Warner bros have once again changed the name of andy serkis forthcoming jungle book movie to mowgli. Andy serkis take on the jungle book just got a mini makeover. Serkis is directing the movie, which will open on oct. Andy serkis on how his jungle book movie differs from disneys. The adaptation of rudyard kiplings the jungle book starts streaming on netflix from. Watch the first trailer for andy serkiss jungle book. The film, from director andy serkis, is a darker take on author rudyard kiplings classic tale the jungle book. Andy serkis jungle book film retitled mowgli, synopsis. In todays film news roundup, andy serkis jungle book movie has been retitled mowgli, the art directors guild honors a pair of disney animators and 30 project involve par. Director andy serkis upcoming jungle book movie, initially titled jungle book.
After sharing a first look at mowgli earlier in the day, andy serkiss first trailer for his alternate jungle book movie is here the trailer was first tweeted out by the warner bros twitter. Andy serkis is directing the liveaction adaptation of rudyard kiplings stories. Although filming on andy serkis jungle book formerly titled jungle book. The actor also talks about why he doesnt watch superhero movies, working with andy serkis on jungle book. Mowgli is torn between two worlds in latest trailer.
While serkis continues to explore additional performancecapture roles like supreme leader snoke in star wars. Andy serkis version of the jungle book has had a name change, and will be released as mowgli. Mowgli legend of the jungle is about mowglis journey of selfdiscovery. Origins, in an effort to differentiate from the 2016 the jungle book, and will now go under the new title. Andy serkis talks about how hes developing quadruped animals in the 2016 jungle book. Andy serkis says to make the film as good as it can be they need to take as much time as they can. Andy serkis as baloo, a strict himalayan brown bear who is one of mowglis. Andy serkis dark take on rudyard kiplings classic the jungle book has a new name mowgli.
Benedict cumberbatch, cate blanchett and christian bale. Andy serkis adaptation of the jungle book starring rohan chand. Origins out of its 2017 release date, teasing the movies ambitious scope. Origins started shooting in march 2015, marking andy serkis directorial debut. Andy serkis jungle book given new title screen rant. The warner bros adaptation of the jungle book will arrive in us theaters october 6, 2017 two years after disneys version. This is a much darker and grittier jungle book tale. The jungle book origins release date has been pushed back to 2017. First mowgli trailer is here, and its darker than any jungle book youve seen the first trailer for warner bros and andy serkis mowgli teases the darkest version of the jungle book weve. Some of the best and most funniest movie moments happen behind the scenes.
How andy serkis feels about his jungle book getting. With christian bale, cate blanchett, benedict cumberbatch, naomie harris. A human child raised by wolves, must face off against a menacing tiger named shere khan, as well as his own origins. Jungle book origins delayed, director andy serkis responds. Speaking with ew prior to the netflix move, serkis described the film as dickens in the jungle. Andy serkis take on the jungle book is set for a fall 2016 theatrical release in the u. Origins a full year into 2018, and the films director agrees this is the right thing to do. Origins being delayed to 2018, gravity director alfonso cuaron has stepped in to lend a helping hand on andy serkis upcoming movie.
The jungle book is set for release on october 9, 2015. Andy serkis says to make the film as good as it can. Director andy serkis jungle book adaptation is no longer titled the jungle book. An orphaned boy raised by animals in the jungle seizes his destiny while confronting a dangerous enemy and his own human origins. The only way to definitively decide which is better is to go see both, so you can check out the jungle book in theaters this spring, and then sit tight for the 2018 release of jungle book. Origins has officially changed its title to mowgli, after the storys main protagonist. Interviews with andy serkis, rohan chand and eddie marsan for their movie mowgli. Andy serkis latest news, breaking stories and comment. The warner bros pic based on rudyard kiplings stories now is called. Andy serkis directs a starstudded cast in this dark retelling of rudyard kiplings the jungle book.
Origins film has officially changed its title to mowgli, the name of the storys main character. The original book, which was published in 1894 includes a number of other animalthemed stories, but the most popular are the classic tales of an indian boy named mowgli who is raised by wolves and lives among the other animals in the jungle. Andy serkis dark jungle book gets a new netflix release date that sounds quite similar to both versions of the jungle book, both jon favreaus liveaction version and the. Andy serkis talks about his jungle book movie, digital. Andy serkis jungle book adaptation retitled mowgli. Andy serkis jungle book adaptation is undergoing a bit of an overhaul, being renamed mowgli and getting a new synopsis. Netflix takes mowgli, andy serkis darker jungle book. Andy serkis is the undisputed master of the newest kind of acting called performance capture, and it is time that serkis gets credit.
Mowgli trailer new 2018 andy serkis jungle book adaptation. Accompanying the name change, is a promise that the liveaction adaptation will bring something to new to the classic story. Isnt jungle book already basically an origins story. Initially due to open in october 2016, jungle book. Any further back and the film will be basically his parents having sex to conceive him. Warner bros has changed the title of the liveaction movie, which was. Serkis dawn of the planet of the apes, the lord of the rings films, etc.
Andy serkis jungle book movie, now called mowgli, is. Naomie harris as nisha, the female wolf, who adopts the baby mowgli as one. Production is underway on andy serkis 3d jungle book adaptation, warner bros. Origins, the least imaginative sequel title since dawn of justice, is no more. For the last couple of years two different adaptations of rudyard kipling s the jungle book have been in development. Serkis was acclaimed for his performance as caesar, and in a highprofile campaign by 20th century fox for him to be honoured with a best supporting actor oscar nomination, his costar james franco stated. There has been a slight change to andy serkis forthcoming jungle book. A combination of bad timing and a bit of bad luck have the serkishelmed film following the hugely successful disney version that was released in 2016. Andy serkis was at the hobbit the battle of the five armies press interviews.
Mowgli legend of the jungle is about mowglis journey of selfdiscovery apart from directing, andy serkis also plays baloo in mowgli. The story follows the upbringing of the human child mowgli, raised by a wolf pack in the jungles of. 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 darker jungle book movie moves to netflix. What with all the hullabaloo about jon favreau and disneys effectsfilled take on the jungle book, which arrives here next week, you might be forgiven for forgetting that andy serkis has been. The title of andy serkis upcoming warner bros project has officially changed to mowgli, deadline has. Theres a new title for andy serkis forthcoming jungle book. Mowgli behind the scenes with andy serkis featurette. The forthcoming liveaction adaptation was originally called jungle book. Origins film is a more genuine adaptation of the classic novel, and was shot using motion capture. Andy serkis jungle book origins release date pushed back. Origins was originally scheduled to come out in october of last year, but its been postponed multiple times and is now scheduled for a 2018 release date. 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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