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Walker Stalker Con: A Weekend With The Walking Dead
This past weekend, the New Jersey Expo Center in Edison, NJ hosted Walker Stalker Con. The convention featured stars of AMC’s hit show The Walking Dead as well as several other guests. The ferocious fans, many dressed as zombies (cough… walkers) were given an opportunity to meet, greet, get autographs from, take selfies with, and coolest of all, chat with their favorite actors. The weekend of the 2nd/3rd we were at Heroes and Villains Fan Fest in Secaucus, and one thing that was obvious at both cons, sometimes smaller is better!
Check out some of my celebrity highlights below.
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Tags: Behind the Mask, Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon, Giancarlo Esposito, Jeffrey DeMunn, Josh McDermitt, Lennie James, Max Thieriot, Michael Cudlitz, Scott Wilson, The Walking Dead, Walker Stalker Con
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Movie Review: Disney’s The Jungle Book
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The Jungle Book
Director: Jon Favreau
Screenwriter: Justin Marks
Cast: Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong’o, Scarlett Johansson, Giancarlo Esposito, Christopher Walken, Neel Sethi
Distributor: Walt Disney Studios
Rated PG | 106 Minutes
Release Date: April 15, 2016
There is a fine line that filmmakers walk when reimagining a classic like Disney’s The Jungle Book. The animated film, released in 1967, has a special place in the hearts of fans who enjoyed watching a boy who lived in the jungle and was raised by wolves become a man. Though there have been many iterations and adaptations, that film is probably the most recognized. Now we flash forward to 2016, nearly 50 years since the release of the film where Disney has already created a successful formula of turning those animated classics into live-action blockbusters.
The film is storytelling come to life in every sense of the word. Like a parental figure reading a story to their child. Jon Favreau (Iron Man), faithfully adapts the film for the newer generation, while still paying respect to those who loved the original. Some might consider that his vision for this surpasses the original. Others might think it succeeds in its own right. In the end, the film is nostalgically joyous and a romping good time.
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Tags: Ben Kingsley, Bill Murray, Christopher Walken, Disney, Giancarlo Esposito, Idris Elba, Jon Favreau, Justin Marks, Lupita Nyong'o, Movie Review, Neel Sethi, Scarlett Johansson, The Jungle Book, Walt Disney Studios
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8 Things You Need To Know About Disney’s ‘The Jungle Book’
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Disney will be releasing the highly anticipated The Jungle Book from director Jon Favreau. The film centers on a young boy (Neel Sethi) who became an orphan when the ferocious Shere Khan killed his father. Taken by Bagheera (Sir Ben Kingsley) to live with a wolf pack, Mowgli learns the ways of the jungle from his new wolf parents Raksha (Lupita Nyong’o) and Akela (Giancarlo Esposito). When Shere Khan threatens the entire animal community unless the boy is delivered to him, Mowgli volunteers to return to the man village on his own. His journey will take him across the dense jungles where he meets all sorts of wildlife, and befriends an easy-going bear named Baloo (Bill Murray).
Geeks of Doom was recently invited to sit down with a group of fellow journalists to hear about what Favreau, Kingsley, Esposito, and Nyong’o had to say about the film during its press conference. There they spoke about the visual effects of the film, Sethi’s physical work, voiceover work, and respecting the animated original and Rudyard Kipling’s works while also making it entertaining for the newer generation. Check out the press conference below.
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‘The Jungle Book’: Latest Clip Introduces Christopher Walken’s King Louie
Disney has released the latest clip from The Jungle Book, the live action adaptation of Rudyard Kipling‘s stories being directed by Iron Man, Elf, and Zathura director Jon Favreau.
The new clip introduces the gigantic orangutan named King Louie, who is voiced by Christopher Walken. Other characters we’ve been introduced to recently include the bear Baloo and wolf Raksha, as well as the intimidating villain tiger Shere Khan.
You can check out the latest clip below.
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Tags: Ben Kingsley, Bill Murray, Christopher Walken, Disney, Giancarlo Esposito, Idris Elba, Jon Favreau, Lupita Nyong'o, Neel Sethi, Scarlett Johansson, The Jungle Book, Walt Disney
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Watch Now: New ‘Jungle Book’ Clips “Baloo” and “Mowgli Leaves The Pack”
Disney has released a pair of new clips from The Jungle Book, one titled “Baloo” and the other titled “Mowgli Leaves the Pack,” which give us a closer look at some of the characters of the film. These follow the recently released introduction to the villainous Shere Khan, and are sure to be followed by new clips involving some of the other main characters.
You can check out the new clips below along with a recently released featurette if you haven’t seen it.
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Tags: Ben Kingsley, Bill Murray, Christopher Walken, Disney, Giancarlo Esposito, Idris Elba, Jon Favreau, Lupita Nyong'o, Neel Sethi, Scarlett Johansson, The Jungle Book, Walt Disney
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