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Why are two such similar movies being made at the same time?
Sometimes, people have the same idea at the same time. A few notable times this has happened:
Tombstone and Wyatt Earp
Antz and A Bugs Life
Mission To Mars and Red Planet
The Abyss and Deep Star Six ...
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Why are two such similar movies being made at the same time?
This is a case of what is known as "Twin Films". I'm not sure who coined the phrase exactly but there is a Wikipedia article which details some of the reasons that twin films are made and ...
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Why is Kaa evil in almost every single adaption of the Jungle Books?
Because Walt Disney himself felt it would be better and audiences wouldn't sympathize with a snake being a good guy.
From wikipedia,
Kaa appears in the 1967 animated adaptation by Walt Disney
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Which Live action The Jungle Book adaptation is more faithful to Kipling's novel?
According to Screenrant, it's Andy Serkis' Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle.
Andy Serkis' Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle is now available on Netflix,
and it will undoubtedly be compared to Disney's ...
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