The Call of The Wild + Richard Jewell
Leigh hears the Call of The Wild, while Tim shares if true story Richard Jewell is a hero or zero. Plus, we're gung-ho for Guns Akimbo, but Cupid news and a trailer full of shower rubbing leave us less enthused
Find an edited extract from this episode below
THE CALL OF THE WILD MOVIE REVIEW
Leigh: Last week, Tim, I saw The Call Of The Wild, which is a family-friendly adventure flick. And it's an adventure film in every sense of the word. I really, really enjoyed this movie. It's based on Jack London’s adventure story – a classic piece of American literature from 1903 about a big-hearted dog named Buck who is uprooted from his comfortable California home and relocated into the harsh wilderness of the Yukon to become a sled dog. It comes from director Chris Sanders who did The Croods. He hasn't done a lot of other things, but he's very familiar with animation.
Tim: So he's come from a fully animated film to a live-action CGI hybrid?
Leigh: Yes, and it’s been done so well. What they've done in this film is marry CGI with real photography, a hybrid animation approach. They've used traditional filmmaking techniques and married it with a bit of CGI – they haven't gone full CGI – which made this film really successful. They’ve gone for a more realistic approach. The dog doesn’t have an inner monologue; it’s purely Buck’s actions and emotions taking you on this journey.
Tim: Wow. That's quite a feat of filmmaking.
MOVIE NEWS
– Rocketman director Dexter Fletcher is set to remake The Saint at Paramount Pictures
– Nickelodeon kids’ series Paw Patrol gets the big-screen treatment
– Connected is coming, an animation about the dangers of technology taking over our lives
– Marvel Studios founding chairman David Maisel and record producer Scooter Braun create Mythos Studios, with plans for a Cupid movie to launch their ‘MythoVerse’
– A new Star Wars film is in the works
