MOWGLI: LEGEND OF THE JUNGLE - Check Out The Full Trailer For Andy Serkis' Star-Studded Adaptation
Following a brief teaser a few months back, Netflix has released a full trailer and a new poster for Andy Serkis' take on Rudyard Kipling's classic tale, The Jungle Book. Check it out after the jump...
The full trailer for Netflix's Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle is now online, and it promises an exciting, star-studded take on the classic tale.
Newcomer Rohan Chand stars as the boy raised by wolves who still feels a connection to the human world. He's joined by the likes of Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Benedict Cumberbatch, Naomie Harris and Andy Serkis, who also directed the film.
Despite a few changes to the main narrative, this really doesn't look a whole lot different to the Disney version that was released in 2016 - but that doesn't mean it won't prove to be a successful adaptation in its own right.
Warner Bros. was originally going to release the movie before selling it to Netflix, but it will still get a short theatrical run before debuting on the streaming service in December.
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Blending live action and performance capture, the story follows the upbringing of the human child Mowgli (Rohan Chand) 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 (Andy Serkis) and a panther named Bagheera (Christian Bale), Mowgli becomes accepted by the animals of the jungle as one of their own. All but one: the fearsome tiger Shere Khan. (Benedict Cumberbatch). But there may be greater dangers lurking in the jungle, as Mowgli comes face to face with his human origins. The other story’s central animal characters are: Kaa, the snake (Cate Blanchett); the leader of the wolf pack, Akela (Peter Mullan); the scavenging hyena, Tabaqui (Tom Hollander); Nisha, the female wolf (Naomie Harris), who adopts the baby Mowgli as one of her cubs; Nisha’s mate, Vihaan (Eddie Marsan); and Mowgli’s Brother Wolf (Jack Reynor).
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle hits theaters on November 29th, before moving to Netflix on December 7th.
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