The Jungle Book

The jungle is jumpin' with jazz! Join Mowgli, Baloo, King Louie and the gang as they swing their way through madcap adventures and thwart the ferocious tiger, Shere Khan.

Mowgli, a young boy, is raised by wolves whose friends include a bear named Baloo and a panther by the name of Bagheera. The boy also faces adversaries and has to fight Shere Khan, a mean tiger. Directed by Jon Favreau, this movie stars Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong'o and Idris Elba.

Really, though. Who cares? Bill Murray as Baloo? Idris Elba as SHERE KHAN? Christopher Walken as King Louie? Epic cat fights, Bears taunting monkeys, freaking elephants being all elephant-y. With an impressive cast and Jon Favreau behind the lens, it’s hard to not already be sold on this movie.

I’m curious as to whether or not the plan to include musical numbers in this movie. The trailer seems to hint at a possible rendition of “The Bear Necessities” from Bill Murray near the end of its two minutes, but I’m not really sure that would really fit the tone of this movie. This looks like the type of movie that could mostly be silent but focus more on visual representation to tell the story, but given the big names they have signed on to perform, who can really say?

All I know is that I’m really excited for this movie now. I went from 0% interest to immense excitement almost immediately. I’ll be sure to bring my kids right to the theaters once this movie hits the screen.

The Jungle Book arrives in theaters Spring 2016.Did you enjoy the trailer? Think I’m nerding out way too much over badass animal showdown fights? Are you, like me now imagining the awesome possibilities of a Robin Hood remake in this style? Let us know in the comments below. Thanks for reading!