The Jungle Book
Official artwork poster of the film
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJon Favreau
Screenplay byJustin Marks
Starring
Narrated byBen Kingsley
CinematographyBill Pope
Edited byMark Livolsi
Music byJohn Debney
Production
companies
Distributed byWalt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Release dates
  • April 4, 2016 (2016-04-04) (El Capitan Theatre)
  • April 15, 2016 (2016-04-15) (United States)
Running time
106 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$175 million[2][3]
Box office$31.7 million[4][5]

The Jungle Book is a 2016 American fantasy adventure film directed by Jon Favreau, written by Justin Marks and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. Based on Rudyard Kipling's eponymous collective works, the film is a live-action/CGI reimagining of Walt Disney's 1967 animated film of the same name.[6][7] The film stars and introduces Neel Sethi as Mowgli and features the voices of Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong'o, Scarlett Johansson, Giancarlo Esposito and Christopher Walken. Set in the remote jungle of India, the film tells the story of Mowgli, an orphaned human boy who, guided by his animal guardians, sets out on a journey of self-discovery while evading the threatening Shere Khan.

The film was released in North America in Disney Digital 3D, RealD 3D, IMAX 3D, D-Box as well as premium large formats on April 15, 2016.

This is the final film to feature Garry Shandling following his death, one month prior to the film's release.

Plot

The film starts with Kipling's Mowgli's Brothers.[8] Mowgli is a man-cub raised by the Indian wolf Raksha and her pack led by Akela ever since he was brought to them as a baby by Bagheera, the black panther. Bagheera trains Mowgli to learn the ways of the wolves but Mowgli faces certain challenges and lags behind his wolf siblings, and Bagheera berates him for using human tricks like tool building, instead of learning the ways of the pack.

One day, during the dry season, all the animals in the jungle gather at the Peace Rock to drink the water that remains, as part of the Water Truce, a timeout called during a drought that enables all animals to gather at a water hole without fear of being eaten by larger, more predatory animals. The peaceful gathering is disrupted when the fearsome Bengal tiger Shere Khan makes his presence felt. He detects Mowgli's scent amongst the crowd and threatens his life since man is not welcome in the jungle. He holds the scars on his face as proof of man's cruel and destructive nature and issues a warning that when the Water Truce ends and the Peace Rock disappears, he will come for the boy and that the wolves should decide how many of their own kind they would be willing to sacrifice to protect a man-cub. Thus a debate and argument arises amongst the members of the wolf pack as to whether or not they should keep Mowgli. But before a general consensus is reached, Mowgli voluntarily decides to leave the jungle for the sake and safety of his pack. Bagheera volunteers to guide him to the human civilization.

However, en-route, Shere Khan ambushes them, injuring Bagheera while Mowgli manages to escape with the help of a herd of buffaloes. Mowgli, now alone, stumbles upon a thick canopy where he meets Kaa, an enormous Indian python who lures him in with promises of safety and an assurance that she knows who and what Mowgli truly is. Kaa's hypnosis shows Mowgli a vision of his father being killed by Shere Khan and of himself as an abandoned infant being found by Bagheera. Kaa's vision also warns of the destructive power of man's "red flower", a tool that "brings warmth and light and destruction to all that it touches". Having successfully wrapped Mowgli in her coils, Kaa attempts to devour Mowgli, but he is rescued by Baloo, a bear. In exchange for saving Mowgli's life, Baloo tells Mowgli to fetch him honey which is atop a cliff, to which Mowgli unwillingly agrees. Together, they form a close bond and Mowgli decides to stay with Baloo until the winter season arrives.

Meanwhile, back in the jungle, Shere Khan visits the wolf pack looking for the "man-cub" and kills Akela by throwing him off the cliff when he is told that Mowgli has left the pack. He demands that the boy be handed over to him and, confident that Mowgli will return again, appoints himself the new leader of the pack.

When Bagheera returns to fetch Mowgli, he discovers that Mowgli has decided to live with Baloo. Although tension is raised between the three, they all agree to sleep on it until the following morning. At night Mowgli hears a cry for help and discovers that a baby elephant is trapped in a deep pit. Using his tricks, he fashions a rope to rescue the baby elephant. This forms a bond between Mowgli and the elephants.

