![]() In other words, there’s no real need for another Jungle Book, which makes this new one’s job even harder. is at this very moment working on its own iteration, due in 2018. Over the years, there’s been a Russian adaptation, an anime series, a Chuck Jones cartoon, plus a brace of sequels and sorta-sequels. ![]() And perhaps the best Jungle Book out there might still be Alexander and Zoltan Korda’s magical and odd 1942 film starring the young Indian actor Sabu that one was even less faithful to Kipling. ![]() Of course, Disney has already given us a live-action version in 1994, with Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book, an Indiana Jones-ified take that bore little resemblance to either the animated film or the original tales. It’s been billed as a live-action remake (it’s too good to be called a “reboot”) of the 1967 Walt Disney animated classic based on Rudyard Kipling’s 1894 stories. Disney and Jon Favreau’s The Jungle Book reinvigorates an oft-told tale with star power, technology, and calculated charm. ![]() Here’s about as convincing an argument as I can imagine for the existence of the modern Hollywood blockbuster. Kipling, now with 100% more ape-face protuberances Walt Disney Pictures ![]()
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