Tag: The Jungle Book
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The Disney Vault Is a Stroke of Maniacal Genius
Walt Disney Animation’s year-long centennial celebration is allowing fans the world over to share their favorite moments and memories from the studio’s century-spanning lineage of animated classics. The studio’s legendary output of spellbinding adventures, romantic fairy tales and showstopping musicals have touched countless audiences worldwide and transcended age gaps, becoming a shared cinematic tradition that…
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‘Hercules’: Everything We Know So Far About the Disney Live-Action Remake
One of the next animated Disney movies up for a live-action remake is Hercules. In recent years there has been a slew of live-action remakes of classic Disney films, such as Beauty and the Beast, Pinocchio, The Jungle Book, Aladdin, and most recently, The Little Mermaid. Hercules is based on the Roman myth of the…
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Disney Legend Andreas Deja on Coming Full Circle with His Directorial Debut, ‘Mushka’
Sometimes dreams do come true. When Disney legend Andreas Deja was 11 years old, “The Jungle Book” played at his hometown in Germany and after watching it, he was hooked. He remembers how it cast a spell on him and how he knew right there and then that he wanted to take part in the…
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Can a ‘dark’ Pinocchio reignite Disney’s live-action remake strand?
Despite the surprisingly gruesome source material, the new remake looks to be playing it safe with genteel morality. Will it work for the House of Mouse?How do you solve a problem like Disney’s live action remakes? Well, from the Mouse House’s point of view, it’s arguable whether there really is any problem at all. After…
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Disney Is Giving The Aristocats The Live-Action Treatment
Here’s a novel idea: a live-action movie about talking cats. Even better? It’s a live-action Disney remake!Disney is going back to the well of its 1970s animated slump with a live-action remake of “The Aristocats.” The original film, which Wolfgang Reitherman directed between “The Jungle Book” and “Robin Hood,” centered on cats in Paris who stand to…
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Ves Awards 2021: Netflix’s ‘The Midnight Sky’ and ‘Mank’ Take Top VFX Honors
George Clooney’s existential sci-fi drama, “The Midnight” Sky,” moved a step closer in the VFX Oscar race Tuesday, taking top honors at the 19th annual Ves Awards. The Netflix film (with VFX by Framestore) also earned the model award for the Aether spacecraft. Strangely, though, the unforgettable Ballet of Blood scene, containing simulated zero-g and…
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Sky Adds ‘Outdated Attitudes’ Disclaimer for ‘Jungle Book,’ ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’
Sky, the Comcast-backed pay-tv broadcaster in the U.K., has added “outdated attitudes” disclaimers to a batch of films, including the original animated “Jungle Book,” “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” and “The Last Samurai.”Upon searching for Disney’s “The Jungle Book” on movie service Sky Cinema, a description now reads, “This film has outdated attitudes, language and cultural depictions…
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Disney+ Sets Another Live-Action Remake with ‘Robin Hood’
“Robin Hood” is getting the live-action, hybrid treatment at Disney+, which is developing a remake of the 1976 animated classic with “Blindspotting” director Carlos López Estrada at the helm.Variety reported that the studio will bring Kari Granlund, who wrote Disney+’s live-action “Lady and the Tramp” launch film, to write the screenplay. Justin Springer, who produced…
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‘Robin Hood’ Animated Film Getting Disney Remake
Disney is in early development on a remake of its 1973 animated musical comedy “Robin Hood” for Disney Plus.“Blindspotting” director Carlos Lopez Estrada is on board to helm the movie. Kari Granlund, who wrote the script for 2019’s Disney Plus reboot of “Lady and the Tramp,” is attached to pen the new “Robin Hood.” Justin…
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‘Lion King’ Visual Effects Team’s Toughest Job Was Actually What Audiences Never Saw [Oscars]
It’s one thing to remake “The Jungle Book” into a digital wonder, but another to transform a certified animated classic such as “The Lion King” into a “live-action” CG blockbuster. That’s what the now Oscar-nominated team for Jon Favreau’s adaptation had to consider before they segued to the new production. Basically, how do you tackle…