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Mowgli Trailer: Andy Serkis Puts A Dark Spin on The Jungle Book

[ad_1] Andy Serkis wasn't kidding around when he first declared that his Mowgli movie will be a lot darker than the story Disney told through the Jungle Book. Rudyard Kipling's source material was changed quite a bit when Disney first adapted the story back in 1967. Walt Disney decided to take out some of the darker elements in order to make The Jungle Book an animated movie for all ages. And it worked. The Jungle Book was a huge success for Disney and was again back in the public eye when Jon Favreau directed a live-action version of the story in 2016. However, Andy Serkis has unveiled the first trailer from his Mowgli , which is sticking closer to Rudyard Kipling's source material. Disney's live-action version of The Jungle Book was basically a retelling of the animated version of the story that came out in 1967. Andy Serkis' Mowgli promises a darker version of the story and the trailer delivers. Benedict Cumberbatch is downright frightening as Shere Khan w...

Dark Crimes Trailer Pulls Jim Carrey Into a Deadly Underworld

[ad_1] The first trailer for Dark Crimes is here. While you may not have heard of Dark Crimes , or the insane true story that inspired the movie, you've almost certainly heard of Jim Carrey , who stars as the protagonist. Carrey hasn't been acting as much these days, but he returns in a very serious role as an obsessive cop in what looks to be a very gritty true-crime thriller. Dark Crimes , originally titled True Crimes , is based on David Grann's 2008 New Yorker article titled True Crimes: A postmodern murder mystery . Director Alexandros Avranas ( Love Me Not ) brings the real-life tale to the screen, with Jim Carrey on board as a detective who becomes obsessed with a murder case . Given Carrey's level of commitment to certain roles he takes on, one has to imagine after watching this trailer that he might have put himself, and those around him, through the ringer while filming this, as it looks to be dark, bleak and very gritty, dealing with some very uncomfortable...