The animals of The Jungle Book steal the show from little Mowgli most of the time, and his first interaction with Baloo in the new live action adaptation is no different. The unmistakable voice of ...

Bill Murray has joined the cast of Disney’s “The Jungle Book” as the voice of Baloo the Bear. Previously announced cast include Christopher Walken as King Louie, Giancarlo Esposito as Akela, Ben ...

Sadly there was no shot of Bill Murray posing with a bear last week when Disney released a cool series of shots placing its Jungle Book stars alongside the animals they voice. But now we’ve got a full ...

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle is a darker reimagination of the Disney classic The Jungle Book, following essentially the same plotline without the charm of the original films. The movie starts with the ...

LOS ANGELES — Last month, a truck pulled up to director Jon Favreau's home and dropped off crates of plush toys based upon his movie The Jungle Book — boxes filled with the tiger Shere Khan (voiced by ...

Based on the works of Rudyard Kipling, THE SECOND JUNGLE BOOK tells the story of Mowgli, a young boy abandoned in the wilds of India. Raised by a panther, an elephant and a bear, Mowgli must learn ...

How does director Jon Favreau update Rudyard Kipling’s classic story “The Jungle Book,” already a Disney animated favorite from 1967? He looks to “Planet Earth.” The animals rendered in stunning 3-D ...

Matt Goldberg has been an editor with Collider since 2007. As the site's Chief Film Critic, he has authored hundreds of reviews and covered major film festivals including the Toronto International ...

Look, it’s not like Disney has a leg to stand on when it comes to unnecessary re-imaginings of their animated classics. And the story of man-cub Mowgli and his adventures in the jungle existed in ...

The statute of limitations on sequels apparently is quite long, for 35 years after releasing “The Jungle Book,” Disney has made a follow-up. It’s a simple and easily digestible film, one that recalls ...