Directed by Andy Serkis, Mowgli stars Rohan Chand as the titular hero. In addition, Matthew Rhys portrays John Lockwood while Freida Pinto co-stars as Messua. Lending their voices to the cgi animals are Christian Bale as Bagheera, Benedict Cumberbatch as Shere Khan, Cate Blanchett as Kaa, Tom Hollander as Tabaqui and Serkis himself as Baloo.
Alejandro González Iñárritu was originally scheduled to direct the project but scheduling conflicts with Birdman and The Revenant force him to drop out.
WB's Mowgli will hit theaters on October 10.
The story follows the upbringing of the human child Mowgli, raised by a wolf pack in the jungles of India. As he learns the often harsh rules of the jungle, under the tutelage of a bear named Baloo and a panther named Bagheera, Mowgli becomes accepted by the animals of the jungle as one of their own. All but one: the fearsome tiger Shere Khan. But there may be greater dangers lurking in the jungle, as Mowgli comes face to face with his human origins.
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