Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
Andy Serkis puts a fresh spin onThe Jungle Bookin the first trailer for his movement - seizure film , Mowgli . Serkis has been work on the project for over four years , during which clock time Disney released director Jon Favreau’sownJungle Bookmovie with picture - real CGI beast . Serkis , however , has long maintained thatMowglihews closer to the dark fairy tale tone of Rudyard Kipling ’s generator cloth than the Mouse House ’s relatively whimsical and kid friendly rendering . Mowgli ’s now - functionary PG-13 ratingis a testament to just that .
Mowglire - tell the notable story of its namesake ( Rohan Chand ) , a human male child arouse in the jungles of India by a savage camp and hunted by the human being - hating tiger Shere Khan ( Benedict Cumberbatch ) . Serkis ' film , which was written by Callie Kloves , further have an all - star cast that let in Serkis and Christian Bale as Mowgli ’s mentors Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther , as well as Cate Blanchett as Kaa the serpent and Naomie Harris as Mowgli ’s wolf mom Nisha . Unlike the actors in Favreau’sJungle Book , the ace ofMowglibrought their animate being characters to life via second - cap performance , in summation to voicing them .
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Those who attended CinemaCon back in April bewilder a taste of what to expect when Warner Bros. showed themMowglifootage during the studio ’s film presentment . A theatrical trailer for the movie has now been released online for everyone else to check out . Take a look in the space above , then check out the firstMowgliposter below .
TheMowglitrailer squander no time establishing that this is a less kid - well-disposed take onThe Jungle Book , with claim card that even refer to the film as the"darkest telling"of the narration yet . While the CGI animals and jungle preferences in the trailer are certainly reminiscent of Favreau’sJungle Book , the colour scheme and world-wide ambience is far more threatening and ominous by comparison . Even the villainous Shere Khan is take care rough around the edges than common here , between his damaged front right paw , the tumid cicatrice on his legs , and Cumberbatch doing a variation on the voice he used for Smaug the dragon inThe Hobbittrilogy . As a result , the vengeful tiger look more menacing and blood - athirst than ever .
Serkis and Kloves are similarly draw near Mowgli ’s story from a different slant than Favreau’sJungle Bookdid . TheMowglitrailer suggests the picture will delve deeper into the titulary persona ’s sense of identity by having him live with other humans ( something that did n’t happen during Favreau ’s flick ) , forcing him to decide which world - that of man or creature - he really belong to . It remains to be seen if that ’s difference enough to justify the release oftwolive - activeness / CGIJungle Bookmovies in as many years , but if nothing else it suggestsMowglimay be a worthy re - telling on its own terms .
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Source : Warner Bros. Pictures
