Grammy®-nominated music video director Cooper Roberts makes his feature directorial debut with horror-comedy All You Need Is Blood, and we’ve got images today.
Logan Riley Bruner (Stranger Things), Neel Sethi (The Jungle Book) and newcomer Emma Chasse star alongside Mena Suvari (American Pie) and comedian Eddie Griffin (Undercover Brother) in the “blood-soaked, heartfelt” zombie-comedy.
Check out the image gallery below for your first look.
In the film from writer-director Cooper Roberts, “When a strange meteor lands in his backyard and turns his deadbeat father into a brain-eating zombie, a 16-year-old aspiring director teams up with his friends to create the ultimate student film.”
“It’s a zombie film but I love it because of how much heart it has. At its core, this story has so many meaningful themes it’s exploring, buried under the carnage,” said producer Jesse Korman.
“Cooper [Roberts] has a tremendously assured vision with this project,...
Logan Riley Bruner (Stranger Things), Neel Sethi (The Jungle Book) and newcomer Emma Chasse star alongside Mena Suvari (American Pie) and comedian Eddie Griffin (Undercover Brother) in the “blood-soaked, heartfelt” zombie-comedy.
Check out the image gallery below for your first look.
In the film from writer-director Cooper Roberts, “When a strange meteor lands in his backyard and turns his deadbeat father into a brain-eating zombie, a 16-year-old aspiring director teams up with his friends to create the ultimate student film.”
“It’s a zombie film but I love it because of how much heart it has. At its core, this story has so many meaningful themes it’s exploring, buried under the carnage,” said producer Jesse Korman.
“Cooper [Roberts] has a tremendously assured vision with this project,...
- 10/26/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Christopher Walken is one of the most unique character actors of all time. Walken is renowned for his idiosyncratic mannerisms and has reinvented himself for audiences of many different generations. He has attracted some younger viewers with his frequent appearances on "Saturday Night Live" and Fatboy Slim's infamous "Weapon of Choice" music video.
Although Walken is largely associated with his comedic roles, he has delivered many riveting dramatic performances. At 79, Walken hasn't shown any signs that he is slowing down. He has recently found success on television with his roles as Burt Goodman on Apple TV+'s acclaimed science fiction series "Severance" and Frank Sheldon on Amazon Prime Video's crime series "The Outlaws." It was recently announced that Walken will be joining the cast of "Dune: Part Two" as Emperor Shaddam IV. It will be exciting to see Timothée Chalamet's Paul Atreides face off against the most fearsome antagonist in the "Dune" universe.
Although Walken is largely associated with his comedic roles, he has delivered many riveting dramatic performances. At 79, Walken hasn't shown any signs that he is slowing down. He has recently found success on television with his roles as Burt Goodman on Apple TV+'s acclaimed science fiction series "Severance" and Frank Sheldon on Amazon Prime Video's crime series "The Outlaws." It was recently announced that Walken will be joining the cast of "Dune: Part Two" as Emperor Shaddam IV. It will be exciting to see Timothée Chalamet's Paul Atreides face off against the most fearsome antagonist in the "Dune" universe.
- 10/14/2022
- by Liam Gaughan
- Slash Film
Exclusive: Filmmaker Walter Hill was honored with a Tribute Ceremony in France on Tuesday evening, which marked the opening night of the International Thriller Film Festival – Reims Polar.
A retrospective of Hill’s films are being shown at the festival, which runs through April 10, including The Warriors, 48 Hrs., starring Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte, Extreme Prejudice, Last Man Standing and Bullet to the Head, starring Sylvester Stallone. The filmmaker attended a screening of his film Southern Comfort in Paris earlier this week, and will be presenting a masterclass moderated by Jean-Francois Rauger, who serves as Head of Programming at La Cinémathèque française.
Hill’s many other credits include the Westerns The Long Riders, Geronimo: An American Legend and Wild Bill. He co-produced Alien and served as producer or exec producer on its three sequels, winning an Emmy and DGA Award in 2005 for the pilot of HBO’s Deadwood. He also directed AMC’s Broken Trail,...
A retrospective of Hill’s films are being shown at the festival, which runs through April 10, including The Warriors, 48 Hrs., starring Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte, Extreme Prejudice, Last Man Standing and Bullet to the Head, starring Sylvester Stallone. The filmmaker attended a screening of his film Southern Comfort in Paris earlier this week, and will be presenting a masterclass moderated by Jean-Francois Rauger, who serves as Head of Programming at La Cinémathèque française.
Hill’s many other credits include the Westerns The Long Riders, Geronimo: An American Legend and Wild Bill. He co-produced Alien and served as producer or exec producer on its three sequels, winning an Emmy and DGA Award in 2005 for the pilot of HBO’s Deadwood. He also directed AMC’s Broken Trail,...
- 4/8/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Tonight, May 13 8pm Et 'Spotlight on Plays' series will continue withLillian Hellman's Watch on the Rhine starring Academy award winner Ellen Burstyn, Alan Cox, Sasha Diamond, Alfred Enoch, Carla Gugino, Luca Padovan, Tony Award nominee Mary Beth Peil, Gabriella Pizzolo, Neel Sethi Tony Award nominee Jeremy Shamos, directed by Sarna Lapine. While we await the big night, study up on the company with BroadwayWorld's Stage Mag below...
- 5/13/2021
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Three-time Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor Rob Legato — a visionary in translating virtual production into a live-action methodology for directors James Cameron, Martin Scorsese, and Jon Favreau — is the latest recipient of the Visual Effects Society’s Award for Creative Excellence. The award will be presented at the 19th Annual Ves Awards, streaming worldwide on April 6.
“As honored as I am to receive the Ves Award for Creative Excellence, I am humbled by the knowledge that this would not be possible without the dedication and creative excellence of the many artists I have had the fortunate opportunity to work with over the years,” said Legato, who is also a cinematographer and second unit director. “I am so very grateful for the continued generosity of this community for their camaraderie and willingness to share their unique vision and valuable secrets of their successes.”
“Throughout his career, Rob Legato has shown a rare...
“As honored as I am to receive the Ves Award for Creative Excellence, I am humbled by the knowledge that this would not be possible without the dedication and creative excellence of the many artists I have had the fortunate opportunity to work with over the years,” said Legato, who is also a cinematographer and second unit director. “I am so very grateful for the continued generosity of this community for their camaraderie and willingness to share their unique vision and valuable secrets of their successes.”
“Throughout his career, Rob Legato has shown a rare...
- 3/16/2021
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
One of the most important aspects in many people’s lives is depending on family members to help guide them to make their own decisions, and encourage them to embark on a journey of self-discovery. That’s certainly the case for the young protagonist of Mowgli, who’s played by Neel Sethi, in Walt Disney Pictures’ hit 2016 […]
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- 7/4/2020
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
This week, in advance of the Oscars, Nick Davis is looking back at the Academy races of 20 years ago, spotlighting movies he’d never seen and what they teach us about those categories, then and now.
This year, The Lion King joins Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) and Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) as only the third fully animated feature to be nominated for the Best Visual Effects Oscar. I’ve read that tidbit in several places and assume that it must be true, according to people who know better than I do. I wasn’t sure why the movie that defeated Kubo, the 2016 remake of The Jungle Book, did not belong on this list, until I remembered that Mowgli was played by a living, breathing actor, Neel Sethi. Actually, what I mean is that I remembered Mowgli was in the movie, period. And I actually didn’t remember,...
