Mowgli is a darker take on Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book
After the roaring success of The Jungle Book movie, director Andy Serkis is working hard at Mowgli, set to release in 2019. Serkis has maintained that the movie will be closest to Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book and now actor Freida Pinto has revealed that the Indian audience will be treated to a "surprise" once the film releases.
The 33-year-old actor says, "I have been waiting for 'Mowgli' to come out. It has been a long wait. It has been three years since we shot for it. So, it is going to be absolutely phenomenal. In terms of performances, Rohan Chand is going to blow everyone's mind. He is a perfect Mowgli," adding "Everyone in the team, including Andy Serkis, are on top of their game. Specifically for the Indian audience, there is a little surprise, which I don't want to ruin right now. We need to wait just a bit more. The Indian audience is going to love it."
Freida plays Messua, a rich village woman who wants to adopt Mowgli because she believes he is her long-lost son Nathoo. Serkis plays the voice of fun-loving bear, Baloo and Christian Bale lends his voice to the sombre panther, Bagheera. The voice cast also includes Cate Blanchett as Kaa, Benedict Cumberbatch as Shere Khan, Naomie Harris as Nisha, Peter Mullan as Akela, Jack Reynor as Mowgli's brother Wolf, Eddie Marsan as Vihaan, Tom Hollander as Tabaqui and Matthew Rhys as Lockwood.
Freida is working on two more projects, which are expected to release next year and the actor says she has decided to focus her energy on stories dealing with human emotions. "My next two films are beautiful romantic stories. They are about love and certain hard decisions people have to take in relationships. Of late, I have been enjoying working on films which deal with human relationships. 'Mowgli' also has this side. When you are always thinking of number game or commercial aspect, you forget to focus on the most important part and that is the humane element. Without this human connection, none of us could survive. We will be a lonely, dead world," she said.
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