Jon Favreau has directed a ton of different genres over the years. He is involved in the 2016 The Jungle Book remake, where he is the director. In this post, we’ll explore the live-action cast of this adaptation. Please use the film’s Wikipedia link for the complete cast list.
Moreover, this film is one of a number of Favreau’s projects that features a lot of the cast from the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Who Are The Cast Of The Jungle Book (2016)?
Neel Sethi is Mowgli, a human boy raised by wolves.
Ritesh Rajan is Mowgli’s father.
Bill Murray is Baloo, a bear and Mowgli’s best friend.
Ben Kingsley is Bagheera, a black panther, Baloo’s best friend, and Mowgli’s mentor.
Idris Elba is Shere Kahn, a feared Bengal tiger who wants to kill Mowgli.
Lupita Nyong’o is Raksha, a wolf and Mowgli’s adoptive mother and the mother of a litter of pups.
Scarlett Johansson is Kaa, a giant python, originally a male character in the animated film.
Giancarlo Esposito is Akela, the leader of the Indian wolf pack. He allows for the adoption of Mowgli by Raksha. In the book, Akela is Raksha’s uncle. He dies in this film at the claw of Shere Khan.
Christopher Walken is King Louie.
Garry Shandling was Ikki, a porcupine, an original character in the film.
Sam Raimi is Mr Pangolin.
Rusell Peters as Rocky, a rhino, a character deleted from the original animated film.
Madeleine Favreau is Raquel, the daughter of Rocky. Madeleine is Jon’s real-life daughter.
Sara Arrington is Naigai.
Brighton Rose, as Grey Brother, is one of Mowgli’s younger adoptive siblings.
Finally, director Jon Favreau is Fred, a pygmy hog. Fred is a character not in the original animated feature.
Jon’s son, Max, also voices a character in the film. So does Asher Blinkoff.