This year, The Lion King joins Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) and Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) as only the third fully animated feature to be nominated for the Best Visual Effects Oscar. I’ve read that tidbit in several places and assume that it must be true, according to people who know better than I do. I wasn’t sure why the movie that defeated Kubo, the 2016 remake of The Jungle Book, did not belong on this list, until I remembered that Mowgli was played by a living, breathing actor, Neel Sethi. Actually, what I mean is that I remembered Mowgli was in the movie, period. And I actually didn’t remember,...
- 2/6/2020
- by NicksFlickPicks
- FilmExperience
Three-time Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor Rob Legato has translated virtual production into a live-action methodology that serves as recognizable filmmaking tools for such directors as James Cameron, Martin Scorsese, and Jon Favreau. That’s because Legato, who’s also a cinematographer, has emphasized photographic realism in VFX.
After successfully morphing live-action footage with VFX on “Titanic,” Legato tackled virtual production more forcefully on Scorsese’s Howard Hughes biopic, “The Aviator.” He had to photograph a plane crash for the first time, so he ingeniously used animation software and a hand-operated pan-and-tilt wheel to photograph a plane crash live in real-time.
Then Legato took a bold step with his “director-centric” workflow for “Avatar,” which enabled Cameron to make his revolutionary sci-fi hybrid. With a customized hand-held virtual camera, Legato gave Cameron a powerful tool for camera layout on a motion capture stage.
Legato refined the virtual production process further with Scorsese on “Hugo.
After successfully morphing live-action footage with VFX on “Titanic,” Legato tackled virtual production more forcefully on Scorsese’s Howard Hughes biopic, “The Aviator.” He had to photograph a plane crash for the first time, so he ingeniously used animation software and a hand-operated pan-and-tilt wheel to photograph a plane crash live in real-time.
Then Legato took a bold step with his “director-centric” workflow for “Avatar,” which enabled Cameron to make his revolutionary sci-fi hybrid. With a customized hand-held virtual camera, Legato gave Cameron a powerful tool for camera layout on a motion capture stage.
Legato refined the virtual production process further with Scorsese on “Hugo.
- 12/3/2019
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
The shorthand description for Disney’s new movie “The Lion King” is that it’s yet another live-action remake of one of the studio’s animated classics.
But even director Jon Favreau admits that his new version of “The Lion King” only looks like a live-action movie. In fact, it’s every bit as animated as the 1994 original, except that it’s animated by visual-effects artists working in the computer rather than Disney artists with hand-drawn cells.
And that means that if Disney wanted to enter it in the Academy Awards race for Best Animated Feature, it would definitely qualify and would be going up against the Disney-owned Pixar Animation Studios’ “Toy Story 4,” which came out in June, and to Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Frozen 2,” which will be out in November.
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(Since “The Lion King...
But even director Jon Favreau admits that his new version of “The Lion King” only looks like a live-action movie. In fact, it’s every bit as animated as the 1994 original, except that it’s animated by visual-effects artists working in the computer rather than Disney artists with hand-drawn cells.
And that means that if Disney wanted to enter it in the Academy Awards race for Best Animated Feature, it would definitely qualify and would be going up against the Disney-owned Pixar Animation Studios’ “Toy Story 4,” which came out in June, and to Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Frozen 2,” which will be out in November.
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(Since “The Lion King...
- 7/19/2019
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Jon Favreau’s upcoming “The Lion King” is not a live-action movie, but don’t expect to see the upcoming remake of Disney’s 1994 classic in the 2020 Oscar race for Best Animated Feature. IndieWire caught up with the director at the “Avengers: Endgame” world premiere where he revealed there is only one live-action shot in the entirety of his “The Lion King” remake. Favreau snuck in the shot just to see whether or not viewers will be able to tell the difference between live-action and the movie’s photorealistic visual effects.
Favreau has worked predominantly with CGI animation before on “The Jungle Book,” his 2016 family tentpole that grossed $966 million worldwide and won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects. “The Jungle Book” had one major live-action component thanks to child actor Neel Sethi, but “The Lion King” is completely animated. Motion capture was not used on “Lion King.” The actors who...
Favreau has worked predominantly with CGI animation before on “The Jungle Book,” his 2016 family tentpole that grossed $966 million worldwide and won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects. “The Jungle Book” had one major live-action component thanks to child actor Neel Sethi, but “The Lion King” is completely animated. Motion capture was not used on “Lion King.” The actors who...
- 4/23/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Seeing is believing in the official trailer for Disney’s upcoming adaptation of “The Lion King.” While the movie is not necessarily a live-action version of the studio’s 1994 animate classic, it does use game-changing animation VFX to bring to life the animal characters in a way that’s so realistic it’s bound to leave each viewer breathless. The summer release will be the third remake of a Disney classic this year, following “Dumbo” this month and May’s “Aladdin.”
“The Lion King,” directed by Jon Favreau, features an all-star voice cast, including Donald Glover as Simba, Seth Rogen as Pumbaa, Billy Eichner as Timon, Beyonce as Nala, Chiwetel Ejiofor as Scar, Alfre Woodard as Sarabi, John Oliver as Zazu, and James Earl Jones as Mufasa. The latter voiced the same character in Disney’s 1994 animated movie.
Favreau took on “The Lion King” after directing Disney’s “The Jungle Book...
“The Lion King,” directed by Jon Favreau, features an all-star voice cast, including Donald Glover as Simba, Seth Rogen as Pumbaa, Billy Eichner as Timon, Beyonce as Nala, Chiwetel Ejiofor as Scar, Alfre Woodard as Sarabi, John Oliver as Zazu, and James Earl Jones as Mufasa. The latter voiced the same character in Disney’s 1994 animated movie.
Favreau took on “The Lion King” after directing Disney’s “The Jungle Book...
- 4/10/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Disney might have stumbled a bit at the box office with the release of Tim Burton’s “Dumbo,” but the studio has nothing to worry about when it comes to their remake of “The Lion King” opening in theaters this summer. Not only is “The Lion King” property one of the most beloved films in the Disney canon, but the new footage Disney showed at CinemaCon dazzled press so much that it’s clear the film is a visual effects game-changer that demands to be seen on the biggest screen possible.
The footage for “The Lion King” showed the famous “everything the light touches” scene between Mufasa and Simba. Like the teaser trailer that debuted last year, the scene is essentially a shot-for-shot remake of Disney’s animated “The Lion King.” However, the effects blew nearly everyone in attendance away.
“The Lion King” is the latest directorial effort from Jon Favreau,...
The footage for “The Lion King” showed the famous “everything the light touches” scene between Mufasa and Simba. Like the teaser trailer that debuted last year, the scene is essentially a shot-for-shot remake of Disney’s animated “The Lion King.” However, the effects blew nearly everyone in attendance away.
“The Lion King” is the latest directorial effort from Jon Favreau,...
- 4/3/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Jeremy Apody has joined Buchwald as the new West Coast Head of Emerging Talent Commercial & Branding.
Apody spent the previous 14 years at Abrams Artists Agency where he built and headed a highly successful youth commercial department, having taken over that division in 2007. Some of his best known ad campaign bookings include Geico’s “Peter Pan”, Progressive’s “Young Flo,” Toyota Highlander’s “Nathan James” and Verizon’s “Fios Football Girl”.
Apody has helped develop and groom some of the biggest, up and coming youth actors in the business. Joining him at Buchwald are many of his commercial clientele including Ella Anderson, Thomas Barbusca (The Mick), Nicolas Bechtel (Stuck In The Middle), Lulu Wilson (Annabelle: Creation), Daniel Dimaggio (American Housewife), Trinitee Stokes (K.C. Undercover), Chloe Coleman (Big Little Lies), Caitlin Carmichael (300: Rise of An Empire), Lauren Donzis (Liv & Maddie) and Madeleine McGraw (Outcast), and Francesca Capaldi (Dog With A Blog...
