Fantasy Disney Making a Live-Action Version of 'The Jungle Book'

[terry78]

They'll have to make the characters a lot more stylized if they're gonna be doing musical numbers. They do a lot of human type stuff during those scenes.

 

[DDS]

Does this Jungle Book have any musical numbers? I know Bear Necessities is part of the score in the trailer, but I'm curious to what extent that song and the rest are in the movie itself.

 

[Kahran Ramsus]

Hopefully they found a way to include Trust in Me.

 

[SomeOldGuy]

Does this Jungle Book have any musical numbers? I know Bear Necessities is part of the score in the trailer, but I'm curious to what extent that song and the rest are in the movie itself.

I think it's just that one and a version of I Want to Be Like You performed by Walken.

Just for fun, Honest Trailers just did the original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MURigSnzUBk

 

[TheVileOne]

Hopefully they found a way to include Trust in Me.

Spoiler

It's in the closing credits.

The film does have musical numbers but they don't work well in the film at all.

Walken can't sing I Wanna be Like You at all.

 

[DDS]

I think it's just that one and a version of I Want to Be Like You performed by Walken.

Just for fun, Honest Trailers just did the original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MURigSnzUBk

That Honest Trailer is great. t:

 

[Logan0327]

anyone notice the 2 good disney live action films have been done by MCU Directors

 

[terry78]

What was the other? Cinderella?

 

[psylockolussus]

Yes directed by Kenneth Branagh.

Joss Whedon to direct The Black Cauldron!

 

[SomeOldGuy]

Already $70 million+ WW.

http://deadline.com/2016/04/the-jungle-book-international-box-office-results-1201738351/

 

[terry78]

I think it's earned it. The movie is a technical marvel honestly.

 

[Jonwo]

The Lion King's big issue is that there's no humans in it and I don't know if Disney would do a film which would be essentially a realistic CG remake.

I think Aladdin is a dead cert for a live action remake but i think Disney will wait until they have the various stage productions up and running around the world before they do.

 

[SomeOldGuy]

Early word from the insiders at bot is $25 million for Friday so $80 million is looking likely. Really looking forward to catching this Sunday at the matinee.

 

[Slick]

Great movie. Not better than than the cartoon but great.

 

[The Big G]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15rUJuKCM90

 

[hafizbat]

Really enjoyed this movie. Great characters and voice acting, fun story full of heart, and absolutely mind-blowing CGI work. Kudos to Favreau and the rest of the team for a magnificent movie.

Elba as Shere Khan and Kingsley as Bagheera were easily my favorite parts of the movie.

 

[Primal Slayer]

Just watched it and really enjoyed it. They did a great job and the actor did an even better job for his age and all the cgi.

 

[terry78]

When this gets a home release they have to have a behind the scenes showing Walken performing the song, man. That **** was pure Walken craziness.

 

[TheVileOne]

Walken does not sing well at all in this film.

 

[TheVileOne]

*stifles laugh* Really? I mean I haven't seen this yet but...

Watch the latest Honest Trailer to see what I mean. The original wasn't exactly a thrill ride.

Yeah I saw it, and I think the Honest Trailer was a lot creepier honestly by pointing all those things out and trying to make bad jokes out of them.

 

[terry78]

It's not really meant to be good. It's Walken doing Walken.

 

[The Big G]

It's not really meant to be good. It's Walken doing Walken.

and its ****ing amazing

 

[DDS]

Just got done with it. Thought it was great, and the whole voice cast is fantastic. I dug Murray and Walken's renditions of the songs.

 

[jmc]

Was hoping to see this today but got caught up with other things. Will hopefully be able to see it in the coming days.

 

[SyntaxError]

This is looking at a 95M OW DOM.... pretty damn incredible.