Jon favreau brings cg realism to the jungle book the. Filmmaker jon favreau talks about remaking the jungle. Jon favreaus the jungle book, a hybrid project of kiplings original source material and the 1967 animated film, is a delicate story but a magnificent world. In this version, young mowgli neel sethi is growing up and trying to figure out his place in the jungle.
Sequel to the jungle book 2016, directed by jon favreau. Create talked to director jon favreau about relating to flawed heroes, the elusive control of tone, and making movies for everyone. Jungle book director jon favreau on making films for. Director jon favreau used groundbreaking cgi to turn a california warehouse into a rainforest for disneys jungle book reboot. Dec 01, 2016 jon favreau reveals he will use virtual reality technology for his lion king reboot, which hell shoot backtoback with jungle book 2. Disney confirms jungle book director jon favreau is. Not only was he remaking one of disneys most classic tales, but he wanted honor the. Jon favreau, the director of the jungle book, is live in times square to discuss his starstudded film and direct on gma. The jungle book is a 2016 american fantasy adventure film directed and produced by jon favreau, from a screenplay written by justin marks and produced by.
Jon favreau on how liveaction jungle book animals will. How jon favreau juggled walt disneys legacy and digital effects that go beyond avatar by. Days before the studio opens its liveaction take on the jungle book. Apr 08, 2016 visually, its hard to find a parallel to what favreau has accomplished with the jungle book, but here, ill take a shot. Director jon favreau reveals the secrets behind the making of. As the jungle book swings on to bluray and itunes this week, co. In order to truly do justice to its predecessors, however, the reboot needed to have enough heart to match its visually. Simultaneous with his directorial projects he worked as a consultant on 24 episodes of the orville from 2017 to 2019. It is a cgilive action remake of the 1967 animated film of the same name. The jungle book hasnt been released in theaters yet, but disney is already developing a sequel with director jon favreau rumored to be returning according to the.
Apr 11, 2016 jungle book 2 in the works with jon favreau, justin marks exclusive april 11, 2016 11. The jungle book is a 2016 american 3d adventure fantasy musical film directed by jon favreau, written by justin marks, and produced by walt disney pictures. How jon favreau juggled walt disneys legacy and digital effects that go beyond avatar. Visually, its hard to find a parallel to what favreau has accomplished with the jungle book, but here, ill take a shot. Jon favreau s the jungle book, a hybrid project of kiplings original source material and the 1967 animated film, is a delicate story but a magnificent world. Switch queens for mumbai, and favreaus thoughts arent far from the ones that prompted rudyard kipling to write the jungle book selected. Jon favreaus the jungle book finds its mowgli deadline. The jungle book is a 2016 american fantasy adventure film directed and produced by jon favreau, from a screenplay written by justin marks and produced by walt disney pictures. The movie itself is kind of a hybrid of the disney cartoon and the original rudyard kipling. Transcript for director jon favreau reveals the secrets behind the making of the jungle book lupita nyongo talks the jungle book on gma the oscarwinning actress is live in times square to discuss her role as mowglis mother in the liveaction movie. It was announced on april 25, 2016 that favreau and marks will return to direct and write. The jungle book is jon favreaus avatar and gravity.
Jungle book director jon favreau highlights films female. Disney is reportedly ready to begin development on a sequel to the jungle book, with. But, director jon favreaus version of the jungle book has just released on bluray and dvd for home viewing and i have to say it is absolutely fantastic. When it comes to movie animals that can enunciate and articulate, gab and prattle on, chew the fat and belt out a song, jon favreau, director of the jungle book, knows what hes talking about. Apr 08, 2016 jungle book director jon favreau highlights female characters. Almost entirely computergenerated, its a wondrous dreamscape of sensations and textures 3d is essential here which evoke all the mythical, primordial emotion. Jon favreau talks lion king vr and jungle book 2 plans. Jon favreau on the challenges of reimagining the jungle.
