According to media reports, “The project, which would be helmed by Andy Serkis, now stars Christian Bale, Blanchett, Naomie Harris, Tom Hollander, Eddie Marsan and Peter Mullan along with Benedict Cumberbatch as the animal characters, while young actor Rohan Chand plays the human boy Mowgli”.
‘Jungle Book; Origins’ is a modern adaptation of 1967 animated movie produced by Walt Disney. The story revolves around a young orphaned boy Mowgli, raised by wolves and befriend with other animals in jungle.
The movie, which would be a mix of motion capture, CG animation and live action, would see Serkis play ‘Baloo the bear’, Bale for the voice of ‘Bagheera the panther’, Blanchett as the voice of ‘sinister python Kaa’, while Cumberbatch voices the ‘killer tiger Shere Khan’, media reported.
The latest version of ‘The Jungle Book’ is set to release on October 2015.