Jungle Book (2018 film)

Jungle Book
Directed by Andy Serkis
Produced by
Screenplay by Callie Kloves
Based on The Jungle Book
by Rudyard Kipling
Starring
Music by Nitin Sawhney
Cinematography Michael Seresin
Edited by Mark Sanger
Production
company
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • October 19, 2018 (2018-10-19) (United States)
Country
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
Language English

Jungle Book (formerly known as Jungle Book: Origins) is an upcoming British-American live-action adventure fantasy film directed by Andy Serkis (in his directorial debut) and written by Callie Kloves, based on The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. The film stars Rohan Chand as Mowgli with motion capture performances from Serkis as Baloo, Christian Bale as Bagheera, Benedict Cumberbatch as Shere Khan, Tom Hollander as Tabaqui and Cate Blanchett as Kaa.

Principal photography began on March 9, 2015. Warner Bros. plans to release the film in the United States on October 19, 2018.

Cast

Motion capture performances

Production

A number of writers, directors, and producers have been connected with the film during its development. In April 2012, Warner Bros. Pictures announced that it was developing the film with Steve Kloves in talks to write, direct, and produce it.[1] It was reported in December 2013 that Kloves would produce the film, but that Alejandro González Iñárritu was in talks to direct it, from a screenplay by Kloves' daughter Callie.[2] However, in January 2014, Iñárritu left the project due to scheduling conflicts with Birdman and The Revenant.[3][4] In February 2014, it was reported that Ron Howard was in talks to direct, and would produce the film with Brian Grazer through their Imagine Entertainment company.[4] The next month it was announced that Andy Serkis would direct and produce the film with collaborator Jonathan Cavendish of The Imaginarium Studios, along with Steve Kloves; still from Callie Kloves' script.[5] The production designer would be Gary Freeman, the editor would be Mark Sanger, and the costume designer would be Alexandra Byrne.[6]

In August 2014, Benedict Cumberbatch joined the film to voice the villain role of Shere Khan.[7] Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Naomie Harris, Tom Hollander, Eddie Marsan, Peter Mullan and Rohan Chand were announced the following day.[8] Jack Reynor was added to the cast in March 2015 as Mowgli's Brother Wolf.[6] It was announced in April 2015 that Matthew Rhys was in talks to play the human role of John Lockwood.[9] In May 2015, it was confirmed that Freida Pinto would be playing an unspecified live-action role along with Rhys and Chand,[10] later confirmed to be Mowgli's adoptive mother.[11]

Principal photography officially began on March 9, 2015.[6]

Release

The film, titled Jungle Book: Origins, was originally set for an October 2016 release.[12] In December 2014, WB shifted the date to October 2017, allowing more time for further work on the special effects.[13] In April 2016, just before the wide release of Disney's The Jungle Book, this film's release date was moved to October 19, 2018, under the new name Jungle Book.[14]

References

  1. ↑ Fleming Jr, Mike (27 April 2012). "Steve Kloves To Write-Direct 'The Jungle Book' For Warner Bros". Deadline. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Sneider, Jeff (4 December 2013). "Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu to Direct 'Jungle Book' Movie for Warner Bros.". TheWrap. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  3. ↑ Fleming Jr, Mike (9 January 2014). "No 'Jungle Book' For Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu At Warner Bros". Deadline. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  4. 1 2 Siegel, Tatiana; Kit, Borys (14 February 2014). "Ron Howard in Talks to Direct Warner Bros.' 'The Jungle Book'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  5. ↑ McNary, Dave (20 March 2014). "Andy Serkis to Direct 'Jungle Book' for Warner Bros.Dave McNary". Variety. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 Lesnick, Silas (9 March 2015). "Production Officially Begins on Warner Bros.' The Jungle Book". ComingSoon.net. CraveOnline. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  7. ↑ Kit, Borys (19 August 2014). "Benedict Cumberbatch Joins 'Jungle Book' for Warner Bros.". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  8. ↑ Kit, Borys (20 August 2014). "Christian Bale and Cate Blanchett Join 'Jungle Book: Origins'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  9. ↑ Jaafar, Ali (1 April 2015). "Matthew Rhys In Talks To Join 'Jungle Book: Origins' For Warner Bros". Deadline. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  10. ↑ Tartaglione, Nancy (8 May 2015). "Freida Pinto Swings Into Andy Serkis' 'Jungle Book: Origins' At Warner Bros". Deadline. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  11. ↑ Murphy, Desiree (3 March 2016). "EXCLUSIVE: Freida Pinto Reveals the Role She's Playing in 'Jungle Book: Origins'". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  12. ↑ McNary, Dave (1 August 2014). "Andy Serkis' 'Jungle Book: Origins' Set for October 2016, A Year After Disney's 'Jungle Book'". Variety. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  13. ↑ Kit, Borys (11 December 2014). "Warner Bros. Pushes Release Date of 'Jungle Book: Origins'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  14. ↑ Ford, Rebecca (6 April 2016). "Warner Bros. Pushes 'Jungle Book' to 2018, 'Wonder Woman' Gets New Date". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 6 April 2016.

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