Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of: <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/w/news/2014/12/12/new-live-action-jungle-book-concept-art-released/" target="_blank"><b>12/12/14: New Live-Action Jungle Book Concept Art Released</b></a>
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: If Disney keeps on making live action versions of all their animated movies, I hope it doesn't mean people will forget all about the animated masterpieces as a result. In another hundred years I could see that happening. Then Uncle Walt would just fade into oblivion. Heck! They're already invading his theme parks with Marvel and other non-Disney movie themes. There are rumors that Toon Town might be taken over by Star Wars. I'm afraid that, eventually, nobody will remember that it all started with a mouse!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I'm not too concerned with people forgetting the animated features. There was a live action Jungle Book in the 90's that nobody remembers, and I'm pretty sure that most people think of the animated 101 Dalmatians despite the successful live action features from that same era I like the concept art, but it doesn't look like anything that could really be done in live action. It's kind of stylized and doesn't look like something that you could find in the real world
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: I hope you're right, Ferret, duckling. I mean, wouldn't it be a crying shame if the original animated Black Cauldron was totally forgotten because of a live action remake? ORGOCH: I just dare somebody ta take the bait fer THAT one!!!
Originally Posted By leemac <<I'm digging it!>> My biggest concern is the writing talent - they've opted for a screenwriter with limited experience - although Justin Marks seems to be the go-to guy at the moment - he has Top Gun 2 and Suicide Squad coming out soon too. I've not heard much about it but it will be interesting if they go with the continuous linear story like the animated feature or whether they choose to follow Kipling's vignette approach. His stories are some of the most wonderful ever written and I hope someone eventually does them justice on the big screen.
Originally Posted By leemac <<ORWEN: I hope you're right, Ferret, duckling. I mean, wouldn't it be a crying shame if the original animated Black Cauldron was totally forgotten because of a live action remake?>> I don't know who owns the rights to the Lloyd Alexander novels but I know a lot of people were looking to bring them to the big screen once LOTR opened huge. I'd have thought that audiences would like to visit Prydain.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: Someone--several years ago--mentioned that Disney was considering a live action version of The Black Cauldron. But we've never seen any further development toward that end.
Originally Posted By magic0214 They just announced that Bill Murray will be singing "The Bare Necessities" in the film. Thoughts?
