The actor is set to voice the character of baloo in disneys liveaction the jungle book. Baloo is voiced by the incredible bill murray, and he couldnt be more perfect for the part. He becomes a funloving character who has a scatting duel with an orangutan, rather than a serious law teacher like in the books adaptational dumbass. The film contains a number of classic songs, including the bare necessities and i wanna be. The tag said the movie info, with the character s name, perfect for kids at the event not familiar with the. Bill murray to voice baloo the bear in jon favreaus the jungle book. What your favorite jungle book characters look like now. Dec 04, 2014 baloo is by far the most laidback bear in the jungle.
Baloo is the deuteragonist of disneys 1967 animated feature film the jungle book he is a funloving, easygoing, and good natured sloth bear who becomes the best friend of a mancub named mowgli. Baloos voice actor in the movie was phil harris, who has done oth. The jungle book records included 45 rpm singles of the principal songs, eps with four songs, and a 1967 readalong featuring disneyland story reader robie lester reading the book on side one and two songs on side two. He is mowglis sponsor into the pack and also his primary teacher, teaching him jungle law, greetings, and how to stay safe and protected. The jungle book 1967 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Images of the baloo voice actors from the jungle book franchise. The show was last seen on toon disney, but was taken off the schedule in 2001 and has not been seen since on the. Bill murray will voice baloo in jon favreaus the jungle. 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. Aug 04, 2014 billy murray will provide the voice of the laidback bear baloo in the upcoming disney remake of the jungle book, according to thr.
The show was a hit, running for two seasons in syndication before moving its reruns to the disney channel. 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. Louis prima the jungle book, jim cummings talespin, rhythmn groove, jason marsden jungle cubs, cree summer jungle cubs, christopher walken liveaction remake. Directed by wolfgang reitherman, it was the last film to be produced by walt disney, who died during its production. Baloo is a brown bear, a species native to the north american forest and not the films indian jungle, with a booming american voice, so obviously he goes on the whiter side of the animals. Aug 04, 2014 bill murray will voice baloo the bear in disneys forthcoming remake of the jungle book, according to the hollywood reporter. This was met with controversy amongst the filmmakers, as they believed harris was unfit to star in a rudyard kiplinginspired film. Phil harris and bruce reitherman in the jungle book 1967 the jungle book 1967. Bagheera the panther and baloo the bear have a difficult time trying to convince a boy to. Director andy serkis has assembled an allstar cast of voice and motion. Bill murray is providing baloo s voice as the brown jungle bear who educates mowgli about the law of the jungle and the less. In the book, all three are serious characters and mentors to mowgli. Embark on a thrilling, adventurefilled journey with the boy mowgli as he makes his way through the jungle to the manvillage with bagheera, the wise panther.
Apr 14, 2016 but, who plays baloo in the jungle book. He points out their flat noses, one of the most distinctive, stereotypically african facial features. With phil harris, sebastian cabot, louis prima, bruce reitherman. What do the beatles have in common with the vultures of the. Sep 6, 2014 hes always telling me that the bare necessities of life will come to me one day hes also my life coach too see more ideas about jungle book, jungle book disney, disney. The jungle book really hit the casting of baloo out of the park. Fictional character and the protagonist of rudyard kiplings the jungle book stories. In 1989, he reprised his role as baloo for the cartoon series talespin, but after a few recording sessions he was replaced by ed gilbert. The comedy icon joins a highprofile cast which already includes. Previously announced cast include christopher walken as king louie, giancarlo esposito as a.
In the book, baloo is the wise, strict but fair, teacher, well respected by the wolves and bagheera for his vast knowledge of the laws, languages, and customs of the different jungle animals. Baloo comparison of the voice actors who have been the voice of baloo with sound clips and images. Harris creates the films most memorable character, baloo the bear. Heres why we think the world would be a truly happenin place if everyone was more like baloo. He provided the voices for baloo in the jungle book, thomas omalley in the aristocats, and little john in robin hood. Along the way, mowgli encounters jungle creatures who dont exactly have his best interests at heart, including kaa, a python whose seductive voice and gaze hypnotizes the mancub, and the. About 4550 minutes flexible cast of 36 2 m, 2 f, 32 mf all characters may be played by males or females easily adapted for larger or smaller cast. Official disney classics range 10 jungle book baloo plush toy on plinth. Meet the voice of baloo disneys the jungle book in. Dec 06, 2017 the jungle book is among the most male of all old disney cartoons, and it contains enough encoded gay subtext to stock a sequel to the celluloid closet. Apr 15, 2016 for disneys reboot of the jungle book, khan stepped in to voice baloo the bear in the hindidubbed version of the film released in india alongside the original english where bill murray played. 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 free spirited bear, baloo.
