The Jungle Book
- Studio
- Walt Disney Pictures
- Distributor
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Synopsis
An all-new live-action epic adventure about Mowgli, 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, 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, and the free-spirited bear Baloo. Along the way, Mowgli encounters jungle creatures who don’t exactly have his best interests at heart, including Kaa, a python whose seductive voice and gaze hypnotizes the man-cub, and the smooth-talking King Louie, 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. Based on Rudyard Kipling’s timeless stories and inspired by Disney's classic animated film, "
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, and the free-spirited bear Baloo. Along the way, Mowgli encounters jungle creatures who don’t exactly have his best interests at heart, including Kaa, a python whose seductive voice and gaze hypnotizes the man-cub, and the smooth-talking King Louie, 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. Based on Rudyard Kipling’s timeless stories and inspired by Disney's classic animated film, "
Characters
Mowgli, Baloo, Shere Khan, Bagheera, Kaa, Akela, Raksha, Cornel Hathi, Gray, Rama, Mowgli's Father, Nilgai
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Jon Favreau
Producing
- Producer
- Jon Favreau, Brigham Taylor
- Executive Producers
- Molly Allen, Karen Gilchrist, Peter M. Tobyansen
- Co-Producer
- John Bartnicki
Writing
- Writer
- Justin Marks
- Based On The Original Book, The Jungle Book by
- Rudyard Kipling
Voices
- Voice
- Neel Sethi (Mowgli), Bill Murray (Baloo), Idris Elba (Shere Khan), Ben Kingsley (Bagheera), Scarlett Johansson (Kaa), Christopher Walken (King Louie), Giancarlo Esposito (Akela), Lupita NyOng'o (Raksha), Jamie Dornan (Cornel Hathi), Emjay Anthony (Gray), Ralph Ineson (Rama), Ritesh Rajan (Mowgli's Father), Sara Arrington (Nilgai)
Music
- Music
- John Debney
Editing
- Editor
- Mark Livolsi
Crew
- Casting
- Sarah Finn
- Casting Associate
- Tamara Hunter
- Casting Assistant
- Claire Koonce
- Production Designers
- Christopher Glass, Alex McDowell
- Mocap Director
- Mike Stassi
- Art Department Coordinator
- Lindsay Good
- Set Designer
- Julien Pougnier
- Character Designer
- Michael Kutsche
- Concept Artists
- Seth Engstrom, Andrew H. Leung, Iain McCaig
- Concept Illustrators
- Vance Kovacs, Annis Naeem, Justin Sweet
- Storyboards
- Oliver Dear, Jonathan Gesinski, Phil Langone, David Lowery, Adolfo Martínez Pérez, Dwayne Turner
- Sculptor
- Thomas Smith
- Virtual Production Supervisor
- Gary Roberts
- Visual Effects Supervisors
- Robert Legato, Adam Valdez
- Visual Effects Senior Coordinator
- Barry St. John
- Visual Effects Coordinators
- Pat Antonelli, Tiffany Griffin
- Visual Effects Artist
- Arvind Sond
- Visual Effects Digital Asset Manager
- Svetlana Tesnes
- Production Support: MPC
- Ben Owen
- General Foreman
- Marcel Worch
- Second Unit Director
- Thomas Robinson Harper
- Second Assistant Director
- Gregory J. Pawlik Jr
- Photography
- Bill Pope
- Camera Utility
- Paul Tobyansen
- Executive In Charge Of Production
- Daniel Hassid
- Production Technology Executive
- Todd Livdahl
- ADR Mixer
- Nick Kray
- Stunt Coordinator
- Thomas Robinson Harper
- Motion Capture Stunts
- Malosi Leonard
- Movement Choreographer
- Nito Larioza
- Production Controller
- Doug Moreno
- Assistant Accountant
- Rob Soto
- Studio Teacher
- Lois Yaroshefsky
Production notes
Originally, Ron Howard was to direct this film.
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” 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.
Awards
Winner, 44th Annie Awards, Character Animation in a Live Action Production, 2017
