The Jungle Book comes to Blu-ray August 30, Digital August 23

The Jungle Book, Jon Favreau’s
stunning live-action reimagining of Walt Disney’s animated classic,
will be available early on Digital HD and Disney Movies Anywhere on
August 23, and on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and On-Demand on August 30.

Venture behind the scenes with in-depth
bonus features that reveal the innovative filmmaking technology used
to create the richly immersive jungle world and characters; Follow
the journey of the film’s only on-screen actor, charismatic
newcomer Neel Sethi (Mowgli); Delve into a candid and humorous
scene-by-scene audio commentary with director Jon Favreau and meet
the all-star voice cast who help bring the film’s colorful
characters to life, as well as the musicians who accent the adventure
with a majestic music score.

The all-star cast includes Bill Murray
(Lost in Translation) as the voice of Baloo, Sir Ben Kingsley
(Learning to Drive, The Walk) as Bagheera and Lupita Nyong’o (12
Years a Slave, Star Wars: The Force Awakens) as the voice of mother
wolf Raksha. Scarlett Johansson (Avengers: Age of Ultron) gives life
to Kaa, Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad) provides the voice of
alpha-male wolf Akela, Idris Elba (Beast of No Nation) roars as the
voice of Shere Khan, and Christopher Walken (The Deer Hunter) lends
his iconic voice to King Louie.

Bonus features include*:

BLU-RAY & DIGITAL HD:

The Jungle Book Reimagined – Favreau
sits down with producer Brigham Taylor and visual effects supervisor
Robert Legato to discuss The Jungle Book and reflect on the years
they devoted to the reimagining of this timeless tale. Discover how
Rudyard Kipling’s original stories and the classic animated film
influenced their unique approach, witness the technical wizardry that
enabled the team to create a believable and thrilling movie-going
experience, and learn how they borrowed a page from Walt Disney’s
innovation playbook to make it all happen. Lastly, meet the all-star
voice cast who help bring the film’s colorful characters to life,
as well as the musicians who accent the adventure with a majestic
music score.

I Am Mowgli – Follow the
extraordinary journey of 12-year-old Neel Sethi, who was selected
from thousands of hopefuls worldwide to play Mowgli “alongside”
some of today’s biggest movie stars. Get a glimpse of Neel’s life
before Hollywood came calling, check out his audition that sealed the
deal, and see how a close-working relationship with Favreau brought
out his best. Plus, Neel shares how filming The Jungle Book was one
wild ride, from working alongside imaginary animals to performing
some super-fun stunts.

King Louie’s Temple: Layer by Layer –
So, exactly how do you create a musical number featuring one man-cub,
a massive, legendary ape and an army of wild and wily monkeys in the
Seeonee jungle? Viewers are granted rare and unique access to the
development of the “I Wan’na Be Like You” sequence in which
King Louie attempts to coerce Mowgli into giving up Man’s deadly
“red flower” (fire). A fast-moving musical progression reel
showcases storyboards, animatics, Christopher Walken’s recording
session and visual effects layers, which ultimately merge to form one
of the film’s most memorable scenes.

Audio Commentary – Favreau delivers
his scene-by-scene perspective on the live-action adventure The
Jungle Book with all the candor and humor you’d expect from this
multi-talented actor-writer-director-producer.

DVD

King Louie’s Temple: Layer by Layer

*Bonus features may vary by retailer

Note: The 3D version of The Jungle Book
will be available later this year.

Directed by Jon Favreau (Iron Man, Iron
Man 2, Chef) and produced by Favreau and Brigham Taylor (executive
producer of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales,
Tomorrowland), The Jungle Book is a live-action epic adventure based
on Rudyard Kipling’s timeless stories, inspired by Disney’s
classic 1967 animated film and centered on Mowgli (Neel Sethi), a
man-cub who’s been raised by a family of wolves. But Mowgli finds
he is no longer welcome in the jungle when fearsome tiger Shere Khan
(voice of Idris Elba), who bears the scars of Man, promises to
eliminate what he sees as a threat.

The film’s musical score, composed by
Emmy winner and Oscar-, BAFTA- and Annie Award-nominee John Debney
(Elf, Iron Man 2), features a classic orchestral sound accented by
ethnic instruments and pays homage to the original film by
highlighting snippets of the classic songs we all know and love.

DISC SPECIFICATIONS:

Product SKUs: Digital HD/SD, Blu-ray
Combo Pack, Disney Movies Anywhere, DVD and On-Demand

Feature Run Time: Approximately 106
minutes

Rating: PG in U.S. and Canada

Aspect Ratio: Blu-ray Feature Film =
1080p High Definition / 1.85:1, DVD Feature Film = 1.85:1

Audio: Blu-ray = English 7.1 DTS-HDMA &
2.0 Descriptive Audio, Spanish and French 5.1 Dolby Digital Language
Tracks; DVD = English, French and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital Language
Tracks, English 2.0 Descriptive Audio

Languages/Subtitles: English, French &
Spanish/English SDH, French & Spanish

SOCIAL MEDIA:

Facebook: Facebook.com/DisneyJungleBook

Website: Movies.Disney.com/the-jungle-book-2016

Twitter: Twitter.com/TheJungleBook

Instagram:
Instagram.com/disneythejunglebook 

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