Apody spent the previous 14 years at Abrams Artists Agency where he built and headed a highly successful youth commercial department, having taken over that division in 2007. Some of his best known ad campaign bookings include Geico’s “Peter Pan”, Progressive’s “Young Flo,” Toyota Highlander’s “Nathan James” and Verizon’s “Fios Football Girl”.
Apody has helped develop and groom some of the biggest, up and coming youth actors in the business. Joining him at Buchwald are many of his commercial clientele including Ella Anderson, Thomas Barbusca (The Mick), Nicolas Bechtel (Stuck In The Middle), Lulu Wilson (Annabelle: Creation), Daniel Dimaggio (American Housewife), Trinitee Stokes (K.C. Undercover), Chloe Coleman (Big Little Lies), Caitlin Carmichael (300: Rise of An Empire), Lauren Donzis (Liv & Maddie) and Madeleine McGraw (Outcast), and Francesca Capaldi (Dog With A Blog...
- 4/11/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Disney’s live-action remake of their classic animated movie The Jungle Book turned out to be a raging success when it hit theaters in 2016, skirting a $1 billion dollar box office gross and winning the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. It’s no surprise, then, that the House of Mouse is working on a sequel.
Luckily for the filmmakers, there’s some material to mine when it comes to finding a new story to fuel a second outing. The first movie was based on Rudyard Kipling’s classic of the same name and it just so happens that the author also wrote a follow-up, The Second Jungle Book, which has rarely been brought to the screen.
It also turns out that the sequel will look to deleted scenes and ideas from the 1967 animated movie for inspiration. Screenwriter Justin Marks spoke at the TCA press tour recently and explained how he...
Luckily for the filmmakers, there’s some material to mine when it comes to finding a new story to fuel a second outing. The first movie was based on Rudyard Kipling’s classic of the same name and it just so happens that the author also wrote a follow-up, The Second Jungle Book, which has rarely been brought to the screen.
It also turns out that the sequel will look to deleted scenes and ideas from the 1967 animated movie for inspiration. Screenwriter Justin Marks spoke at the TCA press tour recently and explained how he...
- 1/18/2018
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
The growing desire on the part of the House Of Mouse to wring every last remake opportunity from its entire back catalogue is something that sparks a number of debates about the evolution of cinema, and the part we play in that evolution as consumers. With 2015’s Cinderella having come and gone, and Beauty And The Beast now doing well at the box office, we’re currently staring down the barrel of at least a further 15 of these types of projects – featuring live-action re-imaginings of previously animated tales and characters. This being the case, it’s tempting to decry the dearth of new ideas and creations in Disney’s big screen output. But, while there is clearly merit to that argument, is there really no value to be found in these upcoming movies?
Disney’s developing slate of live-action re-imaginings is a mixture of remakes, sequels, and character-focused spinoffs – which...
Disney’s developing slate of live-action re-imaginings is a mixture of remakes, sequels, and character-focused spinoffs – which...
- 3/25/2017
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
Disney’s got a great circle of life going with the hybridization of its animated classics.
It’s a different aesthetic, thanks to virtual production: animation has become more like live-action and live-action has become more animated. But it’s intensified with “The Jungle Book” (this years’s VFX Oscar winner) and “Beauty and the Beast.”
While “The Jungle Book” achieved a new level of photographic-based realism, with everything virtual except for Neel Sethi’s real-life Mowgli, “Beauty and the Beast” utilizes more live-action, but also emphasizes photoreal CG characters; the Beast (Dan Stevens), who is performance captured by Digital Domain 3.0, and the enchanted characters that inhabit the castle (created by Framestore).
Read More: Meet ‘The Jungle Book’ VFX Master Rob Legato
Yet the key to both movies is staying true to their original DNA while grounding them in believable and immersive worlds. This way our familiarity with the beloved...
It’s a different aesthetic, thanks to virtual production: animation has become more like live-action and live-action has become more animated. But it’s intensified with “The Jungle Book” (this years’s VFX Oscar winner) and “Beauty and the Beast.”
While “The Jungle Book” achieved a new level of photographic-based realism, with everything virtual except for Neel Sethi’s real-life Mowgli, “Beauty and the Beast” utilizes more live-action, but also emphasizes photoreal CG characters; the Beast (Dan Stevens), who is performance captured by Digital Domain 3.0, and the enchanted characters that inhabit the castle (created by Framestore).
Read More: Meet ‘The Jungle Book’ VFX Master Rob Legato
Yet the key to both movies is staying true to their original DNA while grounding them in believable and immersive worlds. This way our familiarity with the beloved...
- 3/24/2017
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Author: Zehra Phelan
Last year, Iron Man director Jon Favreau, joined forces with Disney to create one of the year’s most enchanting live-action movies with the newest version of The Jungle Book. It set standards high and expectations even higher for any production wishing to follow in its extremely large footsteps – even Disney’s own forthcoming offerings.
Related: Jon Favreau on making the CG world possible
Visually, the whole production was a vision of precision which saw the animals, voiced by an all-star cast which included Bill Murray as Mowgli’s best friend, Baloo the Bear, Ben Kingsley as Bagheera the panther, Idris Elba as villainous tiger Shere Khan and Scarlett Johansson as Paa the Python, seem effortlessly real – We have to tip our hats and bow down to the real stars behind what made The Jungle Book a glorious winner with their 2017 Oscar win for Best Visual Effects...
Last year, Iron Man director Jon Favreau, joined forces with Disney to create one of the year’s most enchanting live-action movies with the newest version of The Jungle Book. It set standards high and expectations even higher for any production wishing to follow in its extremely large footsteps – even Disney’s own forthcoming offerings.
Related: Jon Favreau on making the CG world possible
Visually, the whole production was a vision of precision which saw the animals, voiced by an all-star cast which included Bill Murray as Mowgli’s best friend, Baloo the Bear, Ben Kingsley as Bagheera the panther, Idris Elba as villainous tiger Shere Khan and Scarlett Johansson as Paa the Python, seem effortlessly real – We have to tip our hats and bow down to the real stars behind what made The Jungle Book a glorious winner with their 2017 Oscar win for Best Visual Effects...
- 3/3/2017
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Last year, the Academy rewarded George Miller’s Best-Picture contender “Mad Max: Fury Road” with 10 Oscar nominations and six wins. Jon Favreau’s “The Jungle Book” belongs in the same cinematic groundbreaker category, but partly because Disney marketing wasn’t able to pull the movie out of its family movie ghetto, only the Visual Effects branch of the Academy nominated this wondrous achievement that wowed global moviegoers to the tune of $964 million worldwide.
Favreau and screenwriter Justin Marks took Rudyard Kipling’s classic tales of Mowgli and his brothers and, with help from James Cameron and Martin Scorsese’s go-to VFX master Rob Legato (“Titanic,” “Aviator,” “Hugo”), created a seamlessly natural digital world with many vibrant animal characters — and one live boy (Neel Sethi).
Read More: Why Photographic Realism Makes Disney’s ‘The Jungle Book’ the VFX Oscar Favorite
Finally, “The Jungle Book” will win an Oscar for its only nomination,...
Favreau and screenwriter Justin Marks took Rudyard Kipling’s classic tales of Mowgli and his brothers and, with help from James Cameron and Martin Scorsese’s go-to VFX master Rob Legato (“Titanic,” “Aviator,” “Hugo”), created a seamlessly natural digital world with many vibrant animal characters — and one live boy (Neel Sethi).
