-live-action pic directed by and starring Andy Serkis. Joining him is Rohan Chand as the titular Mowgli, a boy who is torn between two worlds that accepts his destiny and becomes a legend. The story follows Mowgli as he tries to find his place in the world: the wilds of the jungle or the civilized world of man. Now he must...
- 11/8/2018
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Director Andy Serkis' dark film adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book, Mowgli, was supposed to be released by Warner Bros. But, it was just announced that the studio has sold the worldwide rights of the film to Netflix. That's a pretty big and unexpected move! But, Serkis seems happy with the decision. He had this to say in a statement to Deadline in which he hints at a possible theatrical 3D release:
"I’m really excited about Netflix for Mowgli. Now, we avoid comparisons to the other movie and it’s a relief not to have the pressure. I’ve seen the 3D version, and it’s exceptional, a different view from the 2D version, really lush and with great depth, and there will be some kind of theatrical component for that. What excites me most is the forward thinking at Netflix in how to present this,...
"I’m really excited about Netflix for Mowgli. Now, we avoid comparisons to the other movie and it’s a relief not to have the pressure. I’ve seen the 3D version, and it’s exceptional, a different view from the 2D version, really lush and with great depth, and there will be some kind of theatrical component for that. What excites me most is the forward thinking at Netflix in how to present this,...
- 7/27/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Director and celebrated motion-capture actor Andy Serkis has solved his biggest problem surrounding “Mowgli”: convincing audiences that the viewing experience will be substantially different from what Jon Favreau provided in his 2017 Oscar winner “The Jungle Book.” Deadline reports Netflix has acquired the film’s global rights from Warner Bros., meaning millions will be able to stream the epic — made by an old-guard studio — from the comfort of home upon release. A source with knowledge of the production told IndieWire that Netflix will bring Serkis’ second directed feature (following “Breathe”) to its platform and theaters in 2019.
The live-action features were inspired by characters Rudyard Kipling created for his 1894 story anthology “The Jungle Book,” previously seen onscreen with Disney’s 1967 animated film of the same name. While Serkis said his version and Disney’s latter one were once “neck and neck” in the race to completion, “We took our time with the performance capture,...
The live-action features were inspired by characters Rudyard Kipling created for his 1894 story anthology “The Jungle Book,” previously seen onscreen with Disney’s 1967 animated film of the same name. While Serkis said his version and Disney’s latter one were once “neck and neck” in the race to completion, “We took our time with the performance capture,...
- 7/27/2018
- by Jenna Marotta
- Indiewire
Netflix has acquired Andy Serkis’ live-action “Mowgli” from Warner Bros. for an undisclosed price and will release the movie next year.
The deal is one of the biggest acquisitions for the streaming service. Warner Bros. had planned to debut the movie on Oct. 19.
A Netflix representative told Variety that the movie will have a theatrical release to go along with its release on the streaming service but provided no details. Netflix gave a cursory theatrical release at about 35 North American locations last year to “Mudbound” to ensure that it qualified Academy Awards consideration but it never disclosed the grosses.
Footage screened at CinemaCon in April and the subsequent first trailer for “Mowgli” showed that Serkis crafted a darker version of “The Jungle Book,” based on Rudyard Kipling’s classic 19th century tale of a boy who grew up in the jungles of India.
Warner Bros. appeared to be making a...
The deal is one of the biggest acquisitions for the streaming service. Warner Bros. had planned to debut the movie on Oct. 19.
A Netflix representative told Variety that the movie will have a theatrical release to go along with its release on the streaming service but provided no details. Netflix gave a cursory theatrical release at about 35 North American locations last year to “Mudbound” to ensure that it qualified Academy Awards consideration but it never disclosed the grosses.
Footage screened at CinemaCon in April and the subsequent first trailer for “Mowgli” showed that Serkis crafted a darker version of “The Jungle Book,” based on Rudyard Kipling’s classic 19th century tale of a boy who grew up in the jungles of India.
Warner Bros. appeared to be making a...
- 7/27/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has acquired the global rights to Andy Serkis’ “Mowgli” from Warner Bros., an individual with knowledge of the deal told TheWrap.
