Trailer Released for ‘Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle’

If you’re a fan of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book then you’ll be pleased to learn that a new film adaptation is set to be released later this year on Netflix. The film is being directed by Andy Serkis, who’s best known for providing the motion capture for Gollum in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, and sees a star-studded cast coming together to bring Kipling’s book to the big screen.

The film will use CGI for the animals and Rohan Chand has been cast in the role of Mowgli. Christian Bale will provide the voice of Bagheera, Cate Blanchett is Kaa the Snake, Naomi Harris voices Nisha the Wolf, Andy Serkis will be Baloo the Bear, and Benedict Cumberbatch will lend his voice as the evil Tiger Shere Khan. The first full trailer has been released and it looks very enjoyable.

The film has been in development for sometime, before Disney’s recent live action version, and was originally set to be released in cinemas before it was bought by Netflix earlier this year. It will now show in selected cinemas on December 7 and will also be available to watch on Netflix’s streaming service.

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