Walt Disney Pictures directed and produced the 2016 American adventure drama film The Jungle Book. The film is a live-action/CGI remake of Walt Disney’s 1967 animated film of the same name, based on Rudyard Kipling’s eponymous collective works.
Direct by: Jon Favreau
Starring: Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong’o, Scarlett Johansson, Giancarlo Esposito, and Christopher Walken
Synopsis:
When the terrible tiger Shere Khan (Idris Elba) unleashes his tremendous roar, Mowgli (Neel Sethi) is forced to flee the only home he’s ever known. The young child meets a slithery python and a smooth-talking monkey while being guided by a no-nonsense panther (Ben Kingsley) and a free-spirited bear (Bill Murray). Mowgli learns crucial life lessons along the way as his epic voyage of self-discovery leads to pleasure and adventure.
The Jungle Book
- -A man-cub named Mowgli fostered by wolves. After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan, Mowgli is forced to flee the jungle, by which he embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of the panther, Bagheera and the free-spirited bear, Baloo.