The Jungle Book: Differences Between Original and Remake

Industry Differences

The Jungle Book

It was thought that the first version of this script was too dark therefore it was re-written.​

The overall budget for this movie was 4 million. 

Larry Clemmons, the film’s  scriptwriter, was given a copy of Rudyard Kipling’s novel but was told that ‘The first thing I want you to do is not to read it’.
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Phil Harris was cast as in the role as Baloo.

This movie has now made 205 million worldwide. ​

This was the final film Disney worked on before his death. 

The Jungle Book 2016

Sean Bailey, president of production for Disney, called it ‘one of the most technologically advanced 


movies ever made’





All the animals and landscapes etc were created on computers, mostly by the British digital effects 


house MPC.​



Cost an estimated $175m to produce.

Bill Murray was cast in the role Baloo​.
 

Cost an estimated $175m to produce.

Planned by Walt Disney Studios Chairman, Alan Horn.​


Scarlett Johansson was cast in this  film.





Warner Brothers had been producing their own adaptation of Kipling’s The Jungle Book at the same 



time.