The andy serkis jungle book movie has been retitled. Andy serkis to direct jungle book movie film the guardian. First official trailer for andy serkis new jungle book. He has received an empire award, and two saturn awards for his motioncapture acting. Andy serkis felt hed earned the right to direct jungle book. Serkis jungle book adaptation will also be up against a jon favreaudirected disney production, with idris elba set to take the shere khan role. Aug 01, 2018 welcome to the jungle that is this fastshifting movie meld between theatrical release and streaming.
Serkis will also produce with harry potter scribe steve. In the biggest acquisition of a finished film it has made so far, netflix has acquired from warner bros the worldwide rights to mowgli, the cgi live action film directed by andy serkis based on the jungle book. With christian bale, cate blanchett, benedict cumberbatch, naomie harris. The first trailer for the longgestating andy serkis directed version of the jungle book was released today mowgli, a dark take on rudyard kiplings stories, was written by callie kloves. While breathe was the first film directed by serkis to ever be released into cinemas, serkis actually helmed production on jungle book first, with principal photography starting back. Jungle book update from breathe director andy serkis. Andy serkis and christian bale tell gadgets 360 how it is. The following is the list of filmography by the english film and television actor, voice actor, director and producer andy serkis. English film actor, director and author andy serkis is known for his performance capture roles comprising motion capture. First official trailer for andy serkis new jungle book movie. Andy serkisdirected jungle book movie retitled mowgli film. Apr 10, 2018 performancecapture pioneer andy serkis shared some interesting information during an interview with newsweek, about his adaptation of the jungle book, titled mowgli.
Andy serkis mowgli will explore darker themes than disney. Netflix acquires andy serkisdirected mowgli from warner. If you think mowgli is just another jungle book rehash. How andy serkis feels about his jungle book getting delayed. Rohan chand, christian bale, cate blanchett, naomie harris, andy serkis, matthew rhys, freida pinto, benedict cumberbatch, peter mullan, jack reynor, eddie marsan, tom hollander.
Netflix swings in to acquire andy serkisdirected mowgli from. Apr 24, 2018 andy serkis unveils first look at darker jungle book film mowgli this is trying to delve into kiplings book and the journey for mowgli as a outsider, the director said tuesday at cinemacon. May 21, 2018 eventually, the andy serkisdirected mowgli, the darker of the two films, moved to october 2018, while jon favreaus more lighthearted the jungle book opened in april of 2016. An unexpected journey 2012, the eponymous king kong in the 2005 film. Disneys version was directed by jon favreau and featured the. The hollywood reporter states that, as it stands right now, jungle book. Jul 27, 2018 netflix acquires andy serkis directed mowgli from. Trailer frenzy a special place to find the newest trailers for movies and tv shows youre. Welcome to the jungle that is this fastshifting movie meld between theatrical release and streaming. Official mowgli trailer lands online motion capture and live action are blended for mowgli, a new, bigscreen, 3d adaptation of rudyard kiplings classic the jungle book. A combination of bad timing and a bit of bad luck have the serkis helmed film following the hugely successful disney version that was released in 2016. May 21, 2018 andy serkis, the reigning motioncapture expert, directed the film for warner bros.
Mar 21, 2014 andy serkis will make his directorial debut on one of the two rival jungle book movies now being readied by hollywood studios serkis takes over warner bros version of the rudyard kipling. The andy serkis jungle book movie is now called mowgli and it will be released two years after disneys version was a box office smash. Origins, which will be directed by andy serkis, is moving back an entire year, from oct. In the biggest acquisition of a finished film it has made so far, netflix has acquired from warner bros the worldwide rights to mowgli, the cgi live action film directed by andy serkis based on the. Now the wheels are in motion for wbs upcoming adaptation with andy serkis at the helm. The film stars rohan chand, matthew rhys, and freida pinto, along with voice and motion capture performances from christian bale, cate blanchett. The 2016 remake, directed by jon favreau was pretty close to the animated version and didnt stray too far from the original. Jungle book update from breathe director andy serkis in. After struggling to find and keep a director for their upcoming the jungle book, warner brothers has given mocap expert andy serkis the job. A source with knowledge of the production told indiewire that netflix will bring serkis second directed feature following breathe to its platform. May 21, 2018 andy serkis has promised that his riff on rudyard kiplings classic the jungle book will be a much darker take than weve seen in the past, and fans are getting a. Mar 20, 2016 andy serkis tells us that the new jungle book movie wont be what you expect.
