After a fearsome tiger threatens his life, Mowgli, a boy raised by wolves, leaves his jungle home and, guided by a stern panther and a free-spirited bear, sets out on a journey of self-discovery.
Cast: Ben Kingsley, Bill Murray, Christopher Walken, Giancarlo Esposito, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong'o, Neel Sethi, Scarlett Johansson
Crew: Jon Favreau (Director), Bill Pope (Director of Photography), John Debney (Music Director)
Rating: U/A (India)
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Release Dates: 08 Apr 2016 (India)
Did you know? This is the first time that Kaa the Snake is portrayed as a female, rather than a male. Jon Favreau said the change was a deliberate one, as he felt there were too many male characters in The Jungle Book Read More
Awesome Movie...
Movie Brought Our Childhood Memories Back... Terrific Performance From Boy(MOWGLI). Great Visuals... Everything Is Perfect In The Movie.
as Bagheera
as Baloo
as King Louie
as Akela
as Shere Khan
as Raksha
as Mowgli
as Kaa
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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Telugu
Colour Info:
Color
Sound Mix:
Datasat Digital Sound, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital
Camera:
ARRI ALEXA M, ARRI ALEXA Plus, ARRI ALEXA Studio, ARRI ALEXA XT
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
1.85:1 (Flat), 2.35:1, 2.39:1 (Scope)
Stereoscopy:
No
Archival Source:
QubeVault
Movie Connection(s):
Dubbed from: The Jungle Book (English)
Goofs:
Factual Mistake
Kaa being a female in this film is ironic as female snakes in real life are actually more vicious than their male counterparts
Kaa being a female in this film is ironic as female snakes in real life are actually more vicious than their male counterparts
Trivia:
Remote jungle locations in India were photographed and used as reference for the jungle environment in the film
All the animals are native to South Asia, but Ben Kingsley is the only voice actor to be of South Asian origin.
This is Idris Elba's second Disney movie role after Zootopia in 2016.
Scarlett Johansson was eight months pregnant when she voiced the character of Kaa.
This is Bill Murray and Christopher Walken's first voice over job since Fantastic Mr. Fox, 7 years prior and Kangaroo Jack was 13 years prior respectively.
John Debney's 13th Disney movie for music score
The animal characters were both motion captured by and performed live on set by puppeteers from the Jim Henson Company.
'The Jungle Book', marks Bill Murray's debut with Disney movies.
While the film is a live-action adaptation of the 1967 movie 'The Jungle Book', the filmmakers decided to include elements from the Rudyard Kipling novel to make the film more adventurous and dangerous
This is the first time that Kaa the Snake is portrayed as a female, rather than a male. Jon Favreau said the change was a deliberate one, as he felt there were too many male characters in The Jungle Book
The talking animals in this film were created using animal behavior, then having the actors copy those movements in motion-capture VFX
Bill Murray voices Baloo in this film; his older brother Brian Doyle-Murray had voiced Baloo in The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
Scarlett Johansson and Bill Murray's second film together since 'Lost in Translation'.
The original release date was set to be in October 2015, but was switched with another film to be released in 2016.
The wolf cubs in the film are named after motion capture actors and other crew members.
All the animals are native to South Asia, but Ben Kingsley is the only voice actor to be of South Asian origin.
This is Idris Elba's second Disney movie role after Zootopia in 2016.
Scarlett Johansson was eight months pregnant when she voiced the character of Kaa.
This is Bill Murray and Christopher Walken's first voice over job since Fantastic Mr. Fox, 7 years prior and Kangaroo Jack was 13 years prior respectively.
John Debney's 13th Disney movie for music score
The animal characters were both motion captured by and performed live on set by puppeteers from the Jim Henson Company.
'The Jungle Book', marks Bill Murray's debut with Disney movies.
While the film is a live-action adaptation of the 1967 movie 'The Jungle Book', the filmmakers decided to include elements from the Rudyard Kipling novel to make the film more adventurous and dangerous
This is the first time that Kaa the Snake is portrayed as a female, rather than a male. Jon Favreau said the change was a deliberate one, as he felt there were too many male characters in The Jungle Book
The talking animals in this film were created using animal behavior, then having the actors copy those movements in motion-capture VFX
Bill Murray voices Baloo in this film; his older brother Brian Doyle-Murray had voiced Baloo in The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
Scarlett Johansson and Bill Murray's second film together since 'Lost in Translation'.
The original release date was set to be in October 2015, but was switched with another film to be released in 2016.
The wolf cubs in the film are named after motion capture actors and other crew members.