Jungle book 2 in the works with jon favreau, justin. That had a photorealistically rendered talking pig, and now more than two decades later we have the resources and the budgets to summon. Favreau is reported to return as director and neel sethi is reported to reprise his role of mowgli, while screenwriter justin marks is also in negotiations to return. The jungle book director jon favreau is reimagining the. Feb 26, 2016 the jungle book is jon favreaus avatar and gravity. The last time we talked, i was looking for my mowgli and was about to cast bill murray as baloo in a new reimagining of the jungle book for disney. Jon favreaus ambitious retelling of the beloved 1967 disney animated film the jungle book could have been a success based solely on the sum of its parts. Apr 04, 2016 jungle book director jon favreau pays tribute to genius garry shandling. A little darker, a little more violent, it felt like a more grownup version. Jungle book director jon favreau hopes modern remake. After a threat from the tiger shere khan forces him to flee the jungle, a mancub. Jon favreau, ben kingsley and more discuss bringing the classic jungle book to photoreal life. Jungle book 2 in the works with jon favreau, justin marks exclusive april 11, 2016 11.
Jon favreau looks back at the jungle book animation world. I have enjoyed watching disney animated films transition to. Jungle book director jon favreau highlights female characters. The jungle book by jon favreau jon favreau, neel sethi.
Jan 04, 2017 disney and jon favreaus liveactioncg hybrid adaptation of walt disneys 1967 animated feature film classic, the jungle book, which hit theatres last april 15, was both a marvel of technologydriven cinematic storytelling and a box office smash. Chosen from thousands of auditions, 10year old neel sethi will be playing the part of mowgli in jon favreaus version of disneys the jungle book. Jon favreau shot the entire of the jungle book in a warehouse. Jon favreau on the challenges of reimagining the jungle book. The last time we talked, i was looking for my mowgli and was about to cast bill murray as. Jon favreau has proven himself a supremely versatile filmmaker in an array of disparate projects over the course of the past two decades. The jungle book is jon favreaus avatar and gravity birth. Jon favreaus live actioncgi jungle book movie was a huge hit this year, and it looks like his next job is rebooting another disney classic.
Its a retelling of both the classic rudyard kipling tale and a canny update of the beloved 1967 animated director jon favreau walks us through all of the things disney fans need to know about the jungle book, opening this weekend in 3d. Kudos to the visual effects team, for making a liveaction adaptation of a movie like the jungle book. Disney, jon favreau developing jungle book sequel polygon. Apr 11, 2016 disneys the jungle book 2 in development. Jon favreau looks back at the jungle book animation. Lion king and jungle book 2 updates from jon favreau. It was initially described as disneys answer to night at the museum.
Sep 28, 2016 jon favreaus live actioncgi jungle book movie was a huge hit this year, and it looks like his next job is rebooting another disney classic. The jungle book, based on rudyard kiplings stories and inspired by disneys classic 1967 animated musical, marks debneys fourth collaboration with director jon favreau following elf, iron. The jungle books composer john debney on working with jon. Jon favreaus the jungle book, which opens today in eyepopping 3d, is an absolute blast. Jon favreau reveals he will use virtual reality technology for his lion king reboot, which hell shoot backtoback with jungle book 2. I really dug the original 67 film that i grew up with and there were certainly a lot of ways to go wrong with this project. Director jon favreau reveals the secrets behind the making of the jungle book favreau appears on popcorn with peter travers and shares how he chose the lone actor in. Walt disney produced an animated version in 1967 that had music and comedy as the focus. The jungle book presented a fairly obvious dilemma.
Apr 05, 2016 t he director of the jungle book said it would have been odd not to feature prominent female characters in the film like the classic disney animation jon favreau joined oscar winners sir ben. Director, producer and actor jon favreau discusses his lucky career path. Fans will have one more chance to see garry shandlings work onscreen in the jungle book. In our the jungle book set visit report, jon favreau explains why he was attracted to the adaptation and how the movie is a favreau film.