Read More: Why Photographic Realism Makes Disney’s ‘The Jungle Book’ the VFX Oscar Favorite
Finally, “The Jungle Book” will win an Oscar for its only nomination,...
- 2/20/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Last year, the Academy rewarded George Miller’s Best-Picture contender “Mad Max: Fury Road” with 10 Oscar nominations and six wins. Jon Favreau’s “The Jungle Book” belongs in the same cinematic groundbreaker category, but partly because Disney marketing wasn’t able to pull the movie out of its family movie ghetto, only the Visual Effects branch of the Academy nominated this wondrous achievement that wowed global moviegoers to the tune of $964 million worldwide.
Favreau and screenwriter Justin Marks took Rudyard Kipling’s classic tales of Mowgli and his brothers and, with help from James Cameron and Martin Scorsese’s go-to VFX master Rob Legato (“Titanic,” “Aviator,” “Hugo”), created a seamlessly natural digital world with many vibrant animal characters — and one live boy (Neel Sethi).
Read More: Why Photographic Realism Makes Disney’s ‘The Jungle Book’ the VFX Oscar Favorite
Finally, “The Jungle Book” will win an Oscar for its only nomination,...
Favreau and screenwriter Justin Marks took Rudyard Kipling’s classic tales of Mowgli and his brothers and, with help from James Cameron and Martin Scorsese’s go-to VFX master Rob Legato (“Titanic,” “Aviator,” “Hugo”), created a seamlessly natural digital world with many vibrant animal characters — and one live boy (Neel Sethi).
Read More: Why Photographic Realism Makes Disney’s ‘The Jungle Book’ the VFX Oscar Favorite
Finally, “The Jungle Book” will win an Oscar for its only nomination,...
- 2/20/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
From Alice in Wonderland to Beauty and the Beast, here's your guide to Disney's live-action adaptationsFrom Alice in Wonderland to Beauty and the Beast, here's your guide to Disney's live-action adaptationsAdriana Floridia2/20/2017 10:50:00 Am
It's another year, and so we have been blessed yet again with a new live-action adaptation of a classic Disney film.
The highly anticipated Beauty and the Beast hits theatres this March with a dream cast including Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Ewan McGregor, Emma Thompson and Josh Gad. We could not be more excited to re-live the magic of one of our favourite stories. We're also using this as an excuse to look back at previous Disney live-action remakes and look forward to what's to come.
Already Released Alice in Wonderland
There really wasn't a more appropriate director than Tim Burton to take on the whimsical world of Alice in Wonderland. While the animated film...
It's another year, and so we have been blessed yet again with a new live-action adaptation of a classic Disney film.
The highly anticipated Beauty and the Beast hits theatres this March with a dream cast including Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Ewan McGregor, Emma Thompson and Josh Gad. We could not be more excited to re-live the magic of one of our favourite stories. We're also using this as an excuse to look back at previous Disney live-action remakes and look forward to what's to come.
Already Released Alice in Wonderland
There really wasn't a more appropriate director than Tim Burton to take on the whimsical world of Alice in Wonderland. While the animated film...
- 2/20/2017
- by Adriana Floridia
- Cineplex
The VFX Oscar race is over.
The Ves Awards Tuesday night served as a pre-Oscar coronation for “The Jungle Book,” as the innovative Disney hybrid won for outstanding feature, King Louie’s animated performance, virtual cinematography, effects simulations, and compositing.
Yet there were plenty of honors for other Oscar contenders: Peter Berg’s “Deepwater Horizon” nabbed best supporting VFX and model work on the oil rig by Industrial Light & Magic; Laika’s “Kubo and the Two Strings” earned the top animation prize (breaking Disney/Pixar’s five-year reign); and Marvel’s “Doctor Strange” won for its New York City environment (also by Ilm).
However, Ilm’s “Rogue One” came away empty-handed after leading with seven noms. Was this some sort of rebuke for the controversial digital doubling of the late Peter Cushing’s Grand Moff Tarkin and Carrie Fisher’s Princess Leia or just great competition?
A closer look at the categories reveals the latter,...
The Ves Awards Tuesday night served as a pre-Oscar coronation for “The Jungle Book,” as the innovative Disney hybrid won for outstanding feature, King Louie’s animated performance, virtual cinematography, effects simulations, and compositing.
Yet there were plenty of honors for other Oscar contenders: Peter Berg’s “Deepwater Horizon” nabbed best supporting VFX and model work on the oil rig by Industrial Light & Magic; Laika’s “Kubo and the Two Strings” earned the top animation prize (breaking Disney/Pixar’s five-year reign); and Marvel’s “Doctor Strange” won for its New York City environment (also by Ilm).
However, Ilm’s “Rogue One” came away empty-handed after leading with seven noms. Was this some sort of rebuke for the controversial digital doubling of the late Peter Cushing’s Grand Moff Tarkin and Carrie Fisher’s Princess Leia or just great competition?
A closer look at the categories reveals the latter,...
- 2/9/2017
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
It’s almost slime time!
The nominations for Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards 2017 — set to air March 11 with WWE Superstar John Cena as host — have trickled in.
The nominees for favorite movie actor include Ben Affleck, Will Arnett, Henry Cavill, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth.
Voting opens in 28 categories on Nick.com on Thursday, as well as the Nick app. New categories added this year include BBFs (Best Friends Forever), Favorite Frenemies, Most Wanted Pet and #Squad.
From the looks of the Bff category, Kevin Hart is the ultimate friend — he isn’t nominated just once, but twice.
The nominations for Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards 2017 — set to air March 11 with WWE Superstar John Cena as host — have trickled in.
The nominees for favorite movie actor include Ben Affleck, Will Arnett, Henry Cavill, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth.
Voting opens in 28 categories on Nick.com on Thursday, as well as the Nick app. New categories added this year include BBFs (Best Friends Forever), Favorite Frenemies, Most Wanted Pet and #Squad.
From the looks of the Bff category, Kevin Hart is the ultimate friend — he isn’t nominated just once, but twice.
- 2/2/2017
- by Nicole Sands
- PEOPLE.com
Just as George Miller’s “Mad Max: Fury Road,” James Cameron’s “Avatar,” Alfonso Cuaron’s “Gravity,” and Ang Lee’s “Life of Pi” were cinematic groundbreakers for the ages, I believe Oscar voters should take Jon Favreau’s “The Jungle Book” more seriously.
Favreau and screenwriter Justin Marks took Rudyard Kipling’s classic tales of Mowgli and his brothers and, with help from James Cameron and Martin Scorsese’s go-to VFX master Rob Legato, created a seamlessly natural digital world with many vibrant animal characters — and one live boy (Neel Sethi).
Read More: Why Photographic Realism Makes Disney’s ‘The Jungle Book’ the VFX Oscar Favorite
Maybe Favreau makes it look too easy. This isn’t fantasy-world “Avatar.” This is digital India. He calls up fond memories of Disney’s 1967 animated musical, weaving in a couple of songs and creating a grand set piece led by Christopher Walken as a giant ancient orangutan (gigantopithecus,...
Favreau and screenwriter Justin Marks took Rudyard Kipling’s classic tales of Mowgli and his brothers and, with help from James Cameron and Martin Scorsese’s go-to VFX master Rob Legato, created a seamlessly natural digital world with many vibrant animal characters — and one live boy (Neel Sethi).
