Origins, says the upcoming films director andy serkis. While criticizing the films cgi effects, fear praised christian bale, andy serkis, benedict cumberbatch, and cate blanchett for their voicework as bagheera, baloo, shere khan, and kaa. Jungle book benedict cumberbatch will face off against idris elbas interpretation of the same character, shere khan, in disneys. Origins, but theres still a bit of bad luck that disneys version was a few years ahead of theirs. Aug 19, 2014 andy serkis just recruited benedict cumberbatch to voice shere khan in his rendition of the jungle book, now titled jungle book. Usborn indian rohan chand to play mowgli in the jungle. Aug 19, 2014 earlier this month, the studio dated jungle book. A human child raised by wolves must face off against a menacing tiger named shere khan, as well as his own origins. Origins actor joins a starstudded cast for the new film adaptation by lily harrison aug 19, 2014 11. Benedict cumberbatch will provide the vocal performance for shere khan, the part played by idris elba in the other version. Description above from the wikipedia article benedict cumberbatch, licensed under ccbysa, full list of contributors on wikipedia. Aug 20, 2014 benedict cumberbatch joins jungle book film and the role is just purrrrfect. Benedict cumberbatch as shere khan, a sadistic and barbaric bengal tiger with. Aug 19, 2014 idris elba is 41 years old, and hails from london.
Andy serkis says benedict cumberbatch as shere khan in. Benedict cumberbatch is really scary as shere khan in andy. Benedict cumberbatch to play shere khan in the jungle. How andy serkis jungle book differs from jon favreaus.
Benedict cumberbatch joins jungle book for warner bros. Benedict cumberbatch is shere khan in andy serkis jungle book. Young actor rohan chand to star as mowgli in the cast. At 63, he wins the height matchup on cumberbatch, which might be important because tigers are the largest jungle cats, but seeing as they cannot. Who will win the shere khanoff, cumbers or idris elba.
Benedict cumberbatch to voice for shere khan in jungle. Origins as another khan posted on tuesday, august 19th, 2014 by germain lussier disney and warner bros. Benedict cumberbatch to voice for shere khan in jungle book. With christian bale, cate blanchett, benedict cumberbatch, naomie.
Aug 20, 2014 naomie harris and others join benedict cumberbatch warner bros. B y now, you may have heard that benedict cumberbatch has been tapped to voice the tiger shere khan in warner bros. Serkis reprising his role as gollum and cumberbatch terrorizing dwarves as the fearsome dragon smaug. Actors like benedict cumberbatch, cate blanchett and christian bale have lent their voices in the film. Benedict timothy carlton cumberbatch cbe born 19 july 1976 is an english actor. Christian bale and cate blanchett join jungle book. Aug 20, 2014 b y now, you may have heard that benedict cumberbatch has been tapped to voice the tiger shere khan in warner bros. Aug 21, 2014 christian bale and cate blanchett added to cast for jungle book. Origins for release in october of 2016, and now they have their first cast member as thr reports benedict cumberbatch will voice the tiger shere.
Origins as the voice of the villainous tiger shere khan. Benedict cumberbatch, best known for his title role in sherlock, is really scary as the tiger shere khan in jungle book. Aug 20, 2014 its true that benedict cumberbatch is going to make the perfect shere khan, but his jungle book. Benedict cumberbatch to play shere khan in the jungle book. Sherlock star benedict cumberbatch is the first lead cast in warner bros. Benedict cumberbatch is really scary as shere khan in. Christian bale, benedict cumberbatch and cate blanchett are among the stars whove. That movie is slated for release in october 2016, so the two khans are not exactly going head to head. Benedict cumberbatch the hobbit will star in andy serkis the jungle book. Actor benedict cumberbatch has just become the first cast member of the upcoming warner bros movie the jungle book. Oct 10, 2014 benedict cumberbatch to voice shere khan, maneating tiger and mowglis lifelong enemy in warner brothers the jungle book.
Usborn indian rohan chand to play mowgli in the jungle book. The 38yearold actor will voice the villainous shere khan in the liveaction adaptation. Benedict cumberbatch and what we know about the jungle. Benedict cumberbatch to voice shere khan in the jungle book. According to the hollywood reporter, cumberbatch star trek into. Benedict cumberbatch, naomie harris, matthew rhys, freida pinto. Benedict cumberbatch is shere khan in andy serkis jungle.
Aug 20, 2014 cumberbatch has been cast as the voice of the maneating tiger in the film, which has been tentatively titled jungle book. Benedict cumberbatch has been cast as the voice of the villainous tiger shere khan in jungle book. Actor benedict cumberbatch, best known for his title role in sherlock, is really scary as the tiger shere khan in jungle book. Aug 20, 2014 benedict cumberbatch cast as villainous tiger in warner bros. Origins, andy serkis says that sherlock fans are in for a surprise with benedict cumberbatch s performance. Origins, says the director of the upcoming film andy serkis. Aug 19, 2014 benedict cumberbatch has come on board warner bros. Benedict cumberbatch as shere khan, a sadistic and barbaric bengal tiger with a crippled front leg who is mowglis archenemy and the one who slew his biological parents. Christian bale, benedict cumberbatch and cate blanchett.
The news comes from thr with the outlet pointing out that cumberbatch will be up against elba whos voicing the character for favreau. Young actor rohan chand, who was born in new york to indian parents, has been cast as mowgli in warner bros 3d adventure entertainer the jungle book. Benedict cumberbatch scary as shere khan in jungle book. Aug 20, 2014 cumberbatch has been tapped to play the tiger shere khan in jungle book.
