Movie Review: Disney's "The Jungle Book" (Spoiler Free)

After seeing "The Jungle Book" last night, I couldn't help but feel as I had watched the Disney classic film that came out so many years ago. Jon Favreau did a tremendous job of recreating one of Walt Disney's classic animated films. Two thumbs up to him for the fantastic job. The cast was A+ to begin with, we knew that ahead before anyone saw the film, they brought the true characters out from the animated film.

Idris Elba, Christopher Walken, and Bill Murray were fantastic in their roles respectively. Elba who takes on the role of Shere Khan sent shrills down my back every time he appeared on screen. Walken as King Louie another stellar pick for the role, although would of liked to see him more during the film, was a perfect pick for the giant orangutan. Murray literally took on the the role of Baloo, the light-hearted and lovable bear brought another mentor role to Mowgli.

Lupita Nyong'o and Sir Ben Kingsley also were amazing in there roles as Raksha and Bagheera, especially Kingsley. The star of the film is Neel Sethhi as Mowgli who's character grew throughout the film. That's what made this film so great, the character development throughout the whole film was just amazing. Although I was disappointed how little screen time Scarlet Johansson as Kaa had.

The film was simply amazing and quite simply only excites me more to see Disney's next take on their remakes of their animated classics. The film which was earlier announced that it made an estimated $103.56 million during its opening weekend earning the top spot for films this weekend. Deservedly so, the film was tremendous and kudos to the cast and director Jon Favreau on a job well done.

Yes, I recommend going to see "The Jungle Book" because I give it 4.5 out of 5 stars.

New "Jungle Book" Featurette and New Character Posters Released

We have had a lot of "Jungle Book" news this week with the photoshoot and the amazing first clip that was released. Today, we got another look at the film with a new feature looking behind the scenes look with interviews with the cast as well as director Jon Favreau. We also see shots from the film Mowgli (Neel Sethi) in awe of the jungle and shots the compare the film and the animated classic. Also interviewed was Bill Murray, Idris Elba, and Sir Ben Kingsley.


The original "Jungle Book" was the last film the Walt Disney worked on and as Disney Insider Drew Taylor said, "it's hard not to think he would of loved this version, especially since it features cutting edge technology and world class story-telling, two pinnacles of Walt's output."

Disney also released seven new character posters including of Baloo, Mowgli, Kaa, Shere Khan, Bagheera, King Louie, and Raksha. Here are the new posters:

Disney's "The Jungle Book" is due to be released April 15, 2016. 

Disney World Introducing "Disney After Hours" Event; Jungle Book Cast Photoshoot

Disney World Introducing "Disney After Hours" Event for Magic Kingdom:

Disney World announced today they will be introducing a new ticketed event at the Magic Kingdom called, "Disney After Hours." The event which will cost $149 plus tax for both children and adults, will give guests an extra 3 hours inside Magic Kingdom after the park closes including select attractions and meet and greets. No word yet though if that price will be additional to regular park admission or be the total price. 

At that price however, one would be expected to be limited in space, making lines most likely nonexistent. Tickets will go on sale beginning April 6th. The event will take place on certain dates during both April and May. Here are the dates as follows: April 14, 21, and 28th and May 5th, 8th, 12th, and 19th.  

Would you pay an extravagant charge just to stay in Magic Kingdom for a few extra hours?

Jungle Book Cast Poses with their Animal Counterparts in Photoshoot:

Today, we got a pretty neat look at "The Jungle Book" cast and their animal counterparts in a special photoshoot. The gallery features Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong'o, Scarlett Johansson, Christopher Walken, Sir Ben Kingsley, and Giancarlo Esposito. Check it out below:

Idris Elba as Shere Khan

Lupita Nyong'o as Raksha

Scarlett Johansson as Kaa

Christopher Walken as King Louie

Sir Ben Kingsley as Bagherra

Giancarlo Esposito as Akela

"The Jungle Book" hits theaters on April 15, 2016. 

Disney Plans Expansion of ESPN Wide World of Sports, New Clip of "Zootopia" Featuring Chief Bogo, and More

Disney Plans Extensive Expansion of ESPN Wide World of Sports:

Disney has filed plans for an extensive expansion of their ESPN Wide World of Sports at Disney World. The filed the plans with the South Florida Water Management District calling for a new multi-story building behind the current Josten's Center, with 286,000 square feet of space. The plans also call for additional parking being added.

The last time the complex was expanded was in 2008 with the addition of the Josten's Center. The complex originally opened in 1997 and took on the ESPN branding back in 2010. Previous plans for a bowling complex were scrapped during the economic downturn. No word however on what the expansion of the complex will be used for. 

An influx of events are planned for the complex such as the upcoming Invictus Games as well as rumors of an NBA D-League team coming on site to ESPN Wide World of Sports. Stay tuned for details on what will happen with the expansion of the complex once they are officially announced by Disney. 

New Clip Released of Disney's "Zootopia" Featuring Police Chief Bogo:

Idris Elba is Police Chief Bogo in Disney's "Zootopia" due to hit theaters March 4th. In an exclusive clip from USA Today the large and in charge cape buffalo runs through a morning meeting at the police office completely ignoring his new officer Judy Hopps played by Ginnifer Goodwin (ABC's Once Upon a Time), the first ever bunny officer on the force. Here is the clip:

“We need to acknowledge the elephant in the room.” #Zootopia https://t.co/VWof37eSbO

— Zootopia (@DisneyZootopia) January 27, 2016

Disney's "Zootopia" is directed by Byron Howard and Rich Moore and is about Hopps joining a shady fox Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman) as they try to crack a missing mammal case before they hit the 48-hour deadline. The film hits theaters nationwide March 4, 2016.

Disney Interactive Announce New Tron-Themed Game:

Disney Interactive today announced a new game themed around Tron called TRON RUN/r due to be released next Tuesday February 2, 2016. It is a new lightning, fast action-adventure runner with a twist. The game will be released to Playstation 4, Xbox One, and Steam. Here is the teaser trailer that was released: