King Louie and Kaa Featured on Poster For Disney's THE JUNGLE BOOK
Disney has released the first part of a triptych poster for Jon Favreau's highly anticipated live-action adaptation of The Jungle Book. This first section of the poster features King Louie (Christopher Walken) and slippery snake Kaa (Scarlett Johansson). The footage I've seen from this film so far has been incredible. I love the look and the tone, and it seems like Favreau and his team have made a film that fans of the classic Disney animated movie will love and embrace. This is one of my most anticipated films of 2016. I'm excited to see how this turns out.
Directed by Jon Favreau (Chef, Iron Man, Elf), 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 Johannsson), 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 second part of the poster will be released on Wednesday, and the third and final section will hit on Thursday. The Jungle Book opens April 15.