Andy serkis just recruited benedict cumberbatch to voice shere khan in his rendition of the jungle book, now titled jungle book. Origins and listed cumberbatch to play the maneating tiger who is a lifelong enemy of lead. Benedict cumberbatch is to provide his voice for an upcoming jungle book adaptation the sherlock actor will voice villainous tiger shere khan in warner bross new version of rudyard kiplings story. Aug 20, 2014 as a cast member on star trek into darkness and the hobbit. Benedict cumberbatch has come on board warner bros. Sep 01, 2014 it may be hard to compete with disneys allstar cast that includes scarlett johansson, bill murray, christopher walken, ben kingsley and lupita nyongo. Benedict cumberbatch cast as villainous tiger in warner bros. May 28, 2017 the hollywood reporter revealed serkis would be making his directorial debut with the jungle book. Idris elba and benedict cumberbatch will voice the tiger shere khan in their respective renditions of the jungle book. Benedict cumberbatch cast as villainous tiger in warner.
But securing benedict cumberbatch to lead the pack, we can look forward to a very compelling cast. Andy serkis to direct benedict cumberbatch, cate blanchett, jack. Aug 21, 2014 benedict cumberbatch, cate blanchett and christian bale head the ensemble of warner bros. Sherlock fans will be surprised by benedict cumberbatch in. Idris elba will voice shere khan in another adaptation of rudyard kiplings. Theres a new title for andy serkis forthcoming jungle book. Benedict cumberbatch joins andy serkis jungle book. By hannah shawwilliams published aug 19, 2014 hollywood dueling is alive and well, with this year having marked the release of both millenium films the legend of hercules and paramountmgms hercules.
Benedict cumberbatch to voice shere khan in the jungle. Benedict cumberbatch is now turning his dulcet tones to the villainous tiger shere khan in jungle book. Origins now has its first cast member in place as thr reports that benedict cumberbatch will play the grouchy, predatory tiger shere khan. Benedict cumberbatch to play shere khan in andy serkiss. Benedict cumberbatch and what we know about the jungle book.
Cate blanchett as kaa, an enormous indian python who is the jungles seer, one of mowglis mentors, possible admirer and the narrator of the film. Benedict cumberbatch to voice shere khan in jungle book. The desolation of smaug, cumberbatch is no stranger to generously budgeted blockbuster filmmaking, and jungle book. Aug 20, 2014 benedict cumberbatch joins jungle book film as tiger shere khan.
Related articles christian bale set for jungle book. Benedict cumberbatch is the first recruit for andy serkis jungle book. Origins has locked in the sherlock actor as the voice of the fearsome tiger. Benedict cumberbatch, cate blanchett and christian bale. Serkis will also voice baloos character in the film based on rudyard kipling. Origins will have benedict cumberbatch lending his voice for shere khan. Origins casting might also make his buddy tom hiddleston jealous. Apr 02, 2021 andy serkiss upcoming film jungle book. Origins as the voice of villainous tiger shere khan. Cumberbatch and serkis have both recently played motioncapture characters in peter jacksons the hobbit trilogy. Benedict cumberbatch joins jungle book film as tiger shere. Christian bale, benedict cumberbatch and cate blanchett are among the stars whove been tapped to voice animals in the film. The andy serkis adaptation of the jungle book, due from warner bros in 2016, will have sherlock star benedict cumberbatch as its prowling tiger, shere khan.
Aug 19, 2014 benedict cumberbatch will voice shere khan, the maneating tiger who is the villain of the classic tale of a boy named mowgli who is raised by jungle animals. Aug 19, 2014 benedict cumberbatch joins warner bros. Hollywood actor benedict cumberbatch, best known for his title role in sherlock, is really scary as the tiger shere khan in jungle book. Origins, the film will be released in october 2016.
Aug 19, 2014 sherlock star benedict cumberbatch is the first lead cast in warner bros. Origins is scheduled to hit theaters 21 st of october, 2016. Benedict cumberbatch, cate blanchett and christian bale head. Origins as the voice of the villainous tiger shere. Aug 20, 2014 benedict cumberbatch will voice shere khan in the jungle book. Benedict cumberbatch surprise fans with jungle book role. Christian bale and cate blanchett added to cast for jungle. Benedict cumberbatch will voice the tiger in warner bros. Besides directing the film, serkis will also voice the character of bear baloo in the adaptation of author rudyard kiplings the jungle book. With christian bale, cate blanchett, benedict cumberbatch, naomie harris. Benedict cumberbatch to voice shere khan in jungle book film. Origins, which will be the directorial debut of andy serkis, who has brought his hobbit costar buddy benedict cumberbatch in for tiger duty. Please subscribe for more mowgli behind the scenes update. Actors will voice bagheera and kaa in andy serkiss directorial debut, alongside naomie harris and benedict cumberbatch.
In the book and for that matter, in the disney animated film, he is male. The warner bros project is expected to release 21 oct, 2016. Cumberbatch to voice shere khan in wbs jungle book. David fear of rolling stone gave the film 35 stars, describing mowgli as a harsher, darker, more cgiheavy look at the jungle book. Benedict cumberbatch joins jungle book film being made by. The warner bros pic based on rudyard kiplings stories now is called mowgli. The sherlock star, 38, will take on the role of maneating tiger shere khan in jungle book. Sherlock star will voice tiger shere khan in warner bros movie. Christian bale, benedict cumberbatch and cate blanchett join. Origins gets benedict cumberbatch to voice the villain. Tom hiddleston deserves to be in jungle book alongside. Aug 20, 2014 sherlock star benedict cumberbatch is to voice the tiger shere khan in one of the two jungle book films entering production.
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