Jeez, let the dust settle.
In 2016, Mowgli and his animal friends featured in The Jungle Book, which starred Neel Sethi as Mowgli and a voice cast that included Bill Murray, Lupita Nyong’o, and Christopher Walken.
It was kind of a big deal, and you figured that might be the end of the Mowgli movies for a while.
Well, you thought wrong, because here we are, and Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle is happening.
Over to GQ:
It stars Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Rohan Chand in the title role. It’s got hyper-realistic panthers, tigers, bears, and— I’m sorry, didn’t we do this already? Like super recently?
Exactly.
Anyway, the trailer’s description:
Acclaimed actor and director Andy Serkis reinvents Rudyard Kipling’s beloved masterpiece, in which a boy torn between two worlds accepts his destiny and becomes a legend. Mowgli has never truly belonged in either the wilds of the jungle or the civilized world of man. Now he must navigate the inherent dangers of each on a journey to discover where he truly belongs.
And we’re off:
This reminds me of those digital PR agencies that are forever telling you they do things ‘differently’. You’re not, and it’s all the same.
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle will be released in 3D in certain US theatres on November 29, before it hits Netflix a few weeks later.
[source:gq]
