The jungle book liveaction movie looks gorgeouslook. The first trailer for the muchdelayed andy serkis film titled mowgli just arrived on the internet, and it is by far the darkest retelling of the rudyard kiplings classic 19thcentury tale of the boy who grew up in the jungles of india. Disney s version on the other hand already has a full cast and will be. Origins will have benedict cumberbatch lending his voice for shere khan. Benedict cumberbatch to play shere khan in jungle book. Mowgli, which was shot back in 2015, was initially called the jungle book, but was beaten to the punch by disneys massively successful 2016 film. All posts tagged jungle book 2015 some jungle news. Jungle book benedict cumberbatch will face off against idris elbas interpretation of the same character, shere khan, in. Cumberbatch will voice the tiger in a new jungle book adaptation, directed. Darker jungle book and mowgli trailer premieres video. Aug 20, 2014 benedict cumberbatch cast as villainous tiger in warner bros. Benedict cumberbatch is seemingly everywhere you look these days, working on a plethora of films in the last few years and with plenty more on the horizon.
Sherlock star benedict cumberbatch will show fans the sheer range of his roar talent as he hits the jungle in his next role. Walt asked bill to write a treatment for the film, with the. Benedict cumberbatch as shere khan and christian bale as bagheera with more starring in the film. Disney has the jungle book coming october 9, 2015 from iron man director jon favreau. Bill felt that the company was capable of doing more with animals and making them more interesting. Benedict cumberbatch as shere khan, a violent, sadistic, and ruthless bengal tiger with a crippled front leg who is mowglis enemy. Origins, which has actormotion capture expert andy serkis directing his own version with voice talent from cate blanchett. Origins the film will hit cinemas in october 2016 a year and a week after disney releases its familyfriendly version. News entertainment movies the jungle book movie 2015 cast. Leave a comment today i had just found out that in the second version of jungle book directed by andy serkis has now announced the first voice cast member. One stars idris elba and bill murray, the other benedict cumberbatch and christian bale. The sherlock star will voice the villain that idris elba will tackle for disney. Everything we know about the two competing jungle book films so far idris elba and benedict cumberbatch will voice the tiger shere khan in their respective renditions of the jungle book.
Benedict cumberbatch to voice shere khan in the jungle book. Benedict cumberbatch in jungle book for warner bros. Origins, says the upcoming films director andy serkis. Aug 19, 2014 while idris elba is playing shere khan in disney s the jungle book, it will be benedict cumberbatch who assumes the motion capture role of the deadly villain in jungle book. Starring bill murray, idris elba, ben kingsley and scarlett johansson, the massively successful fantasy adventure film sought to find a balance between kiplings original works and the animated adaptations. Mowgli has been in the production since 2015 but was beaten to a punch by the disneys 2016 film the jungle book by jon favreau. Aug 19, 2014 benedict cumberbatch will voice shere khan, the maneating tiger who is the villain of the classic tale of a boy named mowgli who is raised by jungle animals. Benedict cumberbatch is shere khan in first trailer for dark take on the jungle book rebecca lewis tuesday 22 may 2018 11. Please subscribe for more mowgli behind the scenes update. Disneys the jungle book, directed by jon favreau, is due in 2015. Cumberbatch will voice the tiger in a new jungle book adaptation, directed by andy serkis benedict cumberbatch at hay festival 2014. The story of the jungle book was originally brought to walt by disney storyman bill peet, who you might remember from 101 dalmatians and the sword in the stone. In december, the official title was changed to mowgli. Aug 20, 2014 culture film news benedict cumberbatch joins jungle book film as tiger shere khan.