Read More: Why Photographic Realism Makes Disney’s ‘The Jungle Book’ the VFX Oscar Favorite
Maybe Favreau makes it look too easy. This isn’t fantasy-world “Avatar.” This is digital India. He calls up fond memories of Disney’s 1967 animated musical, weaving in a couple of songs and creating a grand set piece led by Christopher Walken as a giant ancient orangutan (gigantopithecus,...
- 1/13/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Best Picture
La La Land (Winner)
A Monster Calls
Arrival
Florence Foster Jenkins
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Manchester By The Sea
Moonlight
Nocturnal Animals
Sing Street
Best Director
Damien Chazelle - La La Land (Winner)
Barry Jenkins - Moonlight
David Mackenzie - Hell or High Water
Kenneth Lonergan - Manchester by the Sea
Mel Gibson - Hacksaw Ridge
Best Actor In A Leading Role
Casey Affleck - Manchester By The Sea (Winner)
Andrew Garfield - Hacksaw Ridge
Denzel Washington . Fences
Ryan Gosling - La La Land
Tom Hanks - Sully
Best Actress In A Leading Role
Emma Stone - La La Land (Winner)
Amy Adams . Arrival
Meryl Streep - Florence Foster Jenkins
Natalie Portman . Jackie
Ruth Negga . Loving
Best Actor In A Supporting Role
Jeff Bridges - Hell or High Water (Winner)
Ben Foster - Hell or High Water
Hugh Grant - Florence Foster Jenkins
Mahershala Ali . Moonlight...
La La Land (Winner)
A Monster Calls
Arrival
Florence Foster Jenkins
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Manchester By The Sea
Moonlight
Nocturnal Animals
Sing Street
Best Director
Damien Chazelle - La La Land (Winner)
Barry Jenkins - Moonlight
David Mackenzie - Hell or High Water
Kenneth Lonergan - Manchester by the Sea
Mel Gibson - Hacksaw Ridge
Best Actor In A Leading Role
Casey Affleck - Manchester By The Sea (Winner)
Andrew Garfield - Hacksaw Ridge
Denzel Washington . Fences
Ryan Gosling - La La Land
Tom Hanks - Sully
Best Actress In A Leading Role
Emma Stone - La La Land (Winner)
Amy Adams . Arrival
Meryl Streep - Florence Foster Jenkins
Natalie Portman . Jackie
Ruth Negga . Loving
Best Actor In A Supporting Role
Jeff Bridges - Hell or High Water (Winner)
Ben Foster - Hell or High Water
Hugh Grant - Florence Foster Jenkins
Mahershala Ali . Moonlight...
- 12/21/2016
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
“You’re always a bit intimidated when you’re dealing with material that people feel so connected to,” admits Jon Favreau as we chat via webcam (watch above) about his new film “The Jungle Book.” Based on the writing of Rudyard Kipling, this Disney release follows the adventures of Mowgli (Neel Sethi), a young boy raised in the jungle by […]...
- 12/9/2016
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
Most film critics who post annual 10 Best lists follow simple rules, and I am no exception — include a few likely Oscar contenders, a few popular hits, and at least one arcane title from the wild blue yonder, either foreign or up-and-coming indie, presented in short readable blurbs. (No photo gallery here.)
And yes, while I keep to a pure Top 10, I do cheat a bit with some extra categories below. So shoot me.
1. “The Jungle Book”
Jon Favreau and screenwriter Justin Marks took Rudyard Kipling’s classic tales of Mowgli and his brothers and, with help from James Cameron and Martin Scorsese’s go-to VFX master Rob Legato, created a seamlessly natural digital world with many vibrant animal characters — and one live boy (Neel Sethi). Maybe Favreau makes it look too easy. This isn’t fantasy-world “Avatar.” This is digital India. He calls up fond memories of Disney’s 1967 animated musical,...
And yes, while I keep to a pure Top 10, I do cheat a bit with some extra categories below. So shoot me.
1. “The Jungle Book”
Jon Favreau and screenwriter Justin Marks took Rudyard Kipling’s classic tales of Mowgli and his brothers and, with help from James Cameron and Martin Scorsese’s go-to VFX master Rob Legato, created a seamlessly natural digital world with many vibrant animal characters — and one live boy (Neel Sethi). Maybe Favreau makes it look too easy. This isn’t fantasy-world “Avatar.” This is digital India. He calls up fond memories of Disney’s 1967 animated musical,...
- 12/8/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Most film critics who post annual 10 Best lists follow simple rules, and I am no exception — include a few likely Oscar contenders, a few popular hits, and at least one arcane title from the wild blue yonder, either foreign or up-and-coming indie, presented in short readable blurbs. (No photo gallery here.)
And yes, while I keep to a pure Top 10, I do cheat a bit with some extra categories below. So shoot me.
1. “The Jungle Book”
Jon Favreau and screenwriter Justin Marks took Rudyard Kipling’s classic tales of Mowgli and his brothers and, with help from James Cameron and Martin Scorsese’s go-to VFX master Rob Legato, created a seamlessly natural digital world with many vibrant animal characters — and one live boy (Neel Sethi). Maybe Favreau makes it look too easy. This isn’t fantasy-world “Avatar.” This is digital India. He calls up fond memories of Disney’s 1967 animated musical,...
And yes, while I keep to a pure Top 10, I do cheat a bit with some extra categories below. So shoot me.
1. “The Jungle Book”
Jon Favreau and screenwriter Justin Marks took Rudyard Kipling’s classic tales of Mowgli and his brothers and, with help from James Cameron and Martin Scorsese’s go-to VFX master Rob Legato, created a seamlessly natural digital world with many vibrant animal characters — and one live boy (Neel Sethi). Maybe Favreau makes it look too easy. This isn’t fantasy-world “Avatar.” This is digital India. He calls up fond memories of Disney’s 1967 animated musical,...
- 12/8/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Casting directors have a strange distinction in the awards world: Their guild has an Academy branch, but it’s the only one without its own Oscar category. Imagine for a moment that they did. What are the best-cast films of 2016?
IndieWire asked 13 of the top casting directors to nominate films worthy of casting recognition this year. There were a few restrictions worth noting. Although casting directors often get early sneak peeks at films, many noted there are some films they still hadn’t seen. In particular, many are anxious to find out what legendary casting director Ellen Lewis has cooked up for Martin Scorsese’s “Silence.” The other restriction, which was imposed as responses came in: They couldn’t all write about “Moonlight.” (We’ll dig further into the casting of that film in another article.)
Read More: Casting Directors and the Academy: Why Lynn Stalmaster’s Honorary Oscar Matters...
IndieWire asked 13 of the top casting directors to nominate films worthy of casting recognition this year. There were a few restrictions worth noting. Although casting directors often get early sneak peeks at films, many noted there are some films they still hadn’t seen. In particular, many are anxious to find out what legendary casting director Ellen Lewis has cooked up for Martin Scorsese’s “Silence.” The other restriction, which was imposed as responses came in: They couldn’t all write about “Moonlight.” (We’ll dig further into the casting of that film in another article.)
Read More: Casting Directors and the Academy: Why Lynn Stalmaster’s Honorary Oscar Matters...
- 11/23/2016
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
Each year one of our awards traditions is to help fellow Bfca members choose more wisely when it comes to the "Young Performer" category by sharing an eligibility list. The lazy nominations each year prove that help is needed. Here's the thing: it can be difficult to even think of who is eligible when you're filling out a ballot because you don't get a list of choices and it's not a category people campaign for or one that the internet talks about. So we solve that problem right here. Our other belief, which is why we do this, is that if you actually pay attention there are enough worthy performances each year to divvy this category up into male and female as the other acting categories are divvied up. But, yes, you have to be paying attention beyond 5 or 6 movies and leading roles to notice the truly special work.
