First off, this is not Disney's "The Jungle Book" movie, but Warner Bros' version of Rudyard Kipling's story titled "Jungle Book: Origins" which will be directed by Andy Serkis. THR reports that Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Naomie Harris, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hollander, Eddie Marsan and Peter Mullan have joined the cast of this version, which will be a mix of motion capture, CG and live-action. The live-action part will be that of Mowgli, who will be played by Rohan Chand ("Bad Words"). Bale will voice Bagheera, Blanchett has signed on to voice Kaa, Cumberbatch will lend his voice to Shere Khan, and Hollander will voice Tabaqui, the jackal. The other characters assigned will be part of the wolf pack that adopts Mowgli: the pack's leader Akela (Mullan), Nisha (Harris) and Vihaan (Marsan), Nisha's mate. "Jungle Book: Origins" opens in theaters on October 21, 2016.
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