Following Bagheera's instructions, Baloo unwillingly confronts Mowgli and lies to him that he never considered him a friend, hoping that Mowgli can change his mind about staying with him. But Mowgli is suddenly abducted by a group of monkeys who take him to an ancient ruined temple and present him to King Louie, a Bornean orangutan-resembling Gigantopithecus who tries to coerce Mowgli into giving up the secret to the elusive and deadly "red flower". Baloo and Bagheera arrive just in time to distract the monkeys and manage to hold them off while Mowgli flees into hiding. King Louie chases Mowgli through the temple, causing it to crumble on top of him, but not before he informs Mowgli of Akela's demise.

Furious of the fact that Baloo and Bagheera kept him in the dark about Akela’s death, Mowgli decides to return to the jungle and confront Shere Khan to avenge the death of his leader and end his tyranny. But first, Mowgli ventures into the village where the humans live and for the first time, he sees his own kind from afar and gazes at them in amazement. He steals one of the burning torches and heads back to the jungle but accidentally starts a fire. Baloo and Bagheera follow him in close pursuit.

When the news breaks out that a man with the "red flower" is making his way into the jungle, all the animals gather at the Peace Rock. Mowgli confronts Shere Khan but sees how all the animals of the jungle cower in fear at the sight of the fire he holds. He throws away his torch into the water, allowing Shere Khan to attack him, but Bagheera, Baloo and the wolf pack manage to hold him off, thus buying Mowgli enough time to set a trap in the burning jungle. He lures Shere Khan into a dying tree with a fig branch and is able to coax him into stepping on it, causing it to break. Shere Khan falls to his death into the pit of fire below. The elephants later help to extinguish the fire by diverting the river.

Raksha then becomes the new Alpha and leads the wolf pack. Mowgli decides to do things his own way, having at last found a true home in the jungle with the animals, including his friends Baloo and Bagheera.

Cast

Voice cast

Production

Development

"The idea of going out to the jungle and shooting this, it just felt like it wouldn't have the magic that the 1967 film had had. There was a dreamlike quality to it. There was a surreal quality to it. It was a high-water mark for character animation and to me, that's what I remember about it. And so I wanted to make sure we preserved that...But what [Alan] Horn said was: look at the technology. Look at Life of Pi, Avatar. Why not use the technology to create a whole world that transports you? Let's really embrace this new technology and see what we can do if we push its limit."

— Jon Favreau on approaching the film's technical intents.[10]

Walt Disney Pictures announced that a live-action remake of The Jungle Book was in development on July 9, 2013, with Justin Marks set to write the script.[11] Jon Favreau was later confirmed as director on November 5, 2013.[12] Favreau as a child used to watch the 1967 animated musical version.[13] However, he felt the need to strike a balancing act by retaining the buoyant spirit of the 1967 film, including some of its memorable songs, while crafting a movie with more realism and peril. He also stressed on the importance of nature and how things have shifted during Kipling's time and now, "In Kipling's time, nature was something to be overcome. Now nature is something to be protected."[13] He was encouraged by Walt Disney Studios chairman Alan Horn to take advantage of the film's setting and story as an opportunity to use the latest advancements in photorealistic rendering, computer-generated imagery and motion capture technologies.[14] The story of the film is not independently taken from Kipling's work but also from other films, including the child-mentor relationship in Shane (1953), the establishment of rules in a dangerous world from Goodfellas (1990) and the use of a shadowy jungle figure in Apocalypse Now (1979).[13]

The cast was announced between March and August 2014, with Idris Elba being announced to voice Shere Khan during early stages, and Bill Murray eventually confirmed as the voice of Baloo in August 2014. Between then, Scarlett Johansson, Ben Kingsley, and Christopher Walken were confirmed to play Kaa, Bagheera, and King Louie, respectively.[15][16][17][18] Favreau decided to cast Johansson to play Kaa, originally a male character, as he felt the original film was "a little too male-oriented".[19] Lupita Nyong'o was cast as Raksha as Favreau believed her voice imbued emotion required for the role, "Lupita has tremendous depth of emotion in her performance. There’s an emotional underpinning she brings, and a strength, and we wanted that for this surrogate mother. Much of that comes from her voice."[20] Favreau also decided to change King Louie from an orangutan to a Gigantopithecus due to the fact that orangutans are not native to India, where the story takes place.[7]

The search for casting Mowgli was extensive, with thousands of children auditioning from the United States, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Canada. Eventually, newcomer Neel Sethi was confirmed for the role with casting director Sarah Finn describing him as embodying "the heart, humor, and daring of the character. He’s warm and accessible, yet also has an intelligence well beyond his years and impressed us all with his ability to hold his own in any situation."[21]