Idris elba shere khan scarlett johansson kaa lupita nyongo raksha bill murray baloo ben kingsley. Like the original, there is a character in the new release that steals the show with his wit, humor, and jazzy voice. He is known for his carefree attitude, as well as his usual recklessness. The laidback bear with a heart of gold strikes up a close friendship w. Wonga phillip phil harris was an american comedian, jazz musician, singer, actor, and voice actor. Irrfan khan on why the jungle book has resonated in. Based on rudyard kipling s 1894 book of the same name, it is the 19th disney animated feature film. Bill murray has joined the cast of disneys the jungle book as the voice of baloo the bear. Ten things you may not know about baloo and bagheera.
Along the way, they encounter a bumbling but ohsocharming bear, some. Aug 02, 2014 bill murray will voice the lovable bear baloo in disneys live actionanimated hybrid the jungle book, the walt disney studios announced friday evening. The 19th animated feature in the walt disney animated classics series, the film was inspired by the stories about the feral child mowgli from the book of the same name by rudyard kipling. The jungle book 7 facts about the 1967 animated classic. Along the way he meets jazzy king louie, the hypnotic snake kaa and the lovable, happygolucky bear baloo, who teaches mowgli the bare necessities of life and the true meaning of. He is the voice of authority in the jungle, for example, calling the water truce during the drought, and. The voice actors cast and characters for walt disneys the jungle book 1967. He was originally cast to voice orville in the rescuers, however, it went to jim jordan instead. Here, baloo is a lazy, laidback big fun friend of mowgli, kaa is a laughably evil buttmonkey antagonist, and hathi is a bumbling, absentminded military commander. Baloo, a sloth bear, is the strict teacher of the cubs of the seeonee wolf pack. While not a very smart bear, he is shown to look out for those he cares for, going as far as to risk his life when mowgli was in danger.
An analysis of the three jungle book characters which disney transplanted into. Pooh and the other first met him in cape suzette in pooh, simba, timon, and pumbaas adventures of talespin. Jungle people storytellers mf, 5 lines together birchi camel mf, lines. With the voices of bruce reitherman, sebastian cabot, phil harris, louis prima, george. The jungle book 1967 movie behind the voice actors. The jungle book 1967 voice actors and characters youtube. Hes extremely smart due to being a teacher of the jungle laws and can be very serious during mowglis lessons. Jungle cubs was an animated series produced by disney for abc in 1996. Phil harris voiced baloo, a sloth bear who leads a carefree life and believes in letting the good things in life come by themselves sebastian cabot voiced bagheera, a serious black panther melanistic leopard who is. The jungle book is a 1967 american animated musical adventure comedy film produced by walt disney productions. The name baloo was derived from the hindi word for bear bhalu. Baloo is a large brown bear who is the only nonwolf to be allowed at council rock.
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 performs the voice of baloo in the liveaction film. Baloo is present in every jungle book related franchise, and is easily one of the mostrecognized disney characters of all time. Murray will voice baloo, the jolly bear who befriends the human orphan mowgli, to be played by newcomer neel sethi. A bandleader of the 1940s and a radio, film, and tv actor who always seemed to imply allegiance to the former confederate states of america. There are two current jungle book movies in the works one. The jungle book 2016 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
It was based on their 1967 feature film the jungle book, but set in the youth of the animal characters. Jungle book characters revamped talespin animation source. Bill murray to voice baloo the bear in the jungle book. I wish the facial features were closer to the movie version of baloo, but i understand that is hard this is the reason for one star loss. Plunder and lightning and in india in poohs adventures of the jungle book where they were with mowgli after bagheera left them and they wondered what happened to his clothes. Irrfan khan on why the jungle book has resonated in india. When it came to casting baloo, walt suggested television personality and social friend, phil harris, to provide the voice.
Baloo is a happygolucky bear who is one of winnie the poohs disney friends and mowglis best buddy. Bill murray to voice baloo the bear in jungle book remake. Jungle book movie 2016 cast photos, character images refinery29. Directed by jon favreau iron man, based on rudyard kiplings timeless stories and inspired by disneys classic animated film, the jungle book is a liveaction epic adventure about mowgli newcomer neel sethi, a mancub whos been raised by a family of wolves. The snes game retains the main characters and the basic plot mowgli the man cub tries to survive in the indian jungles with a little help from his big bear buddy, baloo. Jul 25, 2010 baloo comparison of the voice actors who have been the voice of baloo with sound clips and images. Mowgli is an orphaned boy, commonly referred to as mancub by the other characters. There are virtually no female characters in a narrative that is readable bear with me as being largely about a series of gay men vying to be either protectors or destroyers of little lost mowgli. Bill murray will voice baloo in jon favreaus the jungle book. Aug 04, 2014 the jungle book streaming options bill murray is heading to the jungle. Bill murray to voice lovable bear baloo in disneys the. Bruce reitherman provided the voice of mowgli, who is the main protagonist of the film. He gives the best advice a mancub could ask for, has a groovy singing voice, and is cooler than we could ever hope to be. The primary character in the talespin television series, baloo a sloth bear.
1635 221 1196 292 1574 1033 610 1671 912 474 868 1391 612 321 986 211 227 1489 544 1289 1151 1588 1597 1741 262 4 942 1479 1168