Jungle Book European Premiere: Cast and crew talk up the new movie on the carpet in London’s Leicester Square.
Last night, The Jungle Book European Premiere took place in London’s Leicester Square.
The film’s stars were out in force on the red (or was it green) carpet for the glamorous event, including Neel Sethi, who plays Mowgli, and Sir Ben Kingsley, who voices Bagheera in the excellent film from Walt Disney. Director Jon Favreau also turned up, along with his fellow producer on the film, Brigham Taylor.
We’ve got some interviews with all of the above from The Jungle Book European Premiere in our video players below, but first, here’s a re-cap of the film’s plot.
“The Jungle Book” is an all-new live-action epic adventure (based on the Rudyard Kipling books) 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 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.
Watch the interviews from The Jungle Book European Premiere below.
