Oscar winners Cate Blanchett y Christian Bale they will lend their voice to «The Jungle Book: Origins»By Andy Serkis.
The one who gave life to Gollum among other characters created by the motion capture technique, Andy Serkis, will make his directing debut with this new adaptation of the classic that Disney brought to the screens in 1967.
In addition to the latest best actress Oscar winner for "Blue Jasmine," Cate Blanchett, and the best supporting actor Oscar winner for "The Fighter," Christian Bale, also joins the cast confirmed to date, Benedict Cumberbatch, actor who has recently voiced the dragon Smaug in the saga "The Hobbitt" and one of the characters in "The Penguins of Madagascar."
Cate Blanchett will be the Serpent Kaa, Christian Bale the Panther Bagheera and Benedict Cumberbatch the Tiger Shere Khan.
The rest of the roles in "The Jungle Book: Origins" are for actors who were already confirmed in the cast as Rohan chand which will be Mowgli, himself Andy Serkis what will be baloo, Tom hollander like the jackal Tabaqui, Peter Mullan like the leader of the wolves Akela, Naomie harris like the wolf Nisha and Eddie Marsan like Vihaan.
This film will hit theaters on October 21, 2016 by the hand of Warner Bros., a year after Disney premiered its new version directed by Jon Favreau and with performers such as Idris Elba, Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong'o, Ben Kingsley or Christopher Walker in the cast.