Sep 14, 2017 after the iron man directors remake of disneys 1967 animated version of the jungle book became a box office behemoth last year, warner bros. Published on apr 10, 2018 performancecapture pioneer andy serkis shared some interesting information during an interview with newsweek, about his. Netflix acquires andy serkis take on the jungle book. Mowgli rohan chand is torn between worlds in andy serkis take on the jungle book image. Now comes andy serkis s own version, mowgli formerly jungle book origins, which will see the titular character engage with mankind once more. Mowgli, directed by andy serkis is a visceral take on. Andy serkis tells us that the new jungle book movie wont be what you expect. Andy serkis dark jungle book gets a new netflix release date andy serkis directed mowgli with a script written by callie kloves and the movie was originally set to come. Aug 01, 2014 andy serkis take on the jungle book is set for a fall 2016 theatrical release in the u. Andy serkis, the reigning motioncapture expert, directed the film for warner bros. Origins jacks up the blood, angst, and visual dynamism of kipling through a peter.
Synopsis the greatest journey is finding where you belong. Andy serkis unveils first look at darker jungle book film. Jungle book film will be released two years after disneys 2016 liveaction adaptation of the jungle book helmed by jon favreau, but it seems that in an effort to differentiate the. Andy serkisdirected jungle book movie reportedly retitled mowgli. Andy serkis dark jungle book gets a new netflix release date andy serkis directed mowgli with a script written by callie kloves and the movie was originally set to. May 21, 2018 at cinemacon in las vegas in april, serkis explained how the pgrated mowgli will depart from previous versions, like the jon favreau directed box office hit the jungle book, released in 2016. There are no songs and not much fun as director andy serkis s ultrarealistic animation. Theres disneys the jungle book and then theres andy serkis mowgli. Eventually, the andy serkisdirected mowgli, the darker of the two films, moved to october 2018, while jon favreaus more lighthearted the. Legend of the jungle also known and stylized on screen simply as mowgli is a 2018 adventure drama web film directed by andy serkis with a screenplay by callie kloves, based on stories collected in all the mowgli stories by rudyard kipling.
I dont think many people in the west are familiar with the book at all. Jon favreaus the jungle book 2016 or andy serkis s mowgli. Eventually, the andy serkis directed mowgli, the darker of the two films, moved to october 2018, while jon favreaus more lighthearted the jungle book opened in. English film actor, director and author andy serkis is known for his performance capture roles comprising motion capture acting, animation and voice work for such computergenerated characters as gollum in the lord of the rings film trilogy 20012003 and the hobbit. How andy serkis feels about his jungle book getting. But for the real jungle, its rudyard kiplings original jungle book that you. Le mois suivant, il est finalement annonce quandy serkis realiserait et.
Serkis started acting in the late 1980s with small roles on the television series morris minor and his marvellous motors 1989, and the new statesman 1989 before being cast as owen in streetwise from 19891992. After the jungle book, you might have forgotten that this version of the story from andy serkis was actually happening, but rest assured, it definitely is. Andy serkis explains how his retelling of the jungle book swerved a clash. The first trailer for mowgli offers a darker take on the. Streaming giant netflix has acquired actorfilmmaker andy serkis directed mowgli from warner bros and is planning to release the movie on the platform in 2019. Instead of an october 19 theatrical release by warner bros.
Origins a full year into 2018, and the films director agrees this is the right thing to do. How andy serkis jungle book differs from jon favreaus. Dec 11, 2018 andy serkis hopes his retelling of the jungle book will still find an audience despite disneys 2016 adaptation effectively driving it on to the small screen. Andy serkis to direct the jungle book for wb screen rant. But, theres ultimately gotta be one you cant and this unnecessarily dark retelling of the tale in which andy serkis plays an aggressive balloo in fact everyone plays harder and meaner versions of the characters is it.