Warner Bros. will no longer distribute the film domestically. Instead, Netflix will roll out the film on the streaming platform and in theaters in 2019. It’s Netflix’s biggest acquisition of a finished film to date. The live-action/CGI retelling of Rudyard Kipling’s classic tale will star Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Benedict Cumberbatch, Naomie Harris and Serkis. Rohan Chand will star as Mowgli.
Callie Kloves wrote the screenplay based on Kipling’s story. Producers on the project include Jonathan Cavendish, Steve Kloves and Serkis.
Also Read: 'Mowgli' Director Andy Serkis Promises a Darker, Bloodier 'Jungle Book' Sequel
At CinemaCon in April, Serkis promised a darker, bloodier tale that will delve deeper into the conflict of man vs. nature that lies at the heart of the famous tale.
Warner Bros. will no longer distribute the film domestically. Instead, Netflix will roll out the film on the streaming platform and in theaters in 2019. It’s Netflix’s biggest acquisition of a finished film to date. The live-action/CGI retelling of Rudyard Kipling’s classic tale will star Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Benedict Cumberbatch, Naomie Harris and Serkis. Rohan Chand will star as Mowgli.
Callie Kloves wrote the screenplay based on Kipling’s story. Producers on the project include Jonathan Cavendish, Steve Kloves and Serkis.
Also Read: 'Mowgli' Director Andy Serkis Promises a Darker, Bloodier 'Jungle Book' Sequel
At CinemaCon in April, Serkis promised a darker, bloodier tale that will delve deeper into the conflict of man vs. nature that lies at the heart of the famous tale.
- 7/27/2018
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Welcome to the jungle that is this fast-shifting movie meld between theatrical release and streaming. In the biggest acquisition of a finished film it has made so far, Netflix has acquired from Warner Bros the worldwide rights to Mowgli, the CGI live action film directed by Andy Serkis based on the Jungle Book stories of Rudyard Kipling. Instead of an October 19 theatrical release by Warner Bros, the film will be released globally on Netflix next year, with a theatrical component built in so that audiences can see the 3D version that Serkis has been working so hard on.
The film has a cast that includes Christian Bale as the cunning panther Bagheera, Cate Blanchett as the sinister snake Kaa, Benedict Cumberbatch as the deadly tiger Shere Khan, Moonlight‘s Naomie Harris as the female wolf Nisha, and Serkis as the wise bear Baloo. Surrounding them in live action roles are The Americans‘ Matthew Rhys,...
The film has a cast that includes Christian Bale as the cunning panther Bagheera, Cate Blanchett as the sinister snake Kaa, Benedict Cumberbatch as the deadly tiger Shere Khan, Moonlight‘s Naomie Harris as the female wolf Nisha, and Serkis as the wise bear Baloo. Surrounding them in live action roles are The Americans‘ Matthew Rhys,...
- 7/27/2018
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Shelter PR has promoted Jenny Tversky and Lauren Gold to vice president.
“We are incredibly proud to recognize Jenny Tversky and Lauren Gold’s valuable contributions to Shelter PR by elevating their roles in the company,” Shelter PR partners Cara and Christine Tripicchio, and Marla Farrell said in a statement. “Through the years, they have demonstrated a consistent work ethic, a passion to grow their careers, and a commitment to servicing their clients at the highest level.”
Tversky joined Shelter PR’s New York office as a senior publicist in 2015. While working at Shelter PR, she has built a diverse client list that includes recent Emmy nominees Millie Bobby Brown, Betty Gilpin, Samantha Bee, and Phoebe Waller-Bridge; award-winning actress Christine Baranski; Tony-nominated actors Condola Rashad and Jonathan Groff; multi-hyphenate Hannah Marks; and breakout stars Julia Garner, Jacob Tremblay, Maddie Hasson, Virginia Gardner, Rohan Chand, and Gayle Rankin. Tversky also represents...
“We are incredibly proud to recognize Jenny Tversky and Lauren Gold’s valuable contributions to Shelter PR by elevating their roles in the company,” Shelter PR partners Cara and Christine Tripicchio, and Marla Farrell said in a statement. “Through the years, they have demonstrated a consistent work ethic, a passion to grow their careers, and a commitment to servicing their clients at the highest level.”
