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***X-SOLDIER*** · 05/21/2018

This is the one that started before the new Disney one, and is sticking closer to the book and is being much less of a children's tale. It was undergoing production as "Jungle Book: Origins" but is now titled Mowgli.

YouTube Video

YouTube Video

There's also an interview with Andy Serkis about the project here: https://io9.gizmodo.com/mowglis-andy...for-1826201884

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***Cthulhu*** · 05/22/2018

Another re-re-re-remake? But with even more famous names?

Fuck off

***X-SOLDIER*** · 05/22/2018

Cthulhu wrote: Another re-re-re-remake? But with even more famous names?

This was actually in development BEFORE the new Disney one.

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***Cthulhu*** · 05/22/2018

Well the book is from 1894 so yeah

Ghost X · 05/23/2018

As Cthulhu describes, it wouldn't surprise me if there was a bit of Jungle Book fatigue, which is naturally unfortunate if such films are good. Plenty of stories out there that have never been converted to film. Should pick one of those instead

Interslicery · 05/23/2018

The fact it's marketing itself as the DARKEST telling of the story annoys me. Why is that a selling point?

***Cthulhu*** · 05/23/2018

Worked for Batman and all of the following edgy dark takes on superhero shite,

Obsidian Fire · 05/23/2018

Ehhh... The Jungle Book does get pretty dark is some places?

You've pretty much got animals buying people's lives with food, murder via stampede (pre-meditated at that), kidnapping, etc. Oh, and there's the Blue and Orange Morality of all the animals, which is what the majority of the cast is. And the ending is only happy from a very odd perspective.

IDK, I never really liked Disney's The Jungle Book since I had read the actual book at such a young age. They're only alike in very, very broad strokes. It might as well be titled something completely different.

Saying that an attempt to be closer to the book means that it will be darker then how people are used to seeing the story portrayed doesn't mean much.

Also... a good 1/3 of The Jungle Book isn't about Mowgli. And there's actually a sequal to it called The Jungle Book II that Kippling wrote. I can see why they would rename it.

Channy · 05/23/2018

The animation is worse than Disney but it's got bigger stars attached, which is interesting. We'll see where this goes.

Interslicery · 05/24/2018

It's not that I dont think the story can't/shouldn't be dark, it just feels very juvenile to flat out say in words that its super dark. Especially as one of the very first things in the trailer.

Theozilla · 05/24/2018

Obsidian Fire wrote: Also... a good 1/3 of The Jungle Book isn't about Mowgli. And there's actually a sequal to it called The Jungle Book II that Kippling wrote. I can see why they would rename it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_the_Mowgli_Stories

The Mowgli stories did get separately collected all together though. So if one wishes to just read those, it is readily available to read (and even includes the first Mowgli story Kipling wrote (though its the last one chronologically in the narrative).

Interslicery wrote: It's not that I dont think the story can't/shouldn't be dark, it just feels very juvenile to flat out say in words that its super dark. Especially as one of the very first things in the trailer.

Yeah, that's probably more due to the marketing team (perhaps misguidedly) trying to distinguish this film from the Disney versions in the public consciousness (which is also probably why they changed the film title to Mowgli from the previous Jungle Book: Origins), rather than the creative team's fault.

***The Twilight Mexican*** · 07/28/2018

Netflix acquires "Mowgli," limited theatrical release to be followed by release on the streaming service next year

***X-SOLDIER*** · 07/29/2018

Iiiinteresting. It feels like this is Netflix testing the waters to do mini-theatrical releases of some of their content, which might be really neat! Between this and the way that they released Annihilation everywhere but NA, it seems like they're getting into more of a position to do that, which hopefully also means attracting more and more creators as well.

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Channy · 07/30/2018

Well they kinda did this with the Cloverfield Paradox or whatever, right? Hype hype hype hype.. DROP.

***X-SOLDIER*** · 07/30/2018

No, the Cloverfield Paradox never had ANY theatrical release, but was originally slated for one. This looks to be getting one as well as a Netflix release.

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05/22/2018	#3
*X-SOLDIER* *Administrator* Great Old One Harbinger O Great Justice Join Date: Nov 2008 Age: 36 Location: SLC, UT - USA	Cthulhu wrote: Another re-re-re-remake? But with even more famous names? This was actually in development BEFORE the new Disney one. X __________________ Cyclops. Is. Right. …Xenomorphaux Pas… Shademp – on the subject of my seemingly boundless optimism wrote: After Ungoliant had sucked the light from the trees Telperion and Laurelin, she found that there was a third tree but whose light was too potent and immortal for her to absorb. Thusly, Ungoliant left Valinor in tears for she could not absorb the light of the tree named X-SOLDIER. #TotzCanon ~ \| G+ \| Facebook \| Tumblr \| Twitter \| DA \| TLS \| FFOF \| FF \| SCL \| KC \| CC \| ~

05/23/2018	#5
Ghost X Great Old One Donator Join Date: Dec 2009 Sex: Male. Location: Live at the Apollo.	As Cthulhu describes, it wouldn't surprise me if there was a bit of Jungle Book fatigue, which is naturally unfortunate if such films are good. Plenty of stories out there that have never been converted to film. Should pick one of those instead __________________ Winner is me!

