The Jungle Book (2016 movie) facts for kids
The Jungle Book is an amazing fantasy adventure movie from 2016. It was made in the United States by Walt Disney Pictures. The movie was directed by Jon Favreau and written by Justin Marks.
This movie is based on the classic stories by Rudyard Kipling called The Jungle Book. It also got ideas from Walt Disney's animated movie from 1967.
The main character, Mowgli, is played by Neel Sethi. Many famous actors lent their voices to the animal characters. These include Bill Murray, who voiced Baloo the bear, and Ben Kingsley, who voiced Bagheera the panther. Other voices you might recognize are Idris Elba as Shere Khan, Lupita Nyong'o as Raksha, Scarlett Johansson as Kaa, Giancarlo Esposito as Akela, and Christopher Walken as King Louie. Garry Shandling also voiced a character.
Making the Movie
Director Jon Favreau, writer Justin Marks, and producer Brigham Taylor worked together to create the movie's story. They mixed parts of Disney's cartoon version with the original books by Rudyard Kipling. This helped them create a fresh and exciting adventure.
Filming for The Jungle Book started in 2014. Most of the movie was filmed in Los Angeles, which is a big city in the United States. Even though the movie looks like it's in a real jungle, much of it was made using amazing computer graphics!
How People Liked It
The Jungle Book was released in North America on April 15, 2016. People really loved the movie! It got very good reviews from critics. For example, on a website called Rotten Tomatoes, 95% of the reviews were positive. This means almost everyone who reviewed it thought it was a great movie.
Images for kids
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Neel Sethi, the actor who played Mowgli
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Jon Favreau at the premiere of The Jungle Book in Sydney, Australia
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See also
In Spanish: El libro de la selva (película de 2016) para niños