Tversky joined Shelter PR’s New York office as a senior publicist in 2015. While working at Shelter PR, she has built a diverse client list that includes recent Emmy nominees Millie Bobby Brown, Betty Gilpin, Samantha Bee, and Phoebe Waller-Bridge; award-winning actress Christine Baranski; Tony-nominated actors Condola Rashad and Jonathan Groff; multi-hyphenate Hannah Marks; and breakout stars Julia Garner, Jacob Tremblay, Maddie Hasson, Virginia Gardner, Rohan Chand, and Gayle Rankin. Tversky also represents...
- 7/23/2018
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
Mowgli Trailer and Featurette
Andy Serkis‘ Mowgli (2018) movie trailer and movie featurette star Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Benedict Cumberbatch, Naomie Harris, and Andy Serkis. Mowgli‘s plot synopsis: based on the book by Rudyard Kipling, “Blending live action and performance capture, the story follows the upbringing of the human child Mowgli (Rohan Chand) raised by [...]
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Andy Serkis‘ Mowgli (2018) movie trailer and movie featurette star Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Benedict Cumberbatch, Naomie Harris, and Andy Serkis. Mowgli‘s plot synopsis: based on the book by Rudyard Kipling, “Blending live action and performance capture, the story follows the upbringing of the human child Mowgli (Rohan Chand) raised by [...]
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- 5/22/2018
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for ‘Mowgli‘, the extremely realistic and “serious” take on ‘The Jungle Book‘. Although Disney released a live-action remake of the same story only a few years ago, this film looks to differentiate itself as much as possible from that adaptation as it can. Newcomer Rohan Chand steps into the title character this time, but the story of Mowgli being torn between his upbringing in the jungle and his human heritage essentially remains the same.
While this trailer is serviceable at best, what’s really exciting about the project is the heavy involvement of Director/Actor/Producer Andy Serkis. Although his impressive filmography as an actor is nothing to scoff at, Serkis is no stranger to the director’s chair, having served as a second-unit director on several high-profile films such as ‘The Hobbit‘ trilogy. To be honest, it’s really great to see...
While this trailer is serviceable at best, what’s really exciting about the project is the heavy involvement of Director/Actor/Producer Andy Serkis. Although his impressive filmography as an actor is nothing to scoff at, Serkis is no stranger to the director’s chair, having served as a second-unit director on several high-profile films such as ‘The Hobbit‘ trilogy. To be honest, it’s really great to see...
- 5/22/2018
- by Taylor Salan
- Age of the Nerd
Warner Bros. has released its first trailer for “Mowgli,” director Andy Serkis’ decidedly downbeat version of “The Jungle Book,” based on Rudyard Kipling‘s classic 19th Century tale of the boy who grew up in the jungles of India.
The studio appears to be making a major effort to differentiate the movie from Disney’s 2016 hit “The Jungle Book,” which generated $966 million in worldwide box office. The CGI footage for “Mowgli” features genuinely threatening beasts such as the malevolent tiger Shere Khan, voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch, who asserts, “My, my, how you’ve grown.”
The comedy-free trailer launches with Mowgli imprisoned in a wooden cage. He’s told by his friend Bagheera, voiced by Christian Bale, “When you were a cub, I looked you in the eye and saw no fear.”
There’s none of the light comic tone of “The Jungle Book,” which featured a winning Bill Murray as...
The studio appears to be making a major effort to differentiate the movie from Disney’s 2016 hit “The Jungle Book,” which generated $966 million in worldwide box office. The CGI footage for “Mowgli” features genuinely threatening beasts such as the malevolent tiger Shere Khan, voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch, who asserts, “My, my, how you’ve grown.”
The comedy-free trailer launches with Mowgli imprisoned in a wooden cage. He’s told by his friend Bagheera, voiced by Christian Bale, “When you were a cub, I looked you in the eye and saw no fear.”
There’s none of the light comic tone of “The Jungle Book,” which featured a winning Bill Murray as...
- 5/21/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
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From the creator of Gollum (Lotr series) and Caesar (Planet Of The Paes) comes a new telling of the story of Mowgli. See Andy Serkis and an incredible cast bring the jungle to new life October 19, 2018 in theaters.
