Disney's live action The Jungle Book trailer brings the animals to life!

The first official trailer for Disney's live action adaptation of The Jungle Book has been released! The trailer gives fans a good look at fan favorite characters and as well as some new ones created for the film. You'll also get a sense of how the film might handle the various animals talking to Mowgli.

Film 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."

Enjoy the trailer.



The trailer is better than I expected. I think this film will have its make or break moment with how the characters talk in the film. I don't know if I'd like them talking with CG moving mouths in order to speak. It might look cheesy. When you see Kaa talking the movement is very subtle and works. We'll have to wait and see how others are handled. I am interested to see more. The voice acting cast is huge and the action should definitely carry the film. Last, be honest, who didn't smile when Baloo whistled the tune to "Bare Necessities" at the end of the trailer?

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The Jungle Book will be in theaters in April 2016.

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