Benedict cumberbatch is cast as shere khan in warner bros. Mowgli, directed by andy serkis is a visceral take on jungle. Netflix acquires andy serkis mowgli from warner bros 2019 global. Andy serkis unveils first look at darker jungle book film mowgli this is trying to delve into kiplings book and the journey for mowgli as a outsider, the director said tuesday at cinemacon. In 2018, he portrayed the character of baloo in his self directed film, mowgli.
Jul 28, 2018 streaming giant netflix has acquired actorfilmmaker andy serkis directed mowgli from warner bros and is planning to release the movie on the platform in 2019. Jul 27, 2018 netflix has acquired the rights from warner bros. Andy serkis jungle book movie mowgli will debut netflix. Apr 06, 2016 never let it be said that andy serkis undersells. Rendered in the latest computergenerated imagery, this serkis directed take originally titled jungle book. A human child raised by wolves must face off against a menacing tiger named shere khan, as well as his own origins. Another liveaction retelling of rudyard kiplings jungle book, this time directed by gollum himself, andy. Ive seen many an adaptation of the jungle book and ive liked each one. Andy serkis did not take the conventional path from acting into directing, writes laura harding. The andy serkis directed mowgli will be debuting on netflix in 2019 instead of in movie theaters netflix is acquiring the worldwide rights to the movie from warner bros.
Netflix acquires andy serkis directed mowgli from warner bros. Official mowgli trailer lands online andy serkis directs. Andy serkis explores the dark world of the jungle book in mowgli. Andy serkiss version of the jungle book has a gorgeous new. Why andy serkis says his mowgli is very different from the disney. Mar 21, 2014 andy serkis to direct the jungle book for wb. Andy serkis mowgli movie is now a netflix exclusive cnet. Andy serkis will make his directorial debut on one of the two rival jungle book movies now being readied by hollywood studios. Darker jungle book and mowgli trailer premieres video.
In the biggest acquisition of a finished film it has made so far, netflix has acquired from warner bros the worldwide rights to mowgli, the cgi live action film directed by andy serkis based on the jungle book stories of rudyard kipling. Andy serkis felt hed earned the right to direct jungle. Andy serkis right directs young star rohan chand, who plays mowgli in netflixs new take on the jungle book. Andy serkis, the actor best known for playing the cgcreated character gollum in the lord of the rings movies, has come on board to direct warner bros. Legend of the jungle also known and stylized on screen simply as mowgli is a 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. Legend of the jungle has been directed by andy serkis, the. Andy serkis, in toronto for directorial debut breathe, shares an update on his jungle book, with christian bale, cate blanchett, benedict cumberbatch. Andy serkis is directing the film which features the voice talents of christian bale. Andy serkis mowgli rating promises a darker jungle book. Nov 29, 2018 netflixs adaptation of the jungle book, mowgli. Latest update of kiplings classic is caught in disneys shadow. Origins film is a more genuine adaptation of the classic novel, and was shot using motion capture. Directed by andy serkisfresh off appearances both with and. Netflix acquires mowgli, andy serkisdirected movie.
Andy serkis will direct a liveaction version of the jungle book for warner bros. Andy serkis on why there was room for two jungle books bbc news. Serkis jungle book adaptation will also be up against a jon favreau directed disney production, with idris elba set to take the shere khan role. Andy serkis mowgli will explore darker themes than. This is the new movie directed by andy serkis that features hybrid motion capture cgi and liveaction, a bit like the other jungle book from disney. Watch the first trailer for andy serkiss jungle book. Andy serkis as baloo, a strict himalayan brown bear who is one of mowglis. Andy serkis dark jungle book gets a new netflix release date. Andy serkis will make his directorial debut on one of the two rival jungle book movies now being readied by hollywood studios serkis takes over warner bros version of the rudyard kipling. Which of these twin liveaction, cgiheavy, starpacked movie adaptations of rudyard kiplings the jungle book is your preferred modern rendering.
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