Title: The Jungle Book
Original Title: The Jungle Book
Year: 2016
Info
- Country: USA
- Length: 106 Minutes (1 hour 46 min)
- Genre: Adventure Drama Fantasy
- Studios: Walt Disney Pictures Fairview Entertainment
- Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures
- Age rating: PG (Parental guidance)
Release Dates
- UK: April 15 2016
- United States: April 15 2016
Plot
The film directed by Jon Favreau ('Cowboys & Aliens', 'Chef') adapts again the classic tale of Rudyard Kipling that was transformed into a successful animated film in 1967 thanks to Disney. This time actors like Lupita Nyong'o, Christopher Walken or Scarlett Johansson give life to this mythical characters born from the pen of Kipling in 1894.
The story follows the adventures of Mowgli (Neel Seth), a child who is raised in the jungle by a pack of wolves in front of which we find her adoptive mother, the wolf Raksha, which Nyong'o voice. Idris Elba is behind the voice of the feared Shere Khan, an evil tiger who plans to kill Mowgli because of the threat that he inspires him. Luckily for the child the panther Bagheera (Ben Kingsley) and the bear Baloo (Bill Murray) will accompany him on this journey of survival and self-discovery in the jungle, where he meets characters like Kaa (Scarlett Johansson), a python that will try to hypnotize him in order to eat it, and King Louie (Christopher Walken), an orangutan who wants the child to teach him the secret of making fire.
Awards
- 2017 Academy Awards (Oscars): 1 1
- 2017 BAFTA Awards: 1 1
Cast
Director:
Mowgli
Kaa (Voice)
Shere Khan (Voice)
Baloo (Voice)
Bagheera (Voice)
King Louie (Voice)
Akela (Voice)
Videos
'El Libro de la Selva''s Clip Looking For A New Home
April 18 2016
'The Jungle Book' IMAX trailer
April 1 2016
"Tan real que olerán tu miedo", 'The Jungle Book''s Clip
March 16 2016
Photos
Trivia
This is the first time a woman voices the snake Kaa, the character voiced by Scarlett Johansson.
Frank Cuesta is the voice of one scaly anteater.
Neel Sethi, the young actor who plays Mowgli, was not born in India, he was born in the city of New York, in the United States. His family is from this Asian country.
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