Aug 19, 2014 disney is set to release the jungle book on oct. Benedict cumberbatch will trade in his deerstalker to earn his stripes as the voice of maneating tiger shere khan in warner bros. Favreaus film, scheduled for release in 2015, has already lined up an. Everything we know about the two jungle book films time. He thought that the jungle book was the perfect opportunity to do this. The news comes from thr with the outlet pointing out that cumberbatch will be up against elba whos voicing the character for favreau. The first new jungle book film due to hit screens is from disney, and is set to arrive in october 2015. May 21, 2018 andy serkis and benedict cumberbatch explain how the pg. Andy serkis retelling of the jungle book with benedict cumberbatch and christian bale is a visual treat. Serkis mowgli, which is going to be a huge step away. Idris elba and benedict cumberbatch will voice the tiger shere khan in their. Culture film news benedict cumberbatch joins jungle book film as tiger shere khan. Serkis will also voice baloos character in the film based on rudyard kipling. Benedict cumberbatch joins andy serkis jungle book.
Benedict cumberbatch to voice shere khan in new jungle book by jesse david fox 24 jul 2014, san diego, california, usa celebrity arrivals at the penguins of madagascar in san diego. Aug 20, 2014 benedict cumberbatch joins jungle book film and the role is just purrrrfect. Disney is also working on a jungle book film, titled the jungle book and directed by jon favreau. The americans star matthew rhys is in talks to star in andy serkis jungle book. Benedict cumberbatch will voice the villainous tiger shere khan in. Cumberbatch himself will be facing off against idris elba, who voices shere khan in disneys version. Aug 19, 2014 if nothing else, the jungle book and the jungle book. Benedict cumberbatch joins jungle book film and the role is just purrrrfect. Aug 21, 2014 idris elba and benedict cumberbatch are set to. While it seems like disneys new liveaction adaptation of the jungle book is ahead of the curve with a fall 2015 release date and a fully assembled cast that includes scarlett johansson, lupita. Origins will make for a fun comparison after both movies have been released. Benedict cumberbatch stars in trailer for the jungle book.
Benedict cumberbatch is shere khan in andy serkis jungle book. Sep 24, 2014 news entertainment movies the jungle book movie 2015 cast. Origins was cowritten by harry potter screenwriter steve kloves and his daughter callie kloves, who was also recently tapped by sony to adapt young adult scifi novel seeker. Benedict cumberbatch to voice shere khan in jungle book film. Sherlock star benedict cumberbatch will show fans shere range. The voice of baloo the bear for the newly adapted disneys jungle book has been cast.
Aug 20, 2014 george sanders famously voiced shere khan in the original disney cartoon version of the jungle book, first seen in cinemas in 1967. Benedict cumberbatch as shere khan, a violent, sadistic, and ruthless bengal tiger with a. Origins as the voice of the villainous tiger shere khan. Andy serkis, benedict, idris, jungle book, jungle book 2015, jungle book 2016, movie critic, shere khan. Andy serkis just recruited benedict cumberbatch to voice shere khan in. George sanders famously voiced shere khan in the original disney cartoon version of the jungle book, first seen in cinemas in 1967. Benedict cumberbatch and what we know about the jungle book. Origins, which has actormotion capture expert andy serkis directing his own version with voice talent from cate blanchett, benedict cumberbatch and christian bale, is. T he planet of the apes star is making his feature directing debut with the motion. Unpacking the most special of the godzilla criterion box sets special features. Christian bale, cate blanchett, benedict cumberbatch, naomie. Benedict cumberbatch to voice shere khan in jungle book film bbc.
First mowgli trailer is here, and its darker than any jungle. Benedict cumberbatch to voice jungle books shere khan telegraph. While idris elba is playing shere khan in disneys the jungle book, it will be benedict cumberbatch who assumes the motion capture role of the deadly villain in jungle book. Sherlock star benedict cumberbatch will show fans shere.
In october 2017, andy serkis revealed the working title of the film to be mowgli. Benedict cumberbatch cast as villainous tiger in warner bros. With christian bale, cate blanchett, benedict cumberbatch, naomie harris. In april 2016, just before the wide release of disney s the jungle book, the films release date was moved to 19 october 2018. Aug 19, 2014 star trek into darkness star benedict cumberbatch has signed on to voice the villain in warner bros. Benedict cumberbatch signs on to new jungle book film hello. Andy serkis and benedict cumberbatch explain how the pg.
