The Jungle Book: 10 facts you didn’t know about the movie

Disney’s new version of The Jungle Book is one of the most complex animated movies of all time. Based on Rudyard Kipling’s short stories of the same name, its release comes almost half a century after the original 1967 movie made its debut. The film stars Neel Sethi as mancub Mowgli, but all the main animal characters were

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Disney ‘already working on Jungle Book 2’

Disney are already working on a sequel to The Jungle Book, reports claim. Director Jon Favreau and writer Justin Marks are set to return in the same roles for The Jungle Book 2, The Hollywood Reporter says. The news came before the new adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s classic short stories had even been released, with the

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The Jungle Book: Pictures of the stars with the characters they voice

Disney’s new adaptation of The Jungle Book hits theaters tomorrow — with an all-star cast voicing the story’s famous characters. The only human with a main role in the movie is Neel Sethi, who plays Mowgli, as the animals all made with incredibly realistic CGI. As a special treat, Disney put together photos of the actual

The Jungle Book: Interview with Mowgli actor Neel Sethi

Rudyard Kipling’s beloved The Jungle Book is being given new life as Disney releases its second iteration directed by Iron Man’s Jon Favreau. The original 1967 animated version was a huge hit. The latest version starring 12-year-old Neel Sethi is headed in that direction with its hyper real jungle environment, stunning cast of creatures and

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United Shades of America preview and discussion: The new KKK

We warmly welcome back W. Kamau Bell to the smallscreen, as our host brings his open mind and curious nature to explore every damned thing going on and going wrong in the United States of America on this new CNN Original Series “United Shades of America” which premieres on Sunday, April 24, at 10 p.m.

The Angry Birds Movie: 10 things you didn’t know

The Angry Birds Movie is one of this year’s most anticipated animated features – with voices by the likes of Sean Penn and Peter Dinklage. Based on the smartphone game series of the same name, the movie – out on May 20 – is about what we all want to know – why the birds are so angry!

Watch Blake Shelton’s song Friends from The Angry Birds Movie

Country star Blake Shelton has recorded an upbeat track called Friends for The Angry Birds Movie – with a fun little video to go along with it. The video, which you can watch below, shows Blake – who also voices the character of Earl the pig in the movie –  joined in the recording studio by a

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Angry Birds Movie: Sean Penn is grunting Terence

Sean Penn has lent his voice to a character in the new Angry Birds move called Terence – a huge red bird who, well, really doesn’t say much at all. The double-Academy Award winner’s character is introduced in a new clip which shows him taking part in an anger management class where main character Red,

Suicide Squad: New trailer’s sneak peak at Batman

A new blitz trailer for Suicide Squad was released during the MTV Movie Awards last night – and includes a brief glimpse at the cameo by Ben Affleck’s Batman. The trailer, set to The Sweet’s song The Ballroom Blitz, at one point shows Batman carrying Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn to the Batmobile, while another shows

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Vikings Season 4, Episode 8, Portage: Recap and discussion

This past week we had Ragnar Lothbrok’s (Travis Fimmel) personal character really emerging as he grappled with addiction and disillusionment while trying to sort out what the next move is. Ragnar is a master at keeping everyone guessing and thinking three clicks ahead, sadly that was not the case for the slave turned drug dealer