Every year, five films are nominated for an Academy Award in the “Visual Effects” category. Each of the projects nominated this year offer a unique, inside look at the amazing tricks filmmakers and ...

Jon Favreau's "Jungle Book" remake melds photo-realistic animals with human expression -- and has just as much heart as the animated original. Luke Westaway is a senior editor at CNET and writer/ ...

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LAS VEGAS -- A years-old Disney policy meant to restrict the use of exotic animals in its films is no doubt a good thing, but if you happen to be making a movie primarily starring exotic animals, it ...

Much has been made of the innovative virtual filmmaking techniques used to create Jon Favreau’s The Jungle Book. And while that aspect of the production was clearly a key part in helping a young actor ...

Disney's reboot of its 1967 animated classic “The Jungle Book” is having incredible success at the box office and now Animal Kingdom is hoping a new live show will garner similar results.Earlier this ...

Feel free to skip a summertime visit to the zoo: Director Jon Favreau’s The Jungle Book redo is the closest you’re going to get to being plopped right in the middle of one seriously wild kingdom.

Jon Favreau directs the latest film rendition of the Rudyard Kipling classic with sophisticated CGI visuals and a starry voice cast. By Todd McCarthy The beguilingly credible CGI rendering of ...