Benedict cumberbatch has signed up to voice shere khan in jungle book. Apr 23, 2020 andy serkiss upcoming film jungle book. Aug 20, 2014 cumberbatch will voice the tiger in a new jungle book adaptation, directed by andy serkis benedict cumberbatch at hay festival 2014. May 27, 2017 sherlock star benedict cumberbatch will show fans the sheer range of his roar talent as he hits the jungle in his next role. Idris elba and benedict cumberbatch are set to play shere khan in competing jungle book. Jungle book benedict cumberbatch will face off against idris elbas interpretation of the same character, shere khan, in disney s. Jack reynor was added to the cast in march 2015 as mowglis brother wolf.
Benedict cumberbatchs shere khan to battle idris elbas. And disney all out battle for casting bill murray and benedict cumberbatch respectively. We hear he is set to play the human character of john lockwood as opposed to. Aug 19, 2014 benedict cumberbatch has come on board warner bros. Benedict cumberbatch joins jungle book film as tiger shere. Benedict cumberbatch cast as villainous tiger in warner. A separate disney adaptation of the the jungle book with idris elba as shere khan and jon favreau. Disneys version is set for release in october 2015, while serkiss will debut a year. Cumberbatch, who is the first to officially join the project, will voice the wicked maneating tiger, shere khan, in the classic tale about a boy named mowgli, reports the hollywood reporter. Benedict cumberbatch to voice shere khan in new jungle book. Benedict cumberbatch to voice jungle books shere khan. Origins as another khan posted on tuesday, august 19th, 2014 by germain lussier disney and warner bros.
Aug 20, 2014 benedict cumberbatch to star in warner bros. Benedict cumberbatch is to provide his voice for an upcoming jungle book adaptation the sherlock actor will voice villainous tiger shere khan in warner bross new version of rudyard kiplings story. List of jungle book films,cartoon in chronological order. Benedict cumberbatch to voice shere khan in jungle book. Sherlock star benedict cumberbatch is to voice the tiger shere khan in one of the two jungle book films entering production. Everything we know about the two competing jungle book films so far. Benedict cumberbatch is to voice the villainous tiger shere khan in andy serkis jungle book. Benedict cumberbatch is really scary as shere khan in. Benedict cumberbatch to play shere khan in the jungle book.
Khan in the original disney cartoon version of the jungle book, first. The bear is being played by none other than bill murray. Christian bale and cate blanchett added to cast for jungle book. The jungle book will star idris elba as shere khan, the role. Aug 20, 2014 benedict cumberbatch has signed up to voice shere khan in jungle book. His voice is being used perfectly as the benedict cumberbatch in jungle book for warner bros. Aug 19, 2014 benedict cumberbatch will trade in his deerstalker to earn his stripes as the voice of maneating tiger shere khan in warner bros. Andy serkis says benedict cumberbatch as shere khan in. While it seems like disney s new liveaction adaptation of the jungle book is ahead of the curve with a fall 2015 release date and a fully assembled cast that includes scarlett johansson, lupita.
The 40yearold is getting his teeth into the character of fearsome. Star trek into darkness star benedict cumberbatch has signed on to voice the villain in warner bros. Serkis has described the script as quite a dark take on the source material in which the jungle is a garden of eden. Benedict cumberbatch to play shere khan in the jungle. Sherlock star benedict cumberbatch is to voice the tiger shere khan in one of. Warner bros and disney are both working on competing adaptations of rudyard kiplings the jungle book. Aug 20, 2014 everything we know about the two competing jungle book films so far idris elba and benedict cumberbatch will voice the tiger shere khan in their respective renditions of the jungle book. Jon favreaus version of the jungle book for disney already has neel. Disneys version on the other hand already has a full cast and will be. Mowgli appears in a beautiful, lush jungle in a sneak peek video of disneys new liveaction and cgi film, the jungle book. A human child raised by wolves must face off against a menacing tiger named shere khan, as well as his own origins. Benedict cumberbatch joins jungle book for warner bros. Hollywood actor benedict cumberbatch, best known for his title role in sherlock, is really scary as the tiger shere khan in jungle book. Benedict cumberbatch joins wbs jungle book as voice of.
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