Andy Serkis' 'Jungle Book' retitled 'Mowgli', gets official synopsis

Warner Bros' answer to Disney's live-action Jungle Book movie has a new title now.

The studio giant has revealed that Serkis' The Jungle Book: Origins has officially changed its title to Mowgli after the story's main protagonist, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Serkis is directing the movie, which will open on October 19, 2018 – more than two years after Disney launched its live-action version of The Jungle Book with Jon Favreau directing.

The film will offer a darker take on the source material than Favreau's 2016 offering or the animated Disney classic from 1967.

The official synopsis of the movie reads,

The story follows the upbringing of the human child Mowgli, raised by a wolf pack in the jungles of India. As he learns the often harsh rules of the jungle, under the tutelage of a bear named Baloo and a panther named Bagheera, Mowgli becomes accepted by the animals of the jungle as one of their own. All but one: the fearsome tiger Shere Khan. But there may be greater dangers lurking in the jungle, as Mowgli comes face to face with his human origins.

Voice cast includes Christian Bale as Bagheera, Cate Blanchett as Kaa, Benedict Cumberbatch as Shere Khan, Naomie Harris as Nisha, Andy Serkis as Baloo, Peter Mullan as Akela, Jack Reynor as Mowgli's Brother Wolf, Eddie Marsan as Vihaan, Tom Hollander as Tabaqui, Freida Pinto as Messua, and Matthew Rhys as Lockwood.

(With ANI Inputs)