Disney seems confident that it has a hit on its hands with director Jon Favreau’s live-action adaptation of The Jungle Book (and they should do, as we loved it – read our review here), as The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that plans are already underway for a sequel. The site reports that Favreau will reteam […]
New clip from The Jungle Book introduces Scarlett Johansson’s Kaa
Walt Disney Pictures has released a new clip from Jon Favreau’s adaptation of The Jungle Book, which gives a look at the introduction of the villainous Kaa (Scarlett Johansson); take a look below after the official synopsis… SEE ALSO: Read our ★★★★★ review of The Jungle Book Directed by Jon Favreau (“Iron Man”), based on Rudyard Kipling’s timeless stories […]
Movie Review – The Jungle Book (2016)
The Jungle Book, 2016. Directed by Jon Favreau. Starring Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong’o, Scarlett Johansson, Giancarlo Esposito and Christopher Walken. SYNOPSIS: An orphan boy is raised in the jungle with the help of a pack of wolves, a bear, and a black panther. The Jungle Book rests on the shoulders […]
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story named 2016’s most anticipated movie
This year might see the first ever meeting between The Dark Knight and the Man of Steel in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, as well as the heroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe going up against each other in Captain America: Civil War, but if Fandango’s audience poll is anything to go by, 2016 […]
Disney renews IMAX deal for Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean and more
Walt Disney and IMAX have today announced that they has renewed their deal through to 2017, which covers a host of live-action and animated tentpole releases from the Mouse House. Falling under the near deal are Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: Episode VIII, Star Wars: Rogue One, Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Doctor […]
Andy Serkis’ Jungle Book: Origins officially begins shooting
In a somewhat similar scenario to what we saw in the late 1990s with Armageddon and Deep Impact, as well as Dante’s Peak and Volcano, we have two different adaptations of Rudyard Kipling’s beloved The Jungle Book on the horizon, with the second of which, directed by Andy Serkis (Dawn of the Planet of the […]
Disney sets dates for Ghost In The Shell, The Jungle Book and Pete’s Dragon
Disney is set for a monumental couple of years at the box office through 2015, 2016 and beyond. This year sees both Avengers: Age Of Ultron and Star Wars: The Force Awakens debut, but that hasn’t stopped then from lining up some other big box-office treats for post-2015. With news over the last week that […]