Motion capture and live action are blended for Mowgli, a new, big screen, 3D adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s classic The Jungle Book.
Walt Disney Studios released the animated musical classic in 1967 and a retelling of it with a live version in 2016.
This version follows the upbringing of the human child Mowgli, raised by a wolf pack in the jungles of India. As he learns the often harsh rules of the jungle, under the tutelage of a bear named Baloo and a panther named Bagheera, Mowgli becomes accepted by the animals of the jungle as one of their own. All but...
From the creator of Gollum (Lotr series) and Caesar (Planet Of The Paes) comes a new telling of the story of Mowgli. See Andy Serkis and an incredible cast bring the jungle to new life October 19, 2018 in theaters.
Motion capture and live action are blended for Mowgli, a new, big screen, 3D adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s classic The Jungle Book.
Walt Disney Studios released the animated musical classic in 1967 and a retelling of it with a live version in 2016.
This version follows the upbringing of the human child Mowgli, raised by a wolf pack in the jungles of India. As he learns the often harsh rules of the jungle, under the tutelage of a bear named Baloo and a panther named Bagheera, Mowgli becomes accepted by the animals of the jungle as one of their own. All but...
- 5/21/2018
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Sneak Peek director Andy Serkis' live-action feature "Mowgli", based on author Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book" (1894), starring Rohan Chand, Matthew Rhys, and Freida Pinto, with motion capture performances from Serkis, Christian Bale, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hollander, Peter Mullan, Naomie Harris, Eddie Marsan, Jack Reynor and Cate Blanchett, opening October 19, 2018 in Real D 3D and IMAX 3D:
"...the story follows the upbringing of the human child 'Mowgli' (Chand) raised by a pack of wolves in the jungles of India. As he learns the often-harsh rules of the jungle, under the tutelage of a bear named 'Baloo' (Serkis) and a panther named 'Bagheera' (Bale), Mowgli becomes accepted by the animals of the jungle as one of their own...
"...except by one; the fearsome tiger 'Shere Khan' (Cumberbatch). But there may be greater dangers lurking in the jungle, when Mowgli comes face to face with his human origins.
"...the story follows the upbringing of the human child 'Mowgli' (Chand) raised by a pack of wolves in the jungles of India. As he learns the often-harsh rules of the jungle, under the tutelage of a bear named 'Baloo' (Serkis) and a panther named 'Bagheera' (Bale), Mowgli becomes accepted by the animals of the jungle as one of their own...
"...except by one; the fearsome tiger 'Shere Khan' (Cumberbatch). But there may be greater dangers lurking in the jungle, when Mowgli comes face to face with his human origins.
- 5/21/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
"When you were a cub... I looked you in the eye and saw no fear." Warner Bros has debuted the first official trailer for the next new Jungle Book movie titled Mowgli, adapted directly from Rudyard Kipling's novel. This is the new movie directed by Andy Serkis that features hybrid motion capture CGI and live-action, a bit like the other Jungle Book from Disney. And coming from Serkis, the master of motion capture, there's no doubt it's going to be amazing. Mowgli stars young newcomer Rohan Chand as Mowgli, with an incredible ensemble cast including Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Benedict Cumberbatch, Naomie Harris, Andy Serkis, Matthew Rhys, Freida Pinto, Peter Mullan, Jack Reynor, Eddie Marsan, and Tom Hollander. I had a feeling this would look good, but I didn't think it would look This good. Wow. I love the opening voiceover from Bale as Bagheera. It may be the same,...
- 5/21/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Just two years after Disney released their live-action/CGI remake of The Jungle Book into the wild, Warner Bros. is now unveiling its own rendition of Rudyard Kipling’s classic story. Directed by motion capture supremo Andy Serkis, Mowgli has been in the works for long time and today, we finally have our first look at the movie in the form of its debut trailer.
In order to differentiate it from the Disney film, Mowgli promises to be “the darkest telling of the beloved classic” yet. So it seems that it’ll bring us a slightly more mature look at what living life in the jungle would be like.
One big difference that the trailer makes clear is that there will be many more prominent human characters featured aside from just the titular wolf-boy (played by Rohan Chand). In particular, Matthew Rhys is playing John Lockwood, the father of Rudyard Kipling.