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- 11/17/2016
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Jon Favreau’s “The Jungle Book” achieved a new level of photographic-based realism in re-imagining the Disney animated classic, which is why it’s the VFX Oscar favorite. You believe that the real Mowgli (newcomer Neel Sethi) belonged in the virtual jungle with the CG Bagheera, Baloo, Shere Khan and King Louie. Favreau had two-time Oscar-winning VFX supervisor Rob Legato (“Hugo” and “Titanic”) to thank for engineering his tech success (watch the video below, “Rob Legato on Virtual Production and Technicolor”).
For Legato, The Jungle Book” represents the latest in a long line of photo-real advancements blending live-action and VFX with seamless precision, including “Apollo 13,” “Titanic,” The Aviator,” “Avatar” (facilitating the virtual production workflow for James Cameron) and “Hugo.”
Read More: What We Learned From ‘The Jungle Book’ Blu-ray About the VFX Oscar Frontrunner
“The film clearly pushes the creative boundaries of what has been achieved to date –certainly...
For Legato, The Jungle Book” represents the latest in a long line of photo-real advancements blending live-action and VFX with seamless precision, including “Apollo 13,” “Titanic,” The Aviator,” “Avatar” (facilitating the virtual production workflow for James Cameron) and “Hugo.”
Read More: What We Learned From ‘The Jungle Book’ Blu-ray About the VFX Oscar Frontrunner
“The film clearly pushes the creative boundaries of what has been achieved to date –certainly...
- 11/7/2016
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
‘The Jungle Book’ (Courtesy: Walt Disney Pictures)
By: Carson Blackwelder
Managing Editor
Among the films critics believe might land a best picture nomination at the 2017 Oscars is one you probably weren’t expecting: The Jungle Book. The live-action and CGI-filled Disney remake — based on Rudyard Kipling’s book and borrowing from the 1967 animated film of the same name — could seem an out of left field prospect, but it really isn’t.
In fact, with Scott Feinberg’s most recent check-in on the prospective nominations at the beginning of November, The Jungle Book is considered in contention for a grand total of 11 categories including best picture. The movie is a frontrunner for best adapted screenplay (for Justin Marks), best cinematography (for Bill Pope), best sound editing, best sound mixing, and is on the projected shortlist for best visual effects.
Elsewhere, The Jungle Book is a major threat for best film editing...
By: Carson Blackwelder
Managing Editor
Among the films critics believe might land a best picture nomination at the 2017 Oscars is one you probably weren’t expecting: The Jungle Book. The live-action and CGI-filled Disney remake — based on Rudyard Kipling’s book and borrowing from the 1967 animated film of the same name — could seem an out of left field prospect, but it really isn’t.
In fact, with Scott Feinberg’s most recent check-in on the prospective nominations at the beginning of November, The Jungle Book is considered in contention for a grand total of 11 categories including best picture. The movie is a frontrunner for best adapted screenplay (for Justin Marks), best cinematography (for Bill Pope), best sound editing, best sound mixing, and is on the projected shortlist for best visual effects.
Elsewhere, The Jungle Book is a major threat for best film editing...
- 11/2/2016
- by Carson Blackwelder
- Scott Feinberg
Next month, Netflix has a wide variety of films — modern to classic, animated to live action, Oscar winners to romantic comedies — and we’ve picked seven that you should watch once they’re made available on the streaming service. Enjoy.
1. “Under the Sun” (available November 11)
Directed by Vitaly Manski, the documentary follows a year in the life of a family in Pyongyang, North Korea as their eight-year-old daughter, Zin-mi, prepares to join the Korean Children’s Union on the Day of the Shining Star.
2. “The Ivory Game” (available November 14)
Directed by Kief Davidson and Richard Ladkani and produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, the documentary sheds a light on the seedy underbelly of elephant poaching in Africa and black market ivory trading in China.
Read More: ‘The Ivory Game,’ Produced By Leonardo DiCaprio, Is a Shocking Look at an Underground Marketplace — Telluride Review
3. “Just Friends” (available November 14)
On a lighter note, who...
1. “Under the Sun” (available November 11)
Directed by Vitaly Manski, the documentary follows a year in the life of a family in Pyongyang, North Korea as their eight-year-old daughter, Zin-mi, prepares to join the Korean Children’s Union on the Day of the Shining Star.
2. “The Ivory Game” (available November 14)
Directed by Kief Davidson and Richard Ladkani and produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, the documentary sheds a light on the seedy underbelly of elephant poaching in Africa and black market ivory trading in China.
Read More: ‘The Ivory Game,’ Produced By Leonardo DiCaprio, Is a Shocking Look at an Underground Marketplace — Telluride Review
3. “Just Friends” (available November 14)
On a lighter note, who...
- 10/20/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
We just heard new details about Disney's live-action remake of Mulan. The big news was that a global casting call had been launched in search of an actress to play the lead role. This sounds similar to what Disney and director Jon Favreau did for The Jungle Book, considering some 2,000 actors before selecting young Neel Sethi for the starring role. Disney also cast 14-year-old newcomer Auli'i Cravalho in the lead role for their next animated movie, Moana. Clearly, casting young newcomers in lead roles has worked for Disney so far, perhaps contributing to the studio's success with transforming animated movies into live-action projects. Last year's Cinderella, for example, featured Lily James in the starring role; though she wasn't exactly a newcomer -- she...
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- 10/11/2016
- by Peter Martin
- Movies.com
We just heard new details about Disney's live-action remake of Mulan. The big news was that a global casting call had been launched in search of an actress to play the lead role. This sounds similar to what Disney and director Jon Favreau did for The Jungle Book, considering some 2,000 actors before selecting young Neel Sethi for the starring role. Disney also cast 14-year-old newcomer Auli'i Cravalho in the lead role for its next animated movie, Moana. Clearly, casting young...
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- 10/11/2016
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
Burbank, Calif., Oct. 7, 2016 — Beginning Nov. 15, the collector’s edition of Disney’s live-action epic adventure The Jungle Book—Jon Favreau’s stunning reimagining of Walt Disney’s animated classic—will be available to own just in time for the holidays. The Jungle Book Collector’s Edition offers more than just the bare necessities with collectible packaging and a three-disc set containing the original theatrical release on Blu-ray 3D™, Blu-ray™, Digital HD and DVD, along with originally released bonus features and five never-before-seen extras.
The Collector’s Edition provides fans with unprecedented access to The Jungle Book production through exciting new bonus features, including a performance of “The Bare Necessities” by Bill Murray (voice of Baloo) and jazz greats Dr. John and Kermit Ruffins, an inside look at the collaboration between director Jon Favreau and renowned composer Richard Sherman on a new version of the classic song “I Wan’na Be Like You,...
The Collector’s Edition provides fans with unprecedented access to The Jungle Book production through exciting new bonus features, including a performance of “The Bare Necessities” by Bill Murray (voice of Baloo) and jazz greats Dr. John and Kermit Ruffins, an inside look at the collaboration between director Jon Favreau and renowned composer Richard Sherman on a new version of the classic song “I Wan’na Be Like You,...
