Scarlett Johansson Hypnotizes in First Full Trailer For Jon Favreau's THE JUNGLE BOOK

I didn't personally attend Disney's D23 Expo earlier this year, but I heard nothing but good things about the footage they showed from Jon Favreau's upcoming adaptation of The Jungle Book. Now the film's first full trailer has been unveiled, and I can see where the hype is coming from. Newcomer Neel Sethi is playing Mowgli, and he'll be the only actor to actually appear on screen in the film; the rest of the cast — including Ben Kingsley, Bill Murray, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong'o, Christopher Walken, and more — will provide the voices for animals like Bagheera, Baloo, and Shere Khan.

Scarlett Johansson plays Kaa the snake, and her narration hypnotizes Mowgli throughout this trailer as we see flashes of animal-on-animal fight scenes and the young man-cub making daring escapes from danger. Take a look below:

Directed by Jon Favreau (“Iron Man”), based on Rudyard Kipling’s timeless stories and inspired by Disney’s classic animated film, “The Jungle Book” is an all-new live-action epic adventure about Mowgli (newcomer Neel Sethi), a man-cub who’s been raised by a family of wolves. But Mowgli finds he is no longer welcome in the jungle when fearsome tiger Shere Khan (voice of Idris Elba), who bears the scars of Man, promises to eliminate what he sees as a threat. Urged to abandon the only home he’s ever known, Mowgli embarks on a captivating journey of self-discovery, guided by panther-turned-stern mentor Bagheera (voice of Ben Kingsley), and the free-spirited bear Baloo (voice of Bill Murray). Along the way, Mowgli encounters jungle creatures who don’t exactly have his best interests at heart, including Kaa (voice of Scarlett Johansson), a python whose seductive voice and gaze hypnotizes the man-cub, and the smooth-talking King Louie (voice of Christopher Walken), who tries to coerce Mowgli into giving up the secret to the elusive and deadly red flower: fire.
The all-star cast also includes Lupita Nyong'o as the voice of the fiercely protective mother wolf Raksha, and Giancarlo Esposito as the voice of wolf pack’s alpha male Akela. “The Jungle Book” seamlessly blends live-action with photorealistic CGI animals and environments, using up-to-the-minute technology and storytelling techniques to immerse audiences in an enchanting and lush world. The wild adventure swings into theaters in 3D on April 15, 2016. 

The Jungle Book was originally supposed to open next month, but was recently moved to an April 15th, 2016 release date.

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