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''[[Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle]]'' is a 2018 film produced by [[Netflix]] and [[Warner Bros.]], and directed by [[Andy Serkis]] in his debut. The film is based on the 1894 novel ''[[The Jungle Book (novel)|The Jungle Book]]'' by [[Rudyard Kipling]].

''Mowgli'' [[Dueling Movies|shares a few similarities]] with Disney's 2016 adaptation of ''The Jungle Book'', including a cast consisting mostly of CG motion-captured animals voiced by an [[All-Star Cast]], including a female voice for Kaa.

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

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<!--* [[Adaptational Species Change]]: Tabaqui was a jackal in the book. Here, he's a hyena.-->
* [[All-Star Cast]]: Just like the English version, the Hindi dub is full of Bollywood stars. [[Abhishek Bachchan]] as Bagheera, [[Kareena Kapoor]] as Kaa, [[Madhuri Dixit]] as Nisha, [[Anil Kapoor]] as Baloo and [[Jackie Shroff]] as Shere Khan.
* [[Badass Grandpa]]: Despite his age, Akela is still able to defend himself against several younger wolves when his leadership of the pack is challenged, and holds his own for a respectable period of time until Mowgli intervenes. Even afterward, he still commands enough respect that some of the wolves along with Baloo and Bagheera still remain loyal to him.
* [[Big Brother Instinct]]: Bagheera calls Mowgli "little brother" and is protective of him.
* [[Darker and Edgier]]: Especially compared to Disney's version.
* [[The Dreaded]]: Just like in the original book, Kaa is portrayed as a being feared by the rest of the jungle. Baloo teaches Mowgli that Kaa is the only one that the Monkey-People are afraid of, and even Shere Khan backs down when Kaa demands him to.
* [[Everything's Worse with Bears]]: This version of Baloo is a [[Stern Teacher]] meets [[Drill Sergeant Nasty]], harsh and demanding with Mowgli, as far from the [[Beary Funny]] Disney character as possible. He also looks scarred, rugged and has a deep, grating voice.
* [[Evil Cripple]]: Shere Khan has a crippled front paw, and he is one of the meanest animals in the jungle.
* [[Ink Suit Actor]]: The voice actors share some features with their characters.
* [[Logo Joke]]: The Warner Bros. shield has a snakeskin tint.
* [[Real Life Relative]]: Bhoot is voiced by Louis Ashbourne Serkis, director Andy's son.
** In the French dub, Baloo and Mowgli are voiced by father and son. Curiously, Baloo's voice actor, Daniel Lobé, was Shere Khan in the 2016 movie.
* [[Role Reprisal]]: In the Italian dub, Luca Tesei reprises his role as Mowgli from [[The Jungle Book (2016 film)]], while Fabrizio Pucci returns as Baloo from [[The Jungle Book 2]].
** In the Brazilian Portuguese dub, Mauro Ramos reprises Baloo from the redub of [[The Jungle Book (Disney film)]].
* [[Serkis Folk]]: Andy Serkis himself as Baloo, and the other voice actors also did motion capture for their characters.
* [[Truer to the Text]]: ''Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle'' is directly adapted from Kipling's works, and it shows. Tabaqui and Messua have roles, Shere Khan has a limp, Mowgli does not have an easy time adjusting to humankind and ends up going back to the jungle, Baloo is a teacher, Bagheera used to live with humans, and Kaa is wise and not a villain.


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