Principal photography took place entirely in sound stages at L.A. Center Studios[22] in downtown Los Angeles.[20][23] The animal characters were created entirely in key frame computer animation, with the assistance of footage of real animal movement, the actors recording their lines, and performance capture for reference.[7] Jim Henson's Creature Shop was brought in to provide animal puppet figures for Sethi to act against, although none appear in the finished film.[24] Favreau expressed desire to avoid overusing motion capture in order to prevent an uncanny valley effect.[19] Moving Picture Company (MPC) and Weta Digital created the film's visual effects.[14] Around 1,000 remote jungle locations in India were photographed and used as reference in post-production.[25]

Music

The musical score for The Jungle Book was composed by frequent Favreau collaborator John Debney.[26] Favreau decided not to make the film a musical, nevertheless, he and Debney incorporated several songs from the 1967 animated film.[27] "The Bare Necessities", originally written by Terry Gilkyson, will be included and sung by Murray and Sethi.[28] "Trust in Me" and "I Wan'na Be Like You", written by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, will be performed by Johansson and Walken, respectively. Richard M. Sherman wrote revised lyrics for Walken's version of "I Wan'na Be Like You".[29] Some of the lyrics to "Trust in Me" were spoken by Kaa in the film's teaser trailer.[30]

A soundtrack album is scheduled to be released on April 15, 2016 by Walt Disney Records.[31]

In the Hindi version of the movie, composer Vishal Bhardwaj composed a song especially for the local release.[32]

Release

On January 13, 2015, the film's release date was postponed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures from October 9, 2015 to April 15, 2016.[33] The film is scheduled to be released in the Dolby Vision format in Dolby Cinema in the United States.[34] The Jungle Book held its world premiere at the El Capitan Theatre on April 4, 2016.[35] It was released in 15 countries, a week ahead of its U.S. debut on April 15 in countries like Argentina, Australia, Russia, Malaysia and most notably in India on April 8.[36] The release date in India was strategic for the film as it coincided with the Indian New Year and was a holiday in most parts of the country.[37]

Reception

Box office

Projections for its opening weekend in the United States and Canada were continuously revised upwards starting from $60 million to as high as $80 million, with female and older male quadrants being the prime draw.[38][39][2][40] It will be released across 4,028 theaters of which 3,100 theaters will be in 3D including 376 IMAX screens, 463 premium large format screens and 145 D-Box locations.[2][3][41]

Internationally, it opened across 15 markets and 69 IMAX screens a week ahead of its U.S. debut and faced competitions from newcomer The Huntsman: Winter's War and holdover Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice which was entering its third weekend of play. The reason behind this was because Disney wanted to get some space before the studio's own Captain America: Civil War releases in early May as well as avialing school holidays and avoiding local competitors.[5] It eventually grossed $31.7 million, debuting at first place in all markets and second overall at the international box office, behind Dawn of Justice which was playing across 67 markets.[5]

In India, it scored the second biggest opening day for a Hollywood film, earning $1.51 million (behind Avengers: Age of Ultron) from around 1,500 screens[42] and went on to score the second biggest Hollywood opening weekend of all time film with $8.4 million from 1,600 screens, behind only Furious 7 in terms of local as well as U.S. currency.[43][44] It performed better than expected than its initial $5–6 million opening projection.[42] Its opening weekend alone surpassed the entire lifetime total of Disney's other live-adapations Cinderella, Maleficent, Oz the Great and Powerful and Alice in Wonderland.[5] Elsewhere, it opened with $7.4 million in Russia, $2.8 million in Australia, $2.3 million in Argentina and in Malaysia, it scored the biggest opening weekend for a live-action Disney film with $2.3 million.[5] It will open in key markets like China, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the UK, Brazil, Mexico, Canada, and the United States on April 15. In South Korea, it will open on June 2, and in Japan on August 11.[5]

Critical response

The Jungle Book has received positive reviews from critics, with praise aimed at its visual effects, faithfulness to both the animated film and original Kipling works, as well as the performances of the voice cast.[45] On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 94%, based on 121 reviews, with an average rating of 7.6/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "As lovely to behold as it is engrossing to watch, The Jungle Book is the rare remake that actually improves upon its predecessors – all while setting a new standard for CGI."[46] On Metacritic the film has a score of 78 out of 100, based on 39 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[47]

Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "Exceptionally beautiful to behold and bolstered by a stellar vocal cast, this umpteenth film rendition of Rudyard Kipling's tales of young Mowgli's adventures amongst the creatures of the Indian jungle proves entirely engaging, even if it's ultimately lacking in subtext and thematic heft."[48] Andrew Barker of Variety felt that this version "can't rival the woolly looseness of Disney's 1967 animated classic, of course, but it succeeds on its own so well that such comparisons are barely necessary."[8] Robbie Collin of The Telegraph gave the film four stars out of five and deemed it "a sincere and full-hearted adaptation that returns to Kipling for fresh inspiration."[49] Alonso Duralde of The Wrap also gave a warm reception, saying, "This 'Book' might lack the post-vaudeville razzamatazz of its predecessor, but director Jon Favreau and a team of effects wizards plunge us into one of the big screen's most engrossing artificial worlds since Avatar."[50] Peter Bradshaw writing for The Guardian gave the film four out of five stars and felt that the film had a touch of Apocalypto in it and found the plot elements to be similar with The Lion King. He wrote that the film was "spectacular, exciting, funny and fun" and that it "handsomely revives the spirit of Disney's original film".[51] Pete Hammond of Deadline.com wrote that the film had laughs, excitement, an exceptional voice cast and, most important, lots of heart, calling it a cinematic achievement like no other. He particularly praised Murray's performance and the visual effects deeming it "simply astonishing".[52] Chris Nashawaty of Entertainment Weekly graded the film an "A-" calling it one of the biggest surprises of 2016. However, he felt the two songs that were sung were unnecessary and distracting and deemed the film a bit too scary for children.[53]

Richard Roeper of Chicago Sun-Times awarded the film three and a half stars, pointing out the CGI as the apex achievement of the film. He labelled it "a beautifully rendered, visually arresting take on Rudyard Kipling's oft-filmed tales" but found the musical numbers to be trivial, saying that without the musical numbers, the film might have been a more exhilarating streamlined adventure.[54] Los Angeles Times' Kenneth Turan remarked that "The Jungle Book is the kind of family film calculated to make even those without families wish they had one to take along."[55] Peter Travis of Rolling Stone awarded the film three and a half stars out of four labeling it as scary and thrilling, yet unique and undorgettable and that it "fills us with something rare in movies today — a sense of wonder."[56] The Village Voice's Bilge Ebiri hailed the film as fast and light and that it "manages to be just scary enough to make us feel the danger of solitude in the middle of a massive jungle, but never indulgent or gratuitous."[57] The New York Times' Manohla Dargis was less enthusiastic of the film calling it "a mixed Disney bag, as usual, with a hippie kid, confusing politics and fuzzy-wuzzies."[58]

The film also garnered positive reception from Indian contemporary critics and publications[59] such as The Times of India,[60] The Hindu,[61] India Today,[62] The Indian Express,[63] and The Economic Times.[64]

Its visual effects and 3D photography received acclaim, with comparisons being made to the likes of Avatar, Gravity, and Life of Pi.[45][50][65] Mike Ryan of Uproxx stated that "The Jungle Book is one of those handful of movies that belongs in 3D".[66] Sarah Ward of Screen International wrote that the level of detail on display in the film "is likely to evoke the same jaw-dropping reaction as James Cameron's box office topper."[67] Entertainment Weekly called it "one of the few 3-D movies that actually benefits from being in 3-D."[53]

Idris Elba's performance as Shere Khan in particular was also heavily praised. Cath Clarke of Time Out compared his character of Shere Khan to Scar from The Lion King, calling him "baddie of the year".[68]

Sequel

Following the film's early financial and critical successes, the studio has begun work on a sequel film. Favreau is reported to return as director and Neel Sethi is reported to reprise his role of Mowgli, while screenwriter Justin Marks is also in negotiations to return.

"Sure we would love to do a sequel. We've been talking about it for months," Favreau told Reuters at the film's European premiere in Londonon Wednesday night. "When a movie is this big of a production everybody kinda waits to see how the audiences receive it. If it does well I'm sure we'll figure out a way to do more chapters of it. But it's certainly something I would love to be involved with."

"This has been a really a dream team, the way this has come together," producer Brigham Taylor said. "We would certainly love to have everybody (back for a sequel)." 

Also on the London green carpet, Kingsley said, "yes please" to a second movie as did Sethi.

"Yeah definitely. I think it would be fun to do another one," he said. "When the tiger jumpsat me I jumped in real life. It flew everywhere and it was so funny." [69]

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