Jon Favreau is no stranger to the Honest Trailers team Iron Mangot the truthful treatment last summer, and now his latest movie,Jungle Book, is in the snarky spotlight of the popular YouTube series.
From the start, the Screen Junkies original production hails theSwingersactor for becoming one of todays best directors, forIron ManandElf, to becoming one of the worst, singling outCowboys vs. AliensandIron Man 2, to one of the best again for 2014sChef.
As the latest Disney animated classic to get the live-action treatment, the trailer credits the box office smash for being a well-written, visually stunning, action-packed movie with great characters, the narrator states, that is waybetter than it deserved to be.
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Hollywood A-listers Christopher Walken, Idris Elba, Ben Kingsley, Bill Murray, and Scarlett Johansson arent immune to the jabs, either.
While trying to bring their own spin to these beloved characters, the narrator says theyre just pretending to be animals who act just like those same Hollywood A-listers.
While Andy Serkis isnt in Favreaus movie, even he gets a shout-out; theLord of the RingsandPlanet of the Apesactor is playing the bear Baloo in a version of the movie hes directing for Warner Bros, one the Honest Trailers team seems to think its a, well, necessity.
Hey guys, you know sometimes its okay to just, you know, like, not make a movie, quips the narrator about Serkis upcoming remake.
Check out the full Honest Trailer above, which ends questioning whether a sequel will set up the live-action remake ofTaleSpin.
