Disney gave their fans a trailer yesterday -- a great one. One that sets their new live action retelling of a tale they've animated into a darker place.
Yes, we're talking about "The Jungle Book." With so many talented people attached to this project, a lot of fans are really excited to see what's going to happen. How much are they going to change? What will this mean for their trend of live action fairy tales?
"Cinderella" was a hit, and that opened the door for Disney to bring "Beauty and the Beast" back, a movie that has been rumored for years has finally finished filming a couple months ago. Surprisingly, there hasn't been that much talk about "The Jungle Book." It's especially surprising because of the actors Disney snagged to voice the animals that we all love and hate. Scarlett Johansson voices Kaa, the snake that basically seduces Mowgli away from his safe animal family, voiced by Bill Murray and Ben Kingsley, to the main antagonist Shere Khan (Idris Elba).
The movie boasts its entire scenery being compute generated and the movements of the animal characters being based on not only real animals, but the actors' interpretation of these actions. Which means that yes, Scarlett Johansson had to act like a snake. That's a really fun image.
Check out the trailer below, form your own opinion. It seems like it's going to be a really great movie, filled with what scared us in the first place and more. Keep an eye out, it's coming to theaters April 15, 2016.