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The Jungle Books: Two Remakes In Two Years

Nov 24, 2015

The trailer for the new Disney re-make of "The Jungle Book" has been recently been released. It is exciting for any Disney lover to see all of the classic animated films that they grew up watching to be made into live action movies, just as they did with "Cinderella" and are planning to do with "Beauty and the Beast." However, things become a little strange when one learns that there is another Jungle Book-related movie set to appear the year after this one. It was actually initially supposed to be released within the same year. "Jungle Book: Origins" will also be a live-action movie of the classic Rudyard Kipling tale of Mowgli, the boy raised in the jungle by a bear, a panther and a whole host of other animals.

We find ourselves asking: Why will there be two?

"The Jungle Book," directed by Jon Favreau ("Iron Man," "Elf"), will be released by Disney, an American company, and "Jungle Book: Origins," directed by Andy Serkis ("The Hobbit"), will be released by Warner Brothers in the UK.

What will be similar and different about the two productions?

While both will feature both computer animation and live-action, the Disney version will also take advantage of motion capture techniques. The U.S. film will also take advantage of the fact that it is a remake of a Disney classic and include some Disney-licensed songs. "Bare Necessities" is already confirmed to be sung by Baloo (Bill Murray), and "Trust in Me" will be sung by Kaa the snake (Scarlett Johansson). What is really interesting is that both films have chosen to include a female Kaa, typically portrayed as a male, played by Johansson and Cate Blanchett respectively. They have also both chosen deep-voiced brits to play the villain, Shere Khan. Idris Elba will be using his voice for Disney and Benedict Cumberbatch, who played the dragon Smaug so well in "The Hobbit," will return as the bad guy in the Warner Brothers cast.

Based on the live-action characters set to be included, it also seems as if the initial plots to both films are different.The Disney film has an actor set to play Mowgli's father, suggesting that the story will take place only in Mowgli's world. However, the British film includes "John Lockwood Kipling," who is the father of the story's original author, Rudyard Kipling. Perhaps this film will venture into the realm of reality before the story is told.

Either way, I could not be more excited for both versions of one of my favorite stories.

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