T he director of the jungle book said it would have been odd not to feature prominent female characters in the film like the classic disney animation jon favreau joined oscar winners sir ben. Jungle book director jon favreau on making films for everybody. Jon favreaus the jungle book is a cinematic wonder that deserves to be seen in a movie theater, but like kenneth branaghs cinderella, it possesses the same problem. Iron man and the jungle book director jon favreau gives us the scoop on his jungle book sequel and the status of his liveaction lion king adaptation. He was born in october 1966, almost a year to the day that the fair wound down, and remembers staring down from a pigeonseyeview. But, director jon favreau s version of the jungle book has just released on bluray and dvd for home viewing and i have to say it is absolutely fantastic. Jon favreau has become a master of crowdpleasing, four quadrant films to the point where pixar seems like a peer. Since 2010, director jon favreau has been developing a film version of magic kingdom, a movie set inside the famous disney theme park. Disneys the jungle book presentation with jon favreau. Disney and jon favreaus liveactioncg hybrid adaptation of walt disneys 1967 animated feature film classic, the jungle book, which hit.
Mar 11, 2014 jon favreau offers jungle book details. You have to do something expected and unexpected by garry maddox. With neel sethi, bill murray, ben kingsley, idris elba. Dec 06, 2016 the jungle book presented a fairly obvious dilemma. We sit down with the actor and filmmaker to discuss what it was like to remake the jungle book for a modern audience.
Director jon favreau had to find a creative solution and, in doing so, he and his team developed new technologies to make liveaction. Director jon favreau and screenwriter justin marks are in talks to return for the disney adventure. Llc is a television production company created by jon favreau on august 30, 2018. Apr 06, 2016 jon favreau, the director of the jungle book, is live in times square to discuss his starstudded film and direct on gma. The jungle book 2 liveaction film disney wiki fandom. Jon favreau set to give jungle book tale a liveaction. The jungle book director jon favreau is reimagining. The trailer made it look like it was an interesting new take on the disney classic. Jungle book director jon favreau pays tribute to genius garry shandling.
Mistress of evil 2019 and alice through the looking glass 2016, this is the third sequel of a live action adaptation of a disney animated canon film. On july 29, the lion king surpassed the jungle book to become favreaus highestgrossing film as director, while also surpassing the original film. Favreau at the 2012 san diego comiccon international the following list is the complete filmography of the american actor, director, producer, and screenwriter jon favreau. Its a retelling of both the classic rudyard kipling tale and a canny update of the beloved 1967 animated classic. Jon favreau set to give jungle book tale a liveaction spin. Disney is reportedly ready to begin development on a sequel to the jungle book, with director jon favreau possibly returning as well. Youd swear that the animals were real, yet the only real actor is mowgli. Filmmaker jon favreau talks about remaking the jungle book. Disney is in negotiations with jon favreau to helm the jungle book, a new adaptation of the 1894 rudyard kipling novel that is a priority project for the studio.
Directed by jon favreau iron man, based on rudyard kiplings timeless stories and inspired by disneys classic animated film, the jungle. Still wants to make magic kingdom iron man director jon favreau discusses his upcoming jungle book adaptation for disney and his planned magic kingdom movie. Actordirector jon favreau loves movie magic, and he loves creating it. The film stars neel sethi as mowgli with the voices of bill. Director jon favreau reveals the secrets behind the making. Jungle book 2 in the works with jon favreau, justin marks. Jungle book director jon favreau pays tribute to genius. The jungle book by jon favreau jon favreau, neel sethi, bill. The movie itself is kind of a hybrid of the disney cartoon and the original rudyard kipling book. Nearly half a century after the original animated film was released, director jon favreau has remade walt disney pictures the jungle book, now with a liveaction mowgli, the man cub, and a cast. Still wants to make magic kingdom iron man director jon favreau discusses his upcoming jungle book.
When jon favreau signed on to direct the upcoming the jungle book film, he knew he had big shoes to fill. He was born in october 1966, almost a year to the day that the fair wound down, and remembers staring down from a. Apr 12, 2016 nearly half a century after the original animated film was released, director jon favreau has remade walt disney pictures the jungle book, now with a liveaction mowgli, the man cub, and a cast. Jon favreau the jungle book filmkritik rezension kritik. Apr 15, 2016 director jon favreau reveals the secrets behind the making of the jungle book favreau appears on popcorn with peter travers and shares how he chose the lone actor in the film and the tricks he. Jon favreau sits down with imdb to talk about the challenges of updating a disney classic and how he used the latest technology to transport fans into the story. Jon favreau s ambitious retelling of the beloved 1967 disney animated film the jungle book could have been a success based solely on the sum of its parts. In our the jungle book set visit report, jon favreau.
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