- 10/9/2016
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
“The Jungle Book,” “Zootopia” and Craft Artists to be Honored at the 20th Annual Hollywood Film Awards®. “Zootopia” to receive the “Hollywood Animation Award,” while “The Jungle Book” receives the “Hollywood Blockbuster Award” Additional Honorees Announced in the Categories of Cinematography, Film Composer, Editing, Visual Effects, Costume Design, Make Up & Hair Styling, Production Design and Sound dick clark productions announced today that Disney’s acclaimed film “Zootopia” is set to receive the “Hollywood Animation Award,” while “The Jungle Book” will receive the “Hollywood Blockbuster Award” at the 20th Annual Hollywood Film Awards. The awards ceremony, celebrating its 20th anniversary as the official launch of the awards season®, will be hosted by actor and comedian James Corden, and will take place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, on November 6, 2016. The Hollywood Film Awards honors some of the most acclaimed films and actors and former recipients over the past 20 years...
- 10/6/2016
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
Late September is usually far too early for definitive Academy Award predictions, but on this one I’m solid: This year’s film slate will inevitably yield an Oscars Less White.
Some small credit can go to the Academy, which pushed the diversity needle just a tad by adding twice as many new voters as last year (683, almost half of whom were women or people of color).
However, the most significant reason we’re unlikely to see a repeat of last year — when every single one of the 20 acting nominations went to white thespians — is the movies. Last year, films like “Beasts of No Nation,” “Straight Outta Compton,” “Concussion,” and “Creed” boasted diverse ensembles before and behind the screen, but they were less-than-Academy-friendly. In 2016, there are at least 8 films that present as strong awards candidates with diverse talent, and they are a far more formidable selection.
Read More: Oscars: Diversity...
Some small credit can go to the Academy, which pushed the diversity needle just a tad by adding twice as many new voters as last year (683, almost half of whom were women or people of color).
However, the most significant reason we’re unlikely to see a repeat of last year — when every single one of the 20 acting nominations went to white thespians — is the movies. Last year, films like “Beasts of No Nation,” “Straight Outta Compton,” “Concussion,” and “Creed” boasted diverse ensembles before and behind the screen, but they were less-than-Academy-friendly. In 2016, there are at least 8 films that present as strong awards candidates with diverse talent, and they are a far more formidable selection.
Read More: Oscars: Diversity...
- 9/26/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Late September is usually far too early for definitive Academy Award predictions, but on this one I’m solid: This year’s film slate will inevitably yield an Oscars Less White.
Some small credit can go to the Academy, which pushed the diversity needle just a tad by adding twice as many new voters as last year (683, almost half of whom were women or people of color).
However, the most significant reason we’re unlikely to see a repeat of last year — when every single one of the 20 acting nominations went to white thespians — is the movies. Last year, films like “Beasts of No Nation,” “Straight Outta Compton,” “Concussion,” and “Creed” boasted diverse ensembles before and behind the screen, but they were less-than-Academy-friendly. In 2016, there are at least 8 films that present as strong awards candidates with diverse talent, and they are a far more formidable selection.
Read More: Oscars: Diversity...
Some small credit can go to the Academy, which pushed the diversity needle just a tad by adding twice as many new voters as last year (683, almost half of whom were women or people of color).
However, the most significant reason we’re unlikely to see a repeat of last year — when every single one of the 20 acting nominations went to white thespians — is the movies. Last year, films like “Beasts of No Nation,” “Straight Outta Compton,” “Concussion,” and “Creed” boasted diverse ensembles before and behind the screen, but they were less-than-Academy-friendly. In 2016, there are at least 8 films that present as strong awards candidates with diverse talent, and they are a far more formidable selection.
Read More: Oscars: Diversity...
- 9/26/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Disney’s live action The Jungle Book remake just got a Blu-ray release, and to mark the occasion the Mouse House decided to release some GIFs. Though not as informative as an actual behind-the-scenes video, there’s still quite a bit of information contained in these four images. They each show the special effects process across three stages: filming, rendering, and the finished product.
As Mowgli actor Neel Sethi recently explained for Oh My Disney, he was the only live-action component of the entire film, and he shot all his scenes on sound stages, as demonstrated here. So rather than cuddle up with a real animal, Sethi had to develop a relationship with a disembodied puppet head or a headless bear torso.
This isn’t even a motion-capture situation where Sethi at least got to work across from his actual co-stars like Ben Kingsley and Bill Murray. Instead he just...
As Mowgli actor Neel Sethi recently explained for Oh My Disney, he was the only live-action component of the entire film, and he shot all his scenes on sound stages, as demonstrated here. So rather than cuddle up with a real animal, Sethi had to develop a relationship with a disembodied puppet head or a headless bear torso.
This isn’t even a motion-capture situation where Sethi at least got to work across from his actual co-stars like Ben Kingsley and Bill Murray. Instead he just...
- 9/6/2016
- by Caroline Siede
- avclub.com
“The Jungle Book” is clearly the VFX Oscar frontrunner for its cutting edge integration of virtual environments and animated characters, with newcomer Neel Sethi as the only live-action component as Mowgli.
Mpc created the bulk of the virtual work (54 species and 224 unique animals along with plants, trees, vines, rocks, rushing rivers, mudslides and grasses blowing in the wind), while Weta Digital did the bravura King Louie sequence (keyframing Christopher Walken’s iconic ape along with his minions that he whips up into a frenzy).
“The Jungle Book Reimagined, “the centerpiece of the Blu-ray bonus features, contains an informative roundtable recap between director Jon Favreau, producer Brigham Taylor and Oscar-winning production VFX supervisor Rob Legato (“Hugo” and “Titanic”).
Read More: ‘The Jungle Book’: How They Pulled Off the Oscar-Bound VFX Hybrid
Favreau’s aha moment came when Disney chairman Alan Horn suggested that he didn’t have to be...
Mpc created the bulk of the virtual work (54 species and 224 unique animals along with plants, trees, vines, rocks, rushing rivers, mudslides and grasses blowing in the wind), while Weta Digital did the bravura King Louie sequence (keyframing Christopher Walken’s iconic ape along with his minions that he whips up into a frenzy).
“The Jungle Book Reimagined, “the centerpiece of the Blu-ray bonus features, contains an informative roundtable recap between director Jon Favreau, producer Brigham Taylor and Oscar-winning production VFX supervisor Rob Legato (“Hugo” and “Titanic”).
Read More: ‘The Jungle Book’: How They Pulled Off the Oscar-Bound VFX Hybrid
Favreau’s aha moment came when Disney chairman Alan Horn suggested that he didn’t have to be...
- 9/1/2016
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Review by Brandon Krzysztof
Tuesday is finally here. August 30th, 2016 marks the last blu-ray Tuesday of the month and again it is a strong release day. I am bought a few of them and it’s safe to say that The Jungle Book is the cream of the crop. A couple more Criterions and some TV season released were also released. Me Before You and The Night Manager came out as well and I purchased both – Reviews coming soon.
With that being said, Jon Favreau’s live adaption of the 1967 classic The Jungle Book was released and what a stacked blu-ray we have here. But before we get into the featurettes, let’s talk about the movie. I got to see The Jungle Book in IMAX on April 14, 2016 and it was extremely captivating. I left loving the voice work and the special effects. It was very cool to see Neel Sethi,...
Tuesday is finally here. August 30th, 2016 marks the last blu-ray Tuesday of the month and again it is a strong release day. I am bought a few of them and it’s safe to say that The Jungle Book is the cream of the crop. A couple more Criterions and some TV season released were also released. Me Before You and The Night Manager came out as well and I purchased both – Reviews coming soon.
With that being said, Jon Favreau’s live adaption of the 1967 classic The Jungle Book was released and what a stacked blu-ray we have here. But before we get into the featurettes, let’s talk about the movie. I got to see The Jungle Book in IMAX on April 14, 2016 and it was extremely captivating. I left loving the voice work and the special effects. It was very cool to see Neel Sethi,...
