Morgenstern, Joe (April 14, 2016). " 'The Jungle Book' Review: Disney Goes Wild". The Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Archived from the original on April 19, 2016 . Retrieved April 20, 2016. Thomas K. Arnold (September 14, 2016). " 'The Jungle Book' Notches Second Week Atop Disc Charts". Variety. Archived from the original on August 31, 2017 . Retrieved July 27, 2017. In a letter written and signed by Kipling in or around 1895, states Alison Flood in The Guardian, Kipling confesses to borrowing ideas and stories in the Jungle Book: "I am afraid that all that code in its outlines has been manufactured to meet 'the necessities of the case': though a little of it is bodily taken from (Southern) Esquimaux rules for the division of spoils," Kipling wrote in the letter. "In fact, it is extremely possible that I have helped myself promiscuously but at present cannot remember from whose stories I have stolen." [10] Setting Child, Ben (April 8, 2016). "Disney's Jungle Book remake branded 'too scary for kids' by Indian censor". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on April 11, 2016 . Retrieved April 11, 2016.

In the book, Kaa is one of Mowgli's close friends who rescues Mowgli from the Bandar Log, and tells him of the golden ankus, and helps fight the red dogs. In the film, he is a minor antagonist who wants to eat Mowgli. A few days later, after Mowgli has learned the ways of men and re-entered civilization thanks to Kitty and Dr. Julius Plumford, Bagheera is seen being caressed and introduced to Kitty by Mowgli along with all the rest of Mowgli's jungle animal friends. Bagheera and the other animals watch as Kitty teaches Mowgli some dancing lessons, much to their amusement. Montefiore, Jan (2011). Booth, Howard J. (ed.). Kipling as a children's writer and the Jungle Books. Cambridge University Press. pp.95–109. ISBN 978-1-107-49363-6. Archived from the original on 29 June 2023 . Retrieved 16 December 2017. The film was re-released on Blu-ray/DVD on March 26, 2019 as a Movie Club Limited Release (with the same discs as the Diamond Edition, but without Digital HD). Entertainment: Animagique • Disney's Believe • Disney's Wishes • Disney Classics: The Music & The Magic • Fantasmic! • Festival of Family & Friends •

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Han, Angie (April 4, 2016). " 'The Jungle Book' Early Buzz: Critics Go Wild for Disney's 3D Remake". /Film. Archived from the original on April 7, 2016 . Retrieved April 5, 2016.Neel Sethi as Mowgli, a young boy who was raised by wolves. The search for casting Mowgli was extensive, with thousands of children auditioning from the United States, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Canada. Eventually, newcomer Neel Sethi was confirmed for the role, with casting director Rebecca Williams describing him as embodying "the heart, humor, and daring of the character. He's warm and accessible, yet also has an intelligence well beyond his years and impressed us all with his ability to hold his own in any situation". [8] Sethi underwent parkour training in preparation for the role. [7] a b c d Taylor, Drew. "9 Things Disney Fans Need to Know About The Jungle Book, According to Jon Favreau". Disney Insider. The Walt Disney Company. Archived from the original on May 7, 2016 . Retrieved April 16, 2016. The Jungle Book (2016) - Video Sales". The Numbers. Archived from the original on August 28, 2018 . Retrieved August 27, 2018. Journal: The Graveyard Book". Neil Gaiman's Journal. 13 February 2008. Archived from the original on 30 September 2021 . Retrieved 22 September 2011.

Berardinelli, James. "Jungle Book, The (United States, 2016)". ReelViews. James Berardinelli. Archived from the original on April 18, 2016 . Retrieved April 20, 2016. Jon Favreau as Fred, a pygmy hog who is one of Baloo's neighbors. A character not featured in the original film. [9] a b c Rainey, James (February 22, 2016). "How Jon Favreau Combined CGI and One Real Boy to Remake 'The Jungle Book' ". Variety. Archived from the original on February 27, 2016 . Retrieved February 27, 2016. The Brave Little Toaster (1987) • Valiant (2005) • The Wild (2006) • A Christmas Carol (2009) • Gnomeo & Juliet (2011) • Mars Needs Moms (2011) • Strange Magic (2015) • The Lion King (2019) Foutch, Haleigh (December 1, 2016). "Jon Favreau Offers Updates on 'The Lion King' and 'The Jungle Book 2' ". Collider. Archived from the original on January 7, 2020 . Retrieved February 19, 2020.On July 9, 2013, Walt Disney Pictures announced that a live-action adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's short story collection The Jungle Book was in development, with Justin Marks set to write the script. [17] The film would be Disney's third live-action adaptation of Kipling's works, following the 1994 film and the 1998 direct-to-video film Mowgli's Story; and the studio's fourth overall after the 1967 animated film. [18] Jon Favreau was confirmed as director that November. [19] Favreau as a child used to watch Disney's 1967 animated film. [10] He felt the need to strike a balance between the two films by retaining the buoyant spirit of the 1967 film, including some of its memorable songs while crafting a film with more realism and peril. He also stressed the importance of nature and realized how things have shifted during Kipling's time and now, "In Kipling's time, nature was something to be overcome. Now nature is something to be protected". [10] He was encouraged by Walt Disney Studios chairman Alan Horn to take advantage of the film's setting and story as an opportunity to use the latest advancements in photorealistic rendering, computer-generated imagery, and motion capture technologies. [20] The story of the film is not independently taken from Kipling's works, but also borrows cinematic inspirations from other films, including the child-mentor relationship in Shane (1953), the establishment of rules in a dangerous world from Goodfellas (1990) and the use of a shadowy jungle figure in Apocalypse Now (1979). [10] The Jungle Book was named the Best Mega Drive/Genesis Movie to Game Translation of the Year in GameFan's 1994 "Megawards".