05/23/2018	#6
Interslicery Elite Member ..... Join Date: Apr 2009 Age: 36 Sex: M Location: Canada	The fact it's marketing itself as the DARKEST telling of the story annoys me. Why is that a selling point? __________________

05/23/2018	#8
Obsidian Fire Elite Member Ahk Morn! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Fractal Continuum, Azys Lla AKA: The Engineer	Ehhh... The Jungle Book does get pretty dark is some places? You've pretty much got animals buying people's lives with food, murder via stampede (pre-meditated at that), kidnapping, etc. Oh, and there's the Blue and Orange Morality of all the animals, which is what the majority of the cast is. And the ending is only happy from a very odd perspective. IDK, I never really liked Disney's The Jungle Book since I had read the actual book at such a young age. They're only alike in very, very broad strokes. It might as well be titled something completely different. Saying that an attempt to be closer to the book means that it will be darker then how people are used to seeing the story portrayed doesn't mean much. Also... a good 1/3 of The Jungle Book isn't about Mowgli. And there's actually a sequal to it called The Jungle Book II that Kippling wrote. I can see why they would rename it. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

05/23/2018	#9
Channy Great Old One Bad Habit Join Date: Dec 2008 Age: 32 Sex: And tonight I'm gonna get me some Location: Canadia AKA: Channy, Aerith Gainsborough, Ruby Rose, Lucy	The animation is worse than Disney but it's got bigger stars attached, which is interesting. We'll see where this goes. __________________ So, why do you come here? Same as you, I think. I've been here a lot... You must have a lot going on your mind, I suppose. Yeah, but I'd rather have nothing for a change. How do you do it? Well, it comes with practice. I can think of nothing. I do not feel the need to occupy my mind with nonsense, just to avoid thinking about what really matters.

05/22/2018	#2
*Cthulhu* *Administrator* Great Old One Join Date: Nov 2008	Another re-re-re-remake? But with even more famous names? Fuck off

05/24/2018	#10
Interslicery Elite Member ..... Join Date: Apr 2009 Age: 36 Sex: M Location: Canada	It's not that I dont think the story can't/shouldn't be dark, it just feels very juvenile to flat out say in words that its super dark. Especially as one of the very first things in the trailer. __________________

05/24/2018	#11
Theozilla Epic Member Kaiju Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Age: 29 Sex: Male Location: Oakland, California, USA	Obsidian Fire wrote: Also... a good 1/3 of The Jungle Book isn't about Mowgli. And there's actually a sequal to it called The Jungle Book II that Kippling wrote. I can see why they would rename it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_the_Mowgli_Stories The Mowgli stories did get separately collected all together though. So if one wishes to just read those, it is readily available to read (and even includes the first Mowgli story Kipling wrote (though its the last one chronologically in the narrative). Interslicery wrote: It's not that I dont think the story can't/shouldn't be dark, it just feels very juvenile to flat out say in words that its super dark. Especially as one of the very first things in the trailer. Yeah, that's probably more due to the marketing team (perhaps misguidedly) trying to distinguish this film from the Disney versions in the public consciousness (which is also probably why they changed the film title to Mowgli from the previous Jungle Book: Origins), rather than the creative team's fault. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

07/28/2018	#12
*The Twilight Mexican* *Administrator* Great Old One Ex-SeeD-ingly good Join Date: Sep 2009 Age: 36 Sex: Male Location: North Carolina AKA: TresDias, Hawkeye, El Diablo Gato, Martha Jones, Ariadne, Squall of SeeD, Squall_of_SeeD	Netflix acquires "Mowgli," limited theatrical release to be followed by release on the streaming service next year __________________ Quexinos wrote: I wish I had been there when Cloud realized he had geostigma. I bet he cried. hito wrote: man i miss flip phones, they were cool and now everything is a boring slab

07/29/2018	#13
*X-SOLDIER* *Administrator* Great Old One Harbinger O Great Justice Join Date: Nov 2008 Age: 36 Location: SLC, UT - USA	Iiiinteresting. It feels like this is Netflix testing the waters to do mini-theatrical releases of some of their content, which might be really neat! Between this and the way that they released Annihilation everywhere but NA, it seems like they're getting into more of a position to do that, which hopefully also means attracting more and more creators as well. X __________________ Cyclops. Is. Right. …Xenomorphaux Pas… Shademp – on the subject of my seemingly boundless optimism wrote: After Ungoliant had sucked the light from the trees Telperion and Laurelin, she found that there was a third tree but whose light was too potent and immortal for her to absorb. Thusly, Ungoliant left Valinor in tears for she could not absorb the light of the tree named X-SOLDIER. #TotzCanon ~ \| G+ \| Facebook \| Tumblr \| Twitter \| DA \| TLS \| FFOF \| FF \| SCL \| KC \| CC \| ~

07/30/2018	#14
Channy Great Old One Bad Habit Join Date: Dec 2008 Age: 32 Sex: And tonight I'm gonna get me some Location: Canadia AKA: Channy, Aerith Gainsborough, Ruby Rose, Lucy	Well they kinda did this with the Cloverfield Paradox or whatever, right? Hype hype hype hype.. DROP. __________________ So, why do you come here? Same as you, I think. I've been here a lot... You must have a lot going on your mind, I suppose. Yeah, but I'd rather have nothing for a change. How do you do it? Well, it comes with practice. I can think of nothing. I do not feel the need to occupy my mind with nonsense, just to avoid thinking about what really matters.