- 9/1/2016
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Our resident VOD expert tells you what's new to rent and/or own this week via various Digital HD providers such as cable Movies On Demand, Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, Google Play and, of course, Netflix. Cable Movies On Demand: Same-day-as-disc releases, older titles and pretheatrical exclusives for rent, priced from $3-$10, in 24- or 48-hour periods The Jungle Book (fantasy-adventure; Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Christopher Walken, Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong'o; rated PG) Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (comedy; Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone; rated R) Me Before You (romance-drama; Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin; rated R) De Palma (documentary/biography; Brian De Palma; rated R) Ghost Team (comedy; Jon Heder, David Krumholtz...
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- 8/31/2016
- by Robert B. DeSalvo
- Movies.com
Jon Favreau's The Jungle Book took the moviegoing world by storm earlier this year, stunning audiences with its amazing CGI and a terrific, almost solo performance by young Neel Sethi as Mowgli. The 10 year old was able to interact with animals both large and small who were never there, with only a green screen and some models to perform against. After seeing the movie you no doubt asked yourself, "So how'd they Do that, anyway?" We have an exclusive look at just how...
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- 8/30/2016
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
Jon Favreau's The Jungle Book took the moviegoing world by storm earlier this year, stunning audiences with its amazing CGI and a terrific, almost solo performance by young Neel Sethi as Mowgli. The 10 year old was able to interact with animals both large and small who were never there, with only a green screen and some models to perform against. After seeing the movie you no doubt asked yourself, "So how'd they Do that, anyway?" We have an exclusive look at just how...
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- 8/30/2016
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
"Follow along on a young man's search for acceptance in this winning combination of The Lion King, a Ben Kingsley nature documentary, and a kid-friendly version of The Revenant." Jon Favreau's live-action adaptation of the Disney classic The Jungle Book may have been one of this year's best films (as well as the best film starring talking animals), but that hasn't stopped the folks over Screen Junkies from poking fun at it in their latest Honest Trailer. Their video is a bit tame compared to some of their past offerings, but it's still plenty of fun, so check it out below: The Jungle Book is an upcoming American live-action/CGI film directed by Jon Favreau, written by Justin Marks, and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. The film's executive producers are Molly Allen, Karen Gilchrist, Peter M. Tobyanse. Music will be written by John Debney. The Jungle Book features: Director:...
- 8/26/2016
- ComicBookMovie.com
One of the more unbelievable facts about Disney’s recent Jungle Book remake is that nearly the entire movie is done with CGI. Not only were the talking animals created by a computer, but basically the film’s entire jungle world was rendered after the fact too. Which means that 12-year-old actor Neel Sethi—who played a non-cgi Mowgli—had to film his entire performance alone in a blue screen studio. And the young actor opens up about that unusual experience in a new video for Oh My Disney.
In the quick minute-and-a-half long interview, Sethi explains that he had “nothing but his imagination” to act against. His animal co-stars were either played by off-screen puppeteers or men in blue bodysuits who were later replaced by CGI creatures. But Sethi seems to have genuinely enjoyed the process, particularly—as most 12-year-olds would—the chance to spend all day running and...
In the quick minute-and-a-half long interview, Sethi explains that he had “nothing but his imagination” to act against. His animal co-stars were either played by off-screen puppeteers or men in blue bodysuits who were later replaced by CGI creatures. But Sethi seems to have genuinely enjoyed the process, particularly—as most 12-year-olds would—the chance to spend all day running and...
- 8/24/2016
- by Caroline Siede
- avclub.com
Audiences were mesmerized by Disney’s live-action epic adventure “The Jungle Book,” which has earned more than $949 million at the global box office to date. Critically acclaimed, Jon Favreau’s stunning live-action reimagining of Walt Disney’s animated classic, will be available early on Digital HD and Disney Movies Anywhere on August 23, and on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and On-Demand on August 30.
Venture behind the scenes with in-depth bonus features that reveal the innovative filmmaking technology used to create the richly immersive jungle world and characters; Follow the journey of the film’s only on-screen actor, charismatic newcomer Neel Sethi (Mowgli); Delve into a candid and humorous scene-by-scene audio commentary with director Jon Favreau and meet the all-star voice cast who help bring the film’s colorful characters to life, as well as the musicians who accent the adventure with a majestic music score.
Audiences will also have the...
Venture behind the scenes with in-depth bonus features that reveal the innovative filmmaking technology used to create the richly immersive jungle world and characters; Follow the journey of the film’s only on-screen actor, charismatic newcomer Neel Sethi (Mowgli); Delve into a candid and humorous scene-by-scene audio commentary with director Jon Favreau and meet the all-star voice cast who help bring the film’s colorful characters to life, as well as the musicians who accent the adventure with a majestic music score.
Audiences will also have the...
- 8/19/2016
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
Be the first to bring The Jungle Book home on Digital HD August 23 and on Blu-ray August 30 and venture deep into the jungle with in-depth bonus features.
Audiences were mesmerized by Disney’s live-action epic adventure “The Jungle Book,” which has earned more than $949 million at the global box office to date. Critically acclaimed, Jon Favreau’s stunning live-action reimagining of Walt Disney’s animated classic, will be available early on Digital HD and Disney Movies Anywhere on August 23, and on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and On-Demand on August 30.
Venture behind the scenes with in-depth bonus features that reveal the innovative filmmaking technology used to create the richly immersive jungle world and characters; Follow the journey of the film’s only on-screen actor, charismatic newcomer Neel Sethi (Mowgli); Delve into a candid and humorous scene-by-scene audio commentary with director Jon Favreau and meet the all-star voice cast who...
Audiences were mesmerized by Disney’s live-action epic adventure “The Jungle Book,” which has earned more than $949 million at the global box office to date. Critically acclaimed, Jon Favreau’s stunning live-action reimagining of Walt Disney’s animated classic, will be available early on Digital HD and Disney Movies Anywhere on August 23, and on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and On-Demand on August 30.
Venture behind the scenes with in-depth bonus features that reveal the innovative filmmaking technology used to create the richly immersive jungle world and characters; Follow the journey of the film’s only on-screen actor, charismatic newcomer Neel Sethi (Mowgli); Delve into a candid and humorous scene-by-scene audio commentary with director Jon Favreau and meet the all-star voice cast who...
- 8/19/2016
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Earlier this year audiences were mesmerised by Disney’s live-action epic adventure “The Jungle Book,” which to date is the biggest film released in the UK this year. Jon Favreau’s stunning live- action reimagining of Walt Disney’s animated classic introduces newcomer Neel Sethi as Mowgli and has an all-star voice cast including Bill Murray, Sir Ben Kingsley, Lupita Nyong’o, […]
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- 8/15/2016
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Disney has been on a hot streak lately with live adaptations of their classic animated films. Even though it was divisive, Alice in Wonderland can be seen as the one that started this whole trend as it went on to gross over a billion dollars at the worldwide box office. Since then we have gotten last year’s charming (see what I did there) Cinderella, this year’s breathtaking Jungle Book, and next year we’ll get Beauty and the Beast. What makes those films so good (or in Beauty in the Beast’s case, look so good) is that they are able to take a story we are all familiar with and make it feel new and refreshing by making it live action. Neither Cinderella or Jungle Book deviated too far from the source material, but those classic tales receive a breath of fresh air with truly stunning visuals,...
- 8/13/2016
- by Scott Davis
- CinemaNerdz
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