Director Andy Serkis
Genre Adventure | Drama | Family
Cast Christian Bale, Kate Blanchett, Benedict Cumberbatch, Naomi Harris
Rating PG-13
Release Date December 7th, 2018 (Netflix & Limited Theaters)
“A human child raised by wolves, must face off against a menacing tiger named Shere Khan, as well as his own origins.”
From veteran actor turned director Andy Serkis, Mowgli is a much darker version of the live-action film The Jungle Book (2016). The film was originally slated to release in 2016 but the release was delayed to 2018 after news broke that Disney would be releasing The Jungle Book. The cast includes Christian Bale, Kate Blanchett, Benedict Cumberbatch, Naomi Harris, Andy Serkis, and Matthew Rhys. Check out the official trailer below!!
Ted Takes Fun Facts, Mowgli:
Andy Serkis directs the film and provides the voice of Baloo.
This is the third time Christian Bale has provided voice work for a non live-action role in his career. He previously played Thomas in Pocahontas (1995) and Howl in the English version of Howl's Moving Castle (2004).