Jungle Book: Origins

 is an upcoming British fantasy film. Directed by Andy Serkis, with a screenplay by Callie Kloves, the film stars Rohad Chand, Andy Serkis, Benedict Cumberbatch, Christian Bale and Cate Blanchett

Synopsis
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Development and Production
On April 27, 2012, it was announced that Warner Bros. Pictures was developing a live-action version of The Jungle Book by writer Rudyard Kipling, with Steve Kloves in talks to write, direct and produce the film about an orphaned boy, Mowgli, who was raised in the Jungle by animals. On December 4, 2013, it was announced that Alejandro González Iñárritu was in talks to direct the film, with a screenplay by Callie Kloves, while Steve Kloves, who was first announced to write and direct, would produce the film. On January 9, 2014, González Iñárritu left the project due to scheduling conflicts with Birdman and The Revenant. On February 14, 2014 it was announced that Ron Howard was in talks to direct, and he would also produce the film alongside Brian Grazer through their Imagine Entertainment company. It was then announced on March 20, 2014 that Andy Serkis would direct and produce the film with Jonathan Cavendish, his partner at The Imaginarium Studios, and Steve Kloves. Production designer would be Gary Freeman, editor would be Mark Sanger, and costume designer would be Alexandra Byrne. On August 19, 2014, Benedict Cumberbatch joined the film to voice the villain role of Shere Khan. Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Naomie Harris, Tom Hollander, Eddie Marsan, Peter Mullan and Rohan Chand were announced the following day. Jack Reynor was added to the cast on March 9, 2015 as Mowgli's Brother Wolf. It was announced on April 1, 2015 that Matthew Rhys was in talks to play the human role of John Lockwood On May 8, 2015, it was confirmed that Freida Pinto would be playing an unspecified live-action role along with Rhys and Chand.

Principal photography officially began on March 9, 2015.

Live-action roles

 * Rohan Chand as Mowgli
 * Matthew Rhys as John Lockwood
 * Freida Pinto

Motion capture performances

 * Andy Serkis as Baloo
 * Benedict Cumberbatch as Shere Khan
 * Christian Bale as Bagheera
 * Cate Blanchett as Kaa
 * Peter Mullan as Akela
 * Naomie Harris as Nisha
 * Tom Hollander as Tabaqui
 * Eddie Marsan as Vihaan
 * Jack Reynor as Brother Wolf