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Jungle Book: Origins
Directed byAndy Serkis
Written byCallie Kloves
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMichael Seresin
Edited byMark Sanger
Music byNitin Sawhney
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06) (North America)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Jungle Book: Origins is an upcoming British live-action adventure fantasy film directed by Andy Serkis, with a screenplay by Callie Kloves, based on the book The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. The film stars Rohan Chand as Mowgli, Benedict Cumberbatch as Shere Khan, Christian Bale as Bagheera, Cate Blanchett as Kaa, Serkis as Baloo, Naomie Harris as Nisha and Tom Hollander as Tabaqui.

Principal photography began on March 9, 2015. Warner Bros. will release the film in North America on October 6, 2017.

Cast

Main article: List of The Jungle Book characters

Live-action roles

Motion capture performances

Production

On April 27, 2012, it was announced that Warner Bros. Pictures was developing a live-action version of The Jungle Book by writer Rudyard Kipling, with Steve Kloves in talks to write, direct and produce the film about an orphaned boy, Mowgli, who was raised in the Jungle by animals.[1] On December 4, 2013, it was announced that Alejandro González Iñárritu was in talks to direct the film, with a screenplay by Callie Kloves, while Steve Kloves, who was first announced to write and direct, would produce the film.[2] On January 9, 2014, González Iñárritu left the project due to scheduling conflicts with Birdman and The Revenant.[3][4] On February 14, 2014 it was announced that Ron Howard was in talks to direct, and he would also produce the film alongside Brian Grazer through their Imagine Entertainment company.[4] It was then announced on March 20, 2014 that Andy Serkis would direct and produce the film with Jonathan Cavendish, his partner at The Imaginarium Studios, and Steve Kloves.[5] Production designer would be Gary Freeman, editor would be Mark Sanger, and costume designer would be Alexandra Byrne.[6]

On August 19, 2014, Benedict Cumberbatch joined the film to voice the villain role of Shere Khan.[7] Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Naomie Harris, Tom Hollander, Eddie Marsan, Peter Mullan and Rohan Chand were announced the following day.[8] Jack Reynor was added to the cast on March 9, 2015 as Mowgli's Brother Wolf.[6] It was announced on April 1, 2015 that Matthew Rhys was in talks to play the human role of John Lockwood.[9] On May 8, 2015, it was confirmed that Freida Pinto would be playing an unspecified live-action role along with Rhys and Chand.[10]

Principal photography officially began on March 9, 2015.[6]

Release

The film, titled Jungle Book: Origins, was previously set for an October 21, 2016 release.[11] On December 11, 2014, WB shifted the date to October 6, 2017, allowing more time for further work on the special effects.[12]

References

  1. ^ Fleming Jr, Mike (April 27, 2012). "Steve Kloves To Write-Direct 'The Jungle Book' For Warner Bros". deadline.com. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  2. ^ Sneider, Jeff (December 4, 2013). "Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu to Direct 'Jungle Book' Movie for Warner Bros". thewrap.com. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  3. ^ Fleming Jr, Mike (January 9, 2014). "No 'Jungle Book' For Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu At Warner Bros". deadline.com. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  4. ^ a b Siegel, Tatiana; Kit, Borys (February 14, 2014). "Ron Howard in Talks to Direct Warner Bros.' 'The Jungle Book'". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  5. ^ McNary, Dave (March 20, 2014). "Andy Serkis to Direct 'Jungle Book' for Warner Bros.Dave McNary". variety.com. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  6. ^ a b c Lesnick, Silas (March 9, 2015). "Production Officially Begins on Warner Bros.' The Jungle Book". comingsoon.net. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  7. ^ Kit, Borys (August 19, 2014). "Benedict Cumberbatch Joins 'Jungle Book' for Warner Bros". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  8. ^ Kit, Borys (August 20, 2014). "Christian Bale and Cate Blanchett Join 'Jungle Book: Origins'". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  9. ^ Jaafar, Ali (April 1, 2015). "Matthew Rhys In Talks To Join 'Jungle Book: Origins' For Warner Bros". Deadline.com. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  10. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (May 8, 2015). "Freida Pinto Swings Into Andy Serkis' 'Jungle Book: Origins' At Warner Bros". deadline.com. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  11. ^ McNary, Dave (August 1, 2014). "Andy Serkis' 'Jungle Book: Origins' Set for October 2016, A Year After Disney's 'Jungle Book'". variety.com. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  12. ^ Kit, Borys (December 11, 2014). "Warner Bros. Pushes Release Date of 'Jungle Book: Origins'". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved December 12, 2014.

External links

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