The jungle book 2 has great production values and the highlight of the movie is john goodmans performance as baloo. 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. He is the lead character of the show presumably due to being the most popular character in the jungle book. The jungle book 2 already in the works at disney collider.
With neel sethi, bill murray, ben kingsley, idris elba. Neel sethi takes the lead role of mowgli, the man cub raised by wolves in the wilderness. The film was originally produced as a directtovideo film, but was released theatrically first, similar to the peter pan sequel, peter pan in return to never land. John goodman and haley joel osment in the jungle book 2 2003 haley joel. The film was originally produced as a directtovideo film, but was released theatrically first, similar to the peter pan sequel return to never land. It is the sequel to walt disneys 1967 movie the jungle book. Mowgli is missing life in the jungle and decides to return, but shere khan wants revenge. The jungle book 2 is a 2003 animated movie produced by disneytoon studios in sydney, australia. The two miss each other terribly, and thus baloo, despite attempts by bagheera the panther voice of bob joles to stop him, sets out to find and retrieve his young friend.
Baloo looked up to see where the voice came from, and there was rann the kite, sweeping down with the sun shining on the upturned f. Wonga philip harris was an american comedian, actor, singer, and jazz musician. The jungle book 2016 film the jungle book is a 2016 fantasy adventure film directed and produced by jon favreau, produced by walt disney pictures, and written by justin marks. They live in the indian jungle where many dangers lurk, such as the mighty bengal tiger shere khan. Bill murray, who voices baloo in the 2016 film, is the younger brother of brian doylemurray, who also voiced baloo in the jungle book. Clocking in at 72 minutes and repeating the recycled song the bare necessities three if not four times, it offers a barebones plot in which mowgli wanders off into the jungle, is threatened by a tiger and a snake, is protected by a bear, takes care of his little girlfriend, and. The theatrical version of the film was released in france on february 5, 2003, and released in the united states on february. I always thought that john goodman was essentially the direct replacement for phil harris baloo. Bhalu, bear is a main fictional character featured in rudyard kiplings the jungle book from 1894 and the second jungle book from 1895. The jungle book 2 disney wiki fandom powered by wikia. Mowglis wolf family is completely absent animal talk.
See image of john goodman, the voice of baloo in the jungle book 2 movie. A jungle book 3 was planned in 2006, but after the death of tony jay, future films were scrapped on june 28 2018 and disneytoon was closed. Baloo, a bear, is the strict teacher of the cubs of the seeonee wolf pack. The jungle book, hitting theaters this friday, sees a mixture of live action and cg. Meet the voice of baloo disneys the jungle book in theatres. The jungle book 2 is a 2003 americanaustralian animated musical comedy adventure film produced by warner bros. Mowgli, now living with an adopted family in a nearby jungle village, is homesick for his jungle adventures and his good friends, like baloo the bear voice of john goodman and bagheera the panther voice of bob joles. With john goodman, haley joel osment, tony jay, mae whitman.
John goodman baloo, haley joel osment mowgli, tony jay shere khan, jim cummings kaacolonel haithi, mae whitman shanti, bob joles bagheera, connor funk ranja, phil collins lucky the vulture. When tiger shere khan threatens to return to their part of the jungle, the other animals decide that mowgli must return to the man village in order to. Baloo voice the jungle book 2 movie behind the voice actors. Images of the baloo voice actors from the jungle book franchise. Haley joel osment did the voice of mowgli, and john goodman did the.
Tropes related to the jungle book 2 absentee actor. It was released in france on february 5, 2003, and released in the united states on february 14, 2003. Baloo, loosely based on the rudyard kipling character, first appeared in 1967 in the jungle book. This was at the time when pixar and disneys animated studios were making great films, so the fact that. It was released by walt disney pictures and buena vista distribution. It was near ranns bedtime, but he had ranged all over the jungle looking for the bear and had missed him in the thick foliage. As a voice actor, he played baloo in the jungle book, thomas omalley in the aristocats, and little john in robin hood. The film is a sequel to walt disneys 1967 film the jungle book, and stars haley joel osment as the voice of mowgli and john goodman as the voice of baloo. The film is a sequel to walt disneys 1967 film the jungle book, and stars haley joel osment as the voice of. The film is a sequel to walt disneys 1967 film the jungle book, and stars haley joel osment as.
Incarnations view all 21 versions of baloo on btva. The jungle book 2 is so thin and unsatisfying, it seems like the madefordvd version, not a theatrical release. Phil harris the jungle book thurl ravenscroft disney on parade. The jungle book 2 sequel to the animated classic following the adventures of mowgli and his animal friends. Baloo voice baloo voiced by john goodmanand 5 others.
Somehow he captures the feeling of the old baloo without actually impersonating phil harris. In short, both murray brothers had voiced baloo in two different liveaction jungle book projects. The jungle book 2 is indeed lightweight, but a worthy sequel that was obviously made with great effort. Baloo is the deuteragonist of the jungle book and the jungle book 2 and the main protagonist of spinoffs talespin and jungle cubs. The film was originally produced as a directtovideo film, but was released theatrically first, similar to the peter pan sequel, return to never land. Why couldnt they cast him as baloo for the 2016 film instead of bill murray. The jungle is jumping again as mowgli, baloo, bagheera, and the rest of your favorite characters return in the funfilled musical adventure the jungle book 2. The jungle book 2 is the exact definition of why some sequels do not ever need to be made. Goes to ridiculous extremes when both shanti and ranjan, who unlike mowgli have not grown up in the jungle, also automatically understand the animals with no explanation art shift very noticeable between the two movies. His new life includes his little stepbrother, ranjan, and his best friend. Bagheera the panther and baloo the bear have a difficult time trying to. The jungle book 2 the theatrical version of the film was released in france on february 5, 2003, and released in the united states on february 14, 2003. The jungle book 2 is a 2003 animated film produced by the australian office at disneytoon studios and released by walt disney pictures and buena vista distribution. Photos of the the jungle book 2 movie voice actors.
The adventures of mowgli, a human foundling raised by akelas wolf pack, and his best friends, fatherly bear baloo and playful panther bagheera. The theatrical version of the film was released in france on february 5, 2003, and released in the united states on february 14, 2003. From disneys wildly popular the jungle book comes a thrilling, animated feature film. He can be very silly at times, and very crazy, but is still kind and caring.
The film is a sequel to walt disneys 1967 film the jungle book. The jungle book 2 is visually appealing but is a narratively undernourished seventh feