Legend of the jungles characters are portrayed by some of the biggest names in entertainment. The jungle book 2 scandinavian voiceover wiki fandom. Baloo and bagheera, a panther, save mowgli from shere khan the tiger and endeavor to teach mowgli the law of the jungle in. The theatrical version of the film was released in france on february 5, 2003, and released in the united states on february 14, 2003. Clocking in at 72 minutes and repeating the recycled song the bare necessities three if not four times, it offers a barebones plot in which mowgli wanders off into the jungle, is threatened by a tiger and a snake, is protected by a bear, takes care of his little. The jungle book 2 is indeed lightweight, but a worthy sequel that was obviously made with great effort. Bill murray has joined the cast of disneys the jungle book as the voice of baloo the bear. Baloo, a sloth bear, is the strict teacher of the cubs of the seeonee wolf pack. After a threat from the tiger shere khan forces him to flee the jungle, a mancub named mowgli embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of.
The jungle book 2 by steven trenbirth steven trenbirth. The jungle book 2 also features voice work from phil collins and john rhysdavies. In the 1967 animated disney film the jungle book, the feral boy mowgli encounters a jazzsinging orangutan named king louie, who. The jungle book 2 2003 movie behind the voice actors. Hollander is a wellknown british actor with many credits to his name including voice work on american dad and family guy. A jungle book 3 was planned in 2006, but after the death of tony jay, future films were scrapped on june 28 2018 and disneytoon was closed.
John goodman does a fine job of channeling phil harris, the bandleader and radio personality who provided the voice of baloo, the funloving hipster bear, in the original. The jungle book 2 2003 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and. King louie does not appear in the jungle book 2, but a puppet of him can been seen in mowglis puppet show at the beginning of the film and was mentioned by mowgli and baloo when they traveled to the ancient ruins in the middle of the film. That ends up putting the boy in danger since the menacing and vengeful tiger, shere khan voice of tony jay, wants to kill mowgli for earlier embarrassing him. The jungle book 1967 voice actors and characters youtube. One of the two upcoming remakes of disneys 1967 animated film of the same name, the jungle book will be directed by jon favreau iron man, chef as a liveaction and. He was voiced by john goodman in the jungle book 2, who also voiced hound in the transformers cinematic. Baloo is a jovial, booming character and phil harris brought all that in spades. Bill murray to voice baloo the bear in the jungle book. As lovely to behold as it is engrossing to watch, the jungle book is the rare remake that actually improves upon its predecessors all while setting a new. Haley joel osment as mowgli, a young boy raised in the jungle, who wants to return there. Madness is the most disgraceful thing that can overtake a wild creature.
The decision was made to keep shere khan in shadow during the beginning of the film to reflect his wounded pride. If bill murray were an animal he would definitely be a big cuddly bear, so it only makes sense that hell voice baloo, the bear from rudyard kiplings the jungle book. In the book, baloo was a humorless, serious, and strict aging sloth bear who utilized militant. Oct 04, 20 the jungle book s scatsinging baloo the bear the 1967 animated version of kiplings story is crammed with marching raj elephants, hypnotic snakes and toetapping songs, but the jazzsinging bear.
Goes to ridiculous extremes when both shanti and ranjan, who unlike mowgli have not grown up in the jungle, also automatically understand the animals with no explanation art shift very noticeable between the two movies. The jungle books scatsinging baloo the bear the 1967 animated version of kiplings story is crammed with marching raj elephants, hypnotic snakes and toetapping songs, but the jazzsinging bear. The jungle book 2 is so thin and unsatisfying, it seems like the madefordvd version, not a theatrical release. Although lazy, slobbish, unreliable and always broke as bears often are, baloo is also an. Kaa is the second male character from the jungle book to be potrayed by a female, after bagheera, who. Baloo, a bear, is the strict teacher of the cubs of the seeonee wolf pack. After a threat from the tiger shere khan forces him to flee the jungle, a mancub named mowgli embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of panther bagheera and freespirited bear baloo. An epk fluff piece where producers and the voice actors get interviewed as they discuss their love for the original classic. Originally voiced by the late phil harris in the film the jungle book, he is voiced by the late ed gilbert on this show. The jungle book 2 has great production values and the highlight of the movie is john goodmans performance as baloo.
The jungle book 2 is the 2003 sequel to disneys the jungle book. Somehow he captures the feeling of the old baloo without actually impersonating phil harris. In its short running time of 69 minutes, it accomplishes precisely nothing other than giving us an uninspired retread of the original, only with the characters we love not as interesting and new characters that we dont give a crap about. The jungle book 2016 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Tropes related to the jungle book 2 absentee actor. Prior to jungle book, neel featured in just one other film, starring in a short film called diwali when he was 10 years old. With neel sethi, bill murray, ben kingsley, idris elba. Jungle book baloo is a sleepy brown bear who plays a part in salvaging mowgli from shere khans clutches and educating him on the law of the jungle. The voice of the simple bare necessities of life, baloo is the. Apr 15, 2016 the new live action version of disneys the jungle book is in theaters now and it is expected to rule the box office this weekend the movie features a starstudded voice cast bringing the.
Why i love the jungle books scatsinging baloo the bear. Jul 25, 2010 baloo comparison of the voice actors who have been the voice of baloo with sound clips and images. Bill murray will voice baloo in disneys the jungle book. The actor who plays mowgli in jungle book 2016 is indianamerican neel sethi. Baloo and bagheera, a panther, save mowgli from shere khan the tiger and endeavor to teach mowgli the law of the jungle in many of the.
He was voiced by the late phil harris in the jungle book, who also voiced thomas omalley in the aristocats and little john in robin hood. Aug 08, 2017 the jungle book 2 has great production values and the highlight of the movie is john goodmans performance as baloo. You can see why they cast comedy giant bill murray, then, a man whose ability to be very. Baloo voiced by phil harris in 1967 and bill murray in 2016. Mowgli embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of panther bagheera and freespirited bear baloo. In certain adaptations, he is a laidback sloth bear who lives by the bare necessities philosophy and.
In the original book by rudyard kipling, baloo was very different from his disney incarnation. Produced by disneytoon studios, it is one of their few films to have a theatrical release. Previously announced cast include christopher walken as king louie, giancarlo esposito as a. From benedict cumberbatch and christian bale to rising stars rohand chan as mowgli and louis ashbourne serkis as bhootmeet the cast and voice actors behind netflixs 2018 mowgli film. Mowgli bruce reitherman 1955 bagheera sebastian cabot19181977. In case you forgot what the first film entailed, get your cliff notes here. Harris worked as a voice actor for animated films, providing the voice of baloo the bear in the jungle book 1967, thomas omalley in the aristocats 1970, and little john in robin hood 1973. Baloo comparison of the voice actors who have been the voice of baloo with sound clips and images. He is the lead character of the show presumably due to being the most popular character in the jungle book.
In the 1967 animated disney film the jungle book, the feral boy mowgli encounters a jazzsinging orangutan named king louie, who implores mowgli to teach him the secret of fire. The jungle book 2, like so many of these other disney sequels, has no reason to exist. Images of the baloo voice actors from the jungle book franchise. In certain adaptations, he is a laidback sloth bear who lives by the bare. Aug 23, 2016 the voice cast for walt disney pictures the jungle book the original 1967 version. In the book, baloo was a humorless, serious, and strict aging sloth bear who. Oct 29, 2017 the voice actors cast and characters for walt disneys the jungle book 1967. Neel was years old at the time of playing the movie and this was his first major role in hollywood. The jungle book 2 is visually appealing but is a narratively undernourished seventh feature release from disney television animations disneytoon studios which. The lion king is out in cinemas on july 19, so favreau could technically start work on the jungle book 2 later this year. Baloo is the deuteragonist of disneys 1967 animated feature film, the jungle book. Tabaqui never featured in the disney adaptation of jungle book, so hell be a new character to many.
Aug 11, 2011 the jungle book 2, like so many of these other disney sequels, has no reason to exist. There are two current jungle book movies in the works one. Baloo is the deuteragonist of the 1967 film the jungle book and the tritagonist in its sequel, the jungle book 2 he was voiced by the late phil harris in the jungle book, who also voiced thomas omalley in the aristocats and little john in robin hood. Bill murray to voice lovable bear baloo in disneys the. Baloo is a main fictional character featured in rudyard kiplings the jungle book from 1894 and the second jungle book from 1895. However, mowgli and baloo are soon reminded that life in the wilderness isnt always carefree when they learn shere khan voice of tony jay is looking for mowgli, eager to settle an old score. The jungle book 2 2003 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. He was voiced by john goodman in the jungle book 2, who also voiced hound in the transformers cinematic universe franchise and sulley in. The voice cast for walt disney pictures the jungle book the original 1967 version. The film is a sequel to walt disneys 1967 film the jungle book, and stars haley joel osment as the voice of mowgli and john goodman as the voice of baloo. The laws dont make exceptions for him merely because hes different. The jungle book 1894 is a collection of stories by the english author rudyard kipling. Billy murray will provide the voice of the laidback bear baloo in the upcoming disney remake of the jungle book, according to thr. Mowglis wolf family is completely absent animal talk.
Characters and voice actors the jungle book 1967 youtube. Baloo knows that mowgli must act like any other animal in the jungle if hes expected to live in the jungle. Baloo and bagheera, a panther, save mowgli from shere khan the tiger. Mowgli lives in the jungle with his interesting animal friends then must leave that world. A sly hyena, tabaqui serves shere khan as a messenger and spy. The jungle book 2 is a 2003 animated film produced by the australian office at disneytoon studios and released by walt disney pictures and buena vista distribution. Meet the voice of baloo disneys the jungle book in theatres. The new live action version of disneys the jungle book is in theaters now and it is expected to rule the box office this weekend the movie features a. Grab a copy of kiplings the jungle book if you dont already have one and youll be on the road to more in depth learning. Baloo is the deuteragonist of the 1967 film the jungle book and the tritagonist in its sequel, the jungle book 2. John goodman baloo, haley joel osment mowgli, tony jay shere khan, jim cummings kaacolonel haithi, mae whitman shanti, bob joles bagheera, connor funk ranja, phil collins lucky the vulture. Apr 14, 2016 the voice of the simple bare necessities of life, baloo is the mr. Most of the characters are animals such as shere khan the tiger and baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or mancub mowgli, who is raised in the jungle by wolves.
1361 491 1451 861 601 1019 1368 9 410 729 1196 9 291 991 762 218 275 1033 1254 1499 86 786 1288 802 1517 275 1017 21 296 136 261 968 1120 1011 1226