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What's coming to Netflix in December: 'Mowgli,' 'Roma' and Springsteen
You might already be preparing to spend the holidays watching Avengers: Infinity War on repeat after it arrives on Netflix on Christmas Day, but there will be plenty of other new shows and movies for you to check out on the streaming service over the last month of the year. Among the big original movies are a version of The Jungle Book called Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (December 7th) and Gravity director Alfonso Cuarón's Oscar contender Roma (December 14th). Another awards hopeful, Susanne Bier's Bird Box, will be available December 21st, and a Jennifer Aniston vehicle, Dumplin', debuts December 7th.
Netflix’s ‘Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle’ debuts December 7th
Netflix snapped up the rights to Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, a film that had been in the works for some time, earlier this year, and now it has a release date and a new trailer. In the trailer, you see the familiar Jungle Book story -- a young boy is taken in and raised by jungle animals, but as he grows up, he grapples with the fact that he doesn't really belong with them or with his fellow humans. Of course this version has director (and Baloo voice actor) Andy Serkis' own spin.
Andy Serkis' 'Mowgli' film is coming to Netflix in 2019
For years, Andy Serkis has been directing his own spin on The Jungle Book, a mature adaptation featuring motion capture technology. But after Disney released their live action version of the story in 2016, Serkis' vision, later re-titled as Mowgli, was put on hold. Warner Bros. initially planned to release the film in theaters on October 19th, but now Deadline reports that Netflix has snapped up distribution rights for Mowgli. It'll be available on the streaming service, together with some sort of 3D theatrical run, in 2019. According to Deadline, it could be the largest acquisition Netflix has made so far for a finished film.
