'Mowgli' takes a darker, more CGI-filled look at the hero of 'The Jungle Book' — and pings b etween peaks and uncanny valleys. Our review.

Director Andy Serkis also reveals whether the film is for kids or not.

That 2016 film, a high-tech remake of the studio’s 1967 “The Jungle Book,” about an orphaned Indian boy, Mowgli, who is raised by wolves, went on to win the Oscar for visual effects.

Such toy hoarding is crucial because Favreau wants to pass on the Jungle Book love. Meeting his 12-year-old star, Neel Sethi, at the Beverly Hilton, Favreau presents him with a Bill Murray-voiced ...

‘Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle’ review: Andy Serkis opens new, darker motion-capture chapter in ‘Jungle Book’ saga, with Christian Bale, Benedict Cumberbatch ...

Ahead of the film’s Dec. 7 global launch, Netflix has released the new trailer for “Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle,” and you can watch it right now above. Directed by Andy Serkis, the ...

Further Reading: Jon Favreau and Cast on Updating Disney’s The Jungle Book. Mowgli is also decidedly a PG-13 film and may not be suitable for children under the age of 10.

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Mowgli, which has been in development since 2012, cycled through rumored directors, including Harry Potter writer Steve Kloves and Alejandro González Iñárritu (The Revenant), before finally ...

After an extensive search, Disney’s The Jungle Book adaptation has found its Mowgli.. Neel Sethi, a 10-year-old newcomer from New York, will star in the film as the young boy who is raised by ...

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