Disney's 2016 Live-Action Remake Has Expert Unimpressed By Mowgli's Skills
Disney's 2016 live-action remake of The Jungle Book causes one wilderness expert to be unimpressed and downright baffled by Mowgli's skills.
The Jungle Book (2016)
Disney's live-action adaptation of The Jungle Book brings the original Rudyard Kipling story to life, telling the story of Mowgli the Man-Cub (Neel Sethi) as he is cared for by the animals of the jungle. Raised by wolves and taught to hunt by the panther Bagheera (Ben Kingsley), Mowgli also befriends the carefree bear, Baloo (Bill Murray). However, the tiger Shere Khan (Idris Elba) wants to kill Mowgli, forcing him to assess whether or not the jungle is a safe place for a human.
The Jungle Book
- Director
- Jon Favreau
- Release Date
- April 15, 2016
- Studio(s)
- Disney
- Distributor(s)
- Disney
- Cast
- Idris Elba , Ralph Ineson , Giancarlo Esposito , Lupita Nyong'o , Christopher Walken , Scarlett Johansson , Emjay Anthony , Neel Sethi , Bill Murray , Ben Kingsley , Hannah Tointon
- Writers
- Justin Marks
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Franchise(s)
- The Jungle Book
- Budget
- 175–177 million
Summary
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.
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