Disney has been sitting on a gold mine with their expansive catalogue of animated classics. They have had a clear plan to revitalize their incubating classics, after the billion dollar success of 2010’s Alice in Wonderland. Since that point they have successfully followed it up with other hits, such as Maleficent and Cinderella.
However, the studio is looking to take the genre that they have crafted, to even greater heights with their next animation-to-film release, The Jungle Book. We got our latest look at the film at today’s Superbowl, when Disney released the second full-length trailer, showing off more of the the characters and feel of the upcoming film. In the previous trailer we got our first looks at all of the primary characters including Baloo, King Louie, and Bagheera. However, today we got our first listen at the voices of Bill Murray, Christopher Walken, and Ben Kingsley respectively.
This looks like it will be a huge release for the studio as The Jungle Book has a multi-generational following and looks to be an adventure unlike any other at the theaters. It’s release is only a few short months away, so we will continue to bring you the latest on Mowgli’s great adventure. Enjoy the trailer!
Official Synopsis:
Directed by Jon Favreau (“Iron Man”), based on Rudyard Kipling’s timeless stories and inspired by Disney’s classic animated film, “The Jungle Book” is an all-new live-action epic adventure about Mowgli (newcomer Neel Sethi), a man-cub who’s been raised by a family of wolves. But Mowgli finds he is no longer welcome in the jungle when fearsome tiger Shere Khan (voice of Idris Elba), who bears the scars of Man, promises to eliminate what he sees as a threat. Urged to abandon the only home he’s ever known, Mowgli embarks on a captivating journey of self-discovery, guided by panther-turned-stern mentor Bagheera (voice of Ben Kingsley), and the free-spirited bear Baloo (voice of Bill Murray). Along the way, Mowgli encounters jungle creatures who don’t exactly have his best interests at heart, including Kaa (voice of Scarlett Johansson), a python whose seductive voice and gaze hypnotizes the man-cub, and the smooth-talking King Louie (voice of Christopher Walken), who tries to coerce Mowgli into giving up the secret to the elusive and deadly red flower: fire. The all-star cast also includes Lupita Nyong’o as the voice of the fiercely protective mother wolf Raksha, and Giancarlo Esposito as the voice of wolf pack’s alpha male Akela. “The Jungle Book” seamlessly blends live-action with photorealistic CGI animals and environments, using up-to-the-minute technology and storytelling techniques to immerse audiences in an enchanting and lush world.
The Jungle Book opens on April 15th, 2016.
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Source: Disney