Andy serkis is directing the liveaction adaptation of rudyard kiplings stories. Initially due to open in october 2016, jungle book. Naomie harris as nisha, the female wolf, who adopts the baby mowgli as one. Andy serkis jungle book given new title screen rant. 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. Mowgli legend of the jungle is about mowglis journey of selfdiscovery. The actor also talks about why he doesnt watch superhero movies, working with andy serkis on jungle book. Production is underway on andy serkis 3d jungle book adaptation, warner bros. Interviews with andy serkis, rohan chand and eddie marsan for their movie mowgli.
Andy serkis adaptation of the jungle book starring rohan chand. Theres a new title for andy serkis forthcoming jungle book. Isnt jungle book already basically an origins story. Mowgli is torn between two worlds in latest trailer. The title of andy serkis upcoming warner bros project has officially changed to mowgli, deadline has. Although filming on andy serkis jungle book formerly titled jungle book. 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. Andy serkiss jungle book has a new name and an official. Origins has officially changed its title to mowgli, after the storys main protagonist. While serkis continues to explore additional performancecapture roles like supreme leader snoke in star wars. 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. The story follows the upbringing of the human child mowgli, raised by a wolf pack in the jungles of. Any further back and the film will be basically his parents having sex to conceive him. 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. The warner bros pic based on rudyard kiplings stories now is called. 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 jungle book adaptation is undergoing a bit of an overhaul, being renamed mowgli and getting a new synopsis. A human child raised by wolves must face off against a menacing tiger named shere khan, as well as his own origins. Benedict cumberbatch, cate blanchett and christian bale. The film stars rohan chand, matthew rhys, and freida pinto. The americans star matthew rhys is in talks to star in andy serkis jungle book. Andy serkis was at the hobbit the battle of the five armies press interviews.
Andy serkis latest news, breaking stories and comment. Accompanying the name change, is a promise that the liveaction adaptation will bring something to new to the classic story. 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. The jungle book is set for release on october 9, 2015. For the last couple of years two different adaptations of rudyard kipling s the jungle book have been in development. Andy serkis says to make the film as good as it can. Warner bros has changed the title of the liveaction movie, which was. Mowgli trailer new 2018 andy serkis jungle book adaptation. Andy serkis as baloo, a strict himalayan brown bear who is one of mowglis. Origins film is a more genuine adaptation of the classic novel, and was shot using motion capture. 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. The forthcoming liveaction adaptation was originally called jungle book. Origins a full year into 2018, and the films director agrees this is the right thing to do.
Director andy serkis upcoming jungle book movie, initially titled jungle book. 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. Mowgli legend of the jungle is about mowglis journey of selfdiscovery apart from directing, andy serkis also plays baloo in mowgli. Origins film has officially changed its title to mowgli, the name of the storys main character. The adaptation of rudyard kiplings the jungle book starts streaming on netflix from. A human child raised by wolves, must face off against a menacing tiger named shere khan, as well as his own origins. Warner bros have once again changed the name of andy serkis forthcoming jungle book movie to mowgli. The film, from director andy serkis, is a darker take on author rudyard kiplings classic tale the jungle book. Andy serkis on how his jungle book movie differs from disneys. Mowgli behind the scenes with andy serkis featurette. With christian bale, cate blanchett, benedict cumberbatch, naomie harris. Andy serkis talks about how hes developing quadruped animals in the 2016 jungle book. Serkis dawn of the planet of the apes, the lord of the rings films, etc. Director andy serkis jungle book adaptation is no longer titled the jungle book.
Origins being delayed to 2018, gravity director alfonso cuaron has stepped in to lend a helping hand on andy serkis upcoming movie. 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. How andy serkis feels about his jungle book getting. Origins started shooting in march 2015, marking andy serkis directorial debut. Watch the first trailer for andy serkiss jungle book. Andy serkis take on the jungle book just got a mini makeover. This is a much darker and grittier jungle book tale. Andy serkis jungle book movie, now called mowgli, is. Jungle book origins delayed, director andy serkis responds. 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. Speaking with ew prior to the netflix move, serkis described the film as dickens in the jungle. 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. Andy serkiss muchdelayed adaptation of rudyard kiplings the jungle book has officially been rechristened mowgli, warner bros announced.
Andy serkis directs a starstudded cast in this dark retelling of rudyard kiplings the jungle book. Andy serkis version of the jungle book has had a name change, and will be released as mowgli. Origins, in an effort to differentiate from the 2016 the jungle book, and will now go under the new title. An orphaned boy raised by animals in the jungle seizes his destiny while confronting a dangerous enemy and his own human origins. Andy serkis says to make the film as good as it can be they need to take as much time as they can. Serkis is directing the movie, which will open on oct. There has been a slight change to andy serkis forthcoming jungle book. Andy serkis talks about his jungle book movie, digital. Origins, the least imaginative sequel title since dawn of justice, is no more. 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 jungle book film retitled mowgli, synopsis. The warner bros adaptation of the jungle book will arrive in us theaters october 6, 2017 two years after disneys version. Andy serkis jungle book origins release date pushed back. The jungle book origins release date has been pushed back to 2017.
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