Bill Murray to Play Baloo in Disney's 'The Jungle Book'
The actor joins the voicecast that includes Christopher Walken, Ben Kingsley, Lupita Nyong’o and Idris Elba.
By Aaron Couch
Bill Murray is headed to Disney’s The Jungle Book. He will voice Baloo.
Jon Favreau is directing the live-action/animation combination from a script by Justin Marks.
The film recently cast Christopher Walken as King Louie and Breaking Bad alum Giancarlo Esposito as Akela. Other castmembers include Ben Kingsley (Bagheera), Lupita Nyong’o (Raksha), Idris Elba (Shere Khan) Scarlett Johansson (Kaa).
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10-year-old newcomer Neel Sethi will star as Mowgli, the boy whom the story centers on.
The film hits theaters Oct. 9, 2015.
A separate live-action adaptation of the Rudyard Kipling novel is being made at Warner Bros. with Andy Serkis directing.
Photo credits: AP Images/Invision, Disney
