"This is trying to delve into Kipling's book and the journey for Mowgli as a outsider," the director said Tuesday at CinemaCon. By Carolyn Giardina Tech Editor “People are so used to the 1968 [Disney ...

It was just over two years ago that Disney’s live-action/computer-animated remake of The Jungle Book hit theaters, and did quite a number on the domestic and ...

Disney and director Jon Favreau are almost ready for you to see their live-action adaptation of "The Jungle Book." The film, out April 15, follows Mowgli (newcomer Neel Sethi), a "man-cub" who was ...

The Jungle Book is an upcoming American live-action/CGI film directed by Jon Favreau, written by Justin Marks, and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. The film's executive producers are Molly Allen, ...

In Kipling's original tales, Kaa, a male Indian python, is actually one of the protagonists. He's a trusted friend to Bagheera and Baloo, and he saves Mowgli's life on multiple occasions. There's no ...

Disney’s new version of The Jungle Book is one of the most complex animated movies of all time. Based on Rudyard Kipling’s short stories of the same name, its release comes almost half a century after ...

“The jungle is eternal,” purrs a panther — the second most charismatic black panther to hit screens in 2018, for those of you keeping count — to his “little brother,” a boy with limpid eyes and long ...

Serkis tells how he used high-tech filming techniques to transform Cumberbatch, Cate Blanchett and Christian Bale for his version of The Jungle Book. Richard Trenholm was CNET's film and TV editor, ...

Matt Goldberg has been an editor with Collider since 2007. As the site's Chief Film Critic, he has authored hundreds of reviews and covered major film festivals including the Toronto International ...

As the year draws to a close, the march of live-action “re-imaginings” of classic kids’ animated feature films marches on. Well, technically it’s mostly CGI (or motion-capture) mixed with a bit of ...

Full disclosure: When I was growing up, “The Jungle Book” was my jam. And as an adult, “forget about your worries and your strife” — the simplest of the “Bare Necessities” lines — is a guiding mantra.