Disney’s “The Jungle Book 2” in the works, Jon Favreau eyed to return April 12, 2016 - 10:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Disney apparently has so much confidence in its upcoming release "The Jungle Book" that it has laid out plans for "The Jungle Book II". The first installment is only set to hit theaters this Friday, April 15 but talks are already underway to bring back the director and the scribe for the second film. As AceShowbiz reports citing THR, Jon Favreau is in negotiations to direct as well as produce while Justin Marks is expected to write the sequel's script. Brigham Taylor is also set to return as producer. Disney's take on the Rudyard Kipling classic tells the story of Mowgli, a man-cub who's been raised by a family of wolves. But Mowgli finds he is no longer welcome in the jungle when fearsome tiger Shere Khan, who bears the scars of Man, promises to eliminate what he sees as a threat. The live-action movie already has a 100% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It has rolled out in several Asian and Latin America countries and opened at number one in all territories. There's another version of "Jungle Book" movie in development with Andy Serkis as director. Previously occupying October 6, 2017, Warner Bros.' "Jungle Book: Origins" was pushed back for October 19, 2018 release.  Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village  Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush provinceNarek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28.Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia.Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |
