I'm rather surprised anyone in Hollywood would have wanted Bill Murray to play another CGI bear after what happened last time. Don't get me wrong, I don't hold it against him and any other actor wouldn't have saved that wreck either, but still.
Also, this Shere Khan better be the baddest badass ever, because these Kaa and Louie both look like they could snap a tiger like a twig on sheer size alone.
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WHAT THE F**K HAPPENED TO THE MUSIC?!
I'm a (socialist) professional writer serializing a WWII alternate history webnovel.
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I actually wonder if they're allowed to call him King Louie, since the original was basically an Ink-Suit Actor of his VA, musician Louie Prima, to the point where Prima's estate blocked usage of the character in some sort of later work. I forget the details.
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They definitely are; he's officially supposed to be King Louie. However, I highly doubt he'll act anything like Louie Prima, due to the lawsuit between Disney and Gia Maione (Louie's widowed wife). I also don't think Walken could do a Louie Prima.
Either way, I still expect him to be funny when he's not tearing his own temple down trying to catch/kill Mowgli.
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Eh . . . Idris Elba's probably a good choice, but they shouldn't have rolled with American voice actors for this at all. It's an exotic setting, and while we don't want anyone falling into stereotypical voices, something NOT American would have been much better. No matter how good the actors actually are.
I actually liked the old live action one where Mowgli grew up and had to face down a Brit played by Carey Elwes. Heck, for me that villain was the guy's iconic role until I watched enough of his other stuff. And the animals not talking? That was kind of a bonus.
I'll still watch this one if it's on, I'm sure, but I doubt I'll go out of my own way to see it.
Idris Elba is British...
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Considering the Brits owned all of India for a while, they're a bit closer to correct than a bunch of Americans. Though you're right. He's NOT a good choice. It should have been Indian actors and actresses all the way if you're going to do it exotically. Which they certainly aren't. So count me out. It's way too surreal for my tastes.
Correction, they RULED India. India is owned by no man.
Except the creepy mummy king trapped in that giant underwater mausoleum.
Because the wild animals in the jungle are going to talk the same way as the people who live in the region speak English.
It doesn't matter either way. The jungle animals weren't taught how to speak by any Indians or Englishmen, their accents should be all over the place. If anything, their 'accents' should be dictated by the way a real animal would hiss, roar or growl.
I'm excited for Idris Elba as Shere Khan.
And I think ScarJo as Kaa is definitely an interesting choice as well.
edited 24th Sep '15 12:05:20 PM by higherbrainpattern
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Considering in the original Cartoon Movie almost everyone but Bagheera, Shere Khan, and the Vultures were Americans anyway, this shouldn't be a surprise that most of the Voice Actors here are American too.
Speaking of The Beatles Vultures, you think they're going to come back? And still pretty much be Expies of The Beatles?
If they could get the remaining Beatles together to do it I would be down.
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Unlikely. Paul's currently participating in the production of Kanye's upcoming album (SWISHnote ) and Ringo is touring the record he released in January, iirc.
edited 24th Sep '15 1:22:01 PM by Quag15
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Better to redo them in the vein of a current pop group. That was the point at the time (even if they ultimately failed to get the Beatles on board to VA)
If they put expies of fucking One Direction or something similar, I'll feel less inclined to watch the movie.
edited 24th Sep '15 5:36:30 PM by Quag15
Can Jess Hartnell still do the Ringo Starr voice?
Guys... what if the vultures were the Backstreet boys... or Nsync?
I cant tell if thats an awful idea or not...
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Nah, they're not relevant nowadays.
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Christopher Walken playing King Louie (or rather King Kong Louie given his size in the trailer) is the main attractive for me. Just imagining Christopher Walken's King Kong Louie singing this
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