‘The Jungle Book’ – Highlights From Jon Favreau and Neel Sethi’s Twitter Q&A

September 15, 2015

Director Jon Favreau and actor Neel Sethi (Mowgli) held a Q&A on Twitter after the release of the first trailer of ‘The Jungle Book.’

Here are the highlights from the Q&A:

@melloyellow48 Disney was passionate about JB & 67 film is one of my oldest memories. New tech offers a way to tell the story in a fresh way

— Jon Favreau (@Jon_Favreau) September 15, 2015

@OhMyDisney The craftsmanship of the artists. The singing and music are pretty cool too. #askjunglebook

— Jon Favreau (@Jon_Favreau) September 15, 2015

@falcongunner33 Arri Alexa digital camera and the Pace system & Simulcam (developed for Avatar) to capture the 3D. #askjunglebook

— Jon Favreau (@Jon_Favreau) September 15, 2015

@sammyzkay95 @TheJungleBook Iron Man gave me the most experience in the tech/animation aspect, but Elf taught me a lot of lessons in VFX.

— Jon Favreau (@Jon_Favreau) September 15, 2015

@muddymudskipper I just went for it and trusted @jon_favreau – he's the best!!! #AskJungleBook

— Neel Sethi (@TheNeelSethi) September 15, 2015

@ConnorMcGinty We tried to record them together as much as possible. #askjunglebook

— Jon Favreau (@Jon_Favreau) September 15, 2015

@MonkeyBoy1138 None are real. All are CGI. The whole movie was shot in downtown LA. #askjunglebook

— Jon Favreau (@Jon_Favreau) September 15, 2015

@JacobCW2694 @Jon_Favreau for me it looked fun and I had the best time ever!! #ImTheLuckyOne #AskJungleBook

— Neel Sethi (@TheNeelSethi) September 15, 2015

@mason_ireto Mowgli floating down the river on Baloo's belly singing was difficult to recreate with real physics. Lots of R&D #askjunglebook

— Jon Favreau (@Jon_Favreau) September 15, 2015

@Bannerofff No. You'll see as more footage comes out that the tone is a mix btwn the original animated version and a modern action/adventure

— Jon Favreau (@Jon_Favreau) September 15, 2015

@MyersFTW @TheJungleBook The photo real approach definitely amps up the adventure beyond the 67 version, but we wanted to maintain the fun.

— Jon Favreau (@Jon_Favreau) September 15, 2015

@leahflame I spent a lot more time with Bill Murray, including lobster rolls and football!! Amazing! #askjunglebook

— Neel Sethi (@TheNeelSethi) September 15, 2015

@ScarlettJBrasil @TheNeelSethi She's the best! she has such a great voice with so much character. #askjunglebook

— Jon Favreau (@Jon_Favreau) September 15, 2015

@Warmustbeend123 We wanted to include enough music to satisfy people who grew up w 67 film but not make it a musical or betray action tone

— Jon Favreau (@Jon_Favreau) September 15, 2015

@XxLuketeerxX I would love to be Baloo the bear because he is free spirited and doesn't have a care in the world #askjunglebook

— Neel Sethi (@TheNeelSethi) September 15, 2015

Directed by Jon Favreau. Written by Justin Marks. Executive produced by Molly Allen, Karen Gilchrist, Peter M. Tobyanse. Music will be written by John Debney.

Stars: Christopher Walken (King Louie), Ben Kingsley (Bagheera), Bill Murray (Baloo), Scarlett Johansson (Kaa), Giancarlo Esposito (Akela), Idris Elba (Shere Khan), Lupita Nyong’o (Raksha), Emjay Anthony (Grey Brother) and newcomer Neel Sethi (Mowgli).

‘The Jungle Book‘ opens in theaters on April 15, 2016.

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