MOWGLI - Official 1st Trailer
Watch the new trailer for #Mowgli starring Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Freida Pinto. Only in theaters October 19.
Motion capture and live action are blended for βMowgli,β a new, big-screen, 3D adaptation of Rudyard Kiplingβs classic The Jungle Book. The film features an impressive roster of stars under the direction of Andy Serkis.
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.
The actors performing the roles of the storyβs central animal characters are: Oscar winner Christian Bale (βThe Fighter,β the βDark Knightβ Trilogy) as the cunning panther, Bagheera; Oscar winner Cate Blanchett (βBlue Jasmine,β βThe Aviatorβ) as the sinister snake, Kaa; Oscar nominee Benedict Cumberbatch (βThe Imitation Game,β βAvengers: Infinity Warβ) as the fearsome tiger, Shere Khan; Oscar nominee Naomie Harris (βMoonlight,β βSkyfallβ) as Nisha, the female wolf, who adopts the baby Mowgli as one of her cubs; and Andy Serkis (the βPlanet of the Apesβ trilogy, βStar Wars: The Last Jediβ) as the wise bear, Baloo. On the human side, Matthew Rhys (βThe Postβ) is Lockwood; Freida Pinto (βKnight of Cupsβ) is Messua; and young actor Rohan Chand (βThe Hundred-Foot Journey,β βBad Wordsβ) will play Mowgli, the boy raised by wolves.
Rounding out the cast are Peter Mullan (βTommyβs Honourβ), as the leader of the wolf pack, Akela; Jack Reynor (βTransformers: Age of Extinctionβ), as Mowgliβs brother Wolf; Eddie Marsan (TVβs βRay Donovanβ), as Nishaβs mate, Vihaan; and Tom Hollander (βBreatheβ) as the scavenging hyena, Tabaqui.
βMowgliβ is produced by Steve Kloves (βFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Themβ), Jonathan Cavendish (βBreathe,β performance capture producer on βGodzillaβ), and David Barron (the βHarry Potterβ films), with Nikki Penny serving as executive producer. The screenplay is by Klovesβ daughter, Callie Kloves.
Serkisβs creative filmmaking team includes director of photography Michael Seresin (βWar for the Planet of the Apesβ), production designer Gary Freeman (βTomb Raiderβ) and editors Mark Sanger (Oscar winner, βGravityβ), Alex Marquez (βSnowdenβ) and Jeremiah OβDriscoll (βFlightβ). The music is composed by Nitin Sawhney (βBreatheβ).
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