In order to differentiate it from the Disney film, Mowgli promises to be “the darkest telling of the beloved classic” yet. So it seems that it’ll bring us a slightly more mature look at what living life in the jungle would be like.
One big difference that the trailer makes clear is that there will be many more prominent human characters featured aside from just the titular wolf-boy (played by Rohan Chand). In particular, Matthew Rhys is playing John Lockwood, the father of Rudyard Kipling.
- 5/21/2018
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
“Witness the darkest telling of the beloved masterpiece,” Warner Bros notes at the start of the first full trailer for Mowgli (fka Jungle Book: Origins). Solid take. “I bit and I scratched and I spent my entire life fighting,” the panther Bagheera (Christian Bale) tells the caged boy. “Until one day, I just stopped. And I gained their trust. Gain their trust, little brother.” Solid advice.
Director Andy Serkis’ long-in-the-works Rudyard Kipling adaptation once competed with Disney’s Jon Favreau-helmed The Jungle Book before the latter hit first and made $966M worldwide. Beaten to the start line, the studio allowed Serkis to take his time and hone his vision, even enlisting the help of Alfonso Cuaron as an unofficial advisor.
Here’s the logline: Mowgli follows the upbringing of the human child Mowgli (Rohan Chand), raised by a wolf pack in the jungles of India. As he learns the...
Director Andy Serkis’ long-in-the-works Rudyard Kipling adaptation once competed with Disney’s Jon Favreau-helmed The Jungle Book before the latter hit first and made $966M worldwide. Beaten to the start line, the studio allowed Serkis to take his time and hone his vision, even enlisting the help of Alfonso Cuaron as an unofficial advisor.
Here’s the logline: Mowgli follows the upbringing of the human child Mowgli (Rohan Chand), raised by a wolf pack in the jungles of India. As he learns the...
- 5/21/2018
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for director Andy Serkis' feature film adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s classic novel The Jungle Book. The film is called Mowgli, and as you'll see it's a much darker retelling of the story than what Disney has given us. I loved what Jon Favreau did with his movie, but this one looks like it could be really good as well. It definitely has a much different tone and style and I'm looking forward to checking it out. Here's the synopsis:
The story follows the upbringing of the human child Mowgli, raised by a wolf pack in the jungles of India. As he learns the often harsh rules of the jungle, under the tutelage of a bear named Baloo and a panther named Bagheera, Mowgli becomes accepted by the animals of the jungle as one of their own. All but one: the fearsome tiger Shere Khan.
The story follows the upbringing of the human child Mowgli, raised by a wolf pack in the jungles of India. As he learns the often harsh rules of the jungle, under the tutelage of a bear named Baloo and a panther named Bagheera, Mowgli becomes accepted by the animals of the jungle as one of their own. All but one: the fearsome tiger Shere Khan.
- 5/21/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
You're going to have to look for your Bear-necessities elsewhere, because there are no singing and dancing animals in Andy Serkis' gritty trailer about a well-known classic, Mowgli.
For years, The Jungle Book was known for being a light-hearted, action-packed musical adventure about a young man-cub named Mowgli. However, what the Disney version neglects to share is that The Jungle Book comes from much darker roots, than you might've known. In fact, the book, from author Rudyard Kipling, was published in 1894 and featured several short stories that had to do more with abandonment than whimsy, that part didn't come until Disney took over the IP. Even the 2016 film, from Jon Favreau, featured a tale that, while it was indeed darker than the animated feature, still felt light compared to the version Andy Serkis has been trying to develop.
Today, his vision unfolds before our very eyes, with a trailer...
For years, The Jungle Book was known for being a light-hearted, action-packed musical adventure about a young man-cub named Mowgli. However, what the Disney version neglects to share is that The Jungle Book comes from much darker roots, than you might've known. In fact, the book, from author Rudyard Kipling, was published in 1894 and featured several short stories that had to do more with abandonment than whimsy, that part didn't come until Disney took over the IP. Even the 2016 film, from Jon Favreau, featured a tale that, while it was indeed darker than the animated feature, still felt light compared to the version Andy Serkis has been trying to develop.
Today, his vision unfolds before our very eyes, with a trailer...
- 5/21/2018
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Matt Malliaros)
- Cinelinx
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