The JUNGLE Book - Photo Realistic CGI.
Idris Elba, Shere Khan
The Jungle Book seamlessly blends live-action with photo realistic CGI animals and environments, using up-to-the-minute technology and storytelling techniques to immerse audiences in an enchanting and lush world. The wild adventure swings into theaters in 3D on April 15, 2016.
The Jungle Book promises incredible CGI. Produced by Disney and directed by Jon Favreau, the film’s talking animals are voiced by some of Hollywood’s biggest actors and actresses. To promote the movie, a fantastic series of photos were recently released that features part of the star-studded cast posing alongside their CG animal counterparts.
The glossy photos highlight just how far digital effects have come. Their dramatic lighting amplifies the textures of these creatures, and their scales, fur, and skin all look convincingly realistic. If it weren’t for their larger-than-life size, you might just think these photos were of actual wildlife.
The side-by-side comparison of celebrities and their animals also reveals the surprising similarities between the two. It’s uncanny, for instance, just how much the eyes of actor Christopher Walken and ape King Louie look alike, while Idris Elba and the tiger Shere Khan share the same intense gaze.
The Jungle Book releases in theaters on April 15 of this year.
Lupita Nyong’o, Raksha
Scarlett Johansson, Kaa
Ben Kingsley, Bagheera
Giancarlo Esposito, Akela
Christopher Walken, King Louie
Directed by Jon Favreau (Iron Man), based on Rudyard Kipling’s timeless stories and inspired by Disney’s classic animated film, The Jungle Book is an all-new live-action epic adventure 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 Johansson), 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.
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