Disney's live-action movie, "The Jungle Book," features an all-star cast that only needed to provide their voices for the exotic animals that inhabit Mowgli's world. In a new set of photos from Disney, the actors pose alongside their larger-than-live CGI characters which they bring to life in the film by Jon Favreau.
Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong'o, Christopher Walken, Ben Kinglsey, Giancarlo Esposito and Scarlett Johansson all posed with their characters. The photo shoot included the Bengal tiger Shere Khan (Elba), the mother wolf Raksha (Nyong'o), the gorilla King Louie (Walken), the black panther Bagheera (Kingsley), the alpha-male wolf Akela (Esposito) and the massive python Kaa (Johansson). Not pictured is Bill Murray with the big bear, Baloo.
"The Jungle Book" is a reimaging of Disney's 1967 animated feature of the same name and follows the young boy Mowgli, played by newcomer Neel Sethi, who is raised in the jungle by a pack of wolves, a bear and a black panther. The latter two help Mowgli escape from Shere Khan, who will not allow man to live in the jungle, and guide him on a journey of self-discovery.
Check out the photos of the stars and their animal characters below.
Kaa (Scarlett Johansson)
The massive python poses a great danger to Mowgli with her voice and hypnotic gaze as well as her strong embrace. "Kaa seduces and entraps Mowgli with her storytelling," Johansson said. "She's the mirror into Mowgli's past. The way she moves is very alluring, almost coquettish."
"The Jungle Book" hits theaters on April 15.
