Warner Bros. swings to ‘The Jungle Book’
"Harry Potter" scribe Steve Kloves is in early talks to write, direct and produce a live-action take on "The Jungle Book" for Warner Bros.
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Warner Bros. is in talks with "Harry Potter" scribe Steve Kloves to write and direct "Defending Jacob," an adaptation of William Landay's legal thriller.
View ArticleIndia’s Jungle Book Teams With Fuchs on ‘Greeks’
LONDON — India’s Jungle Book Entertainment is targeting the U.S. market, working with Canadian producer Fred Fuchs to develop big-budget English-language TV drama “Greeks,” in association with Canada’s...
View ArticleWill Disney’s CEO Shuffle Stay on Course for 2015?
After driving massive growth for Disney since 2005, why should Bob Iger step aside in 2015?
View ArticleDisney Stock Hits All-Time High in May
Disney’s stock hit an all-time high of $66.07 on Tuesday as better-than-expected results during the company’s second quarter propped up Mouse House shares. Shares in Disney are up 33% so far this year....
View ArticleFirst Look: Jon Favreau Directs Live Action Promo for Videogame ‘Destiny’
To promote their ambitious new videogame “Destiny,” Activision and Bungie (which created “Halo”), have produced a live action commercial, directed by Jon Favreau, that prominently features Giancarlo...
View ArticleRobert Rodriguez’s El Rey Net Courts Viewers From Dusk ’Til Dawn
The El Rey Network, the cable startup from Robert Rodriguez and John Fogelman’s FactoryMade Ventures, is speeding toward its soft launch in December, bolstered by a strategic partnership with...
View ArticleTheater Review: ‘The Jungle Book’
With a history of infusing classic tales with fresh theatricality, auteur-director Mary Zimmerman (“Metamorphoses”) is both a natural choice to adapt a Disney film to the stage and a nearly impossible...
View ArticleChina Entertainment Sector Up 20%
Cable TV, theatrical B.O. and advertising propel continuing expansion
View Article‘Jungle Book’ Disney’s Next Big Broadway Hit?
Broadway observers can be forgiven for being skeptical when Disney Theatrical Prods. says it’s taking a wait-and-see attitude toward the latest Mouse House-affiliated stage outing, “The Jungle Book.”
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