If we cared about the characters, the story would follow, he reasoned. Now, the first thing I want you to do is not read it.” He wanted the original stories to serve as an outline, nothing more, which shouldn’t be news because when have they ever followed the source material? He cared much more about creating a light, comedic tone and making the characters fun and memorable. Allegedly, he handed Clemmons a copy of the Kipling stories and said, “here’s the book. To replace Peet, Walt turned to Larry Clemmons, who worked on The Reluctant Dragon way back when and a whole bunch of shorts.
In retaliation, Peet left the studio altogether, though he reportedly had no hard feelings as he praised his boss highly in the years to come. Scenes like a human hunter trying force Mowgli into burning down the jungle to protect the Man Village from Shere Khan or King Louie enslaving Mowgli were much too dark, so Walt kicked Peet off the project. Unfortunately, Walt hated his take on the story. Veteran storyman Bill Peet (101 Dalmatians, Sword in the Stone) came up with the idea of adapting Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book stories after members of the team expressed a desire to do more animal characters. This is fitting, because it was to be his last animated project, as he died of lung cancer late into production. All photos are from Animation Screencaps unless otherwise stated.Īfter the dismal reviews of The Sword in the Stone, Walt decided he wanted a more active role on the next animated project. The opinions expressed therein reflect those of the authors and are not to be viewed as factual documentation. The authors’ claim no ownership of this material. Any material, including images and/or video footage, are property of their respective companies, unless stated otherwise. Disclaimer: This blog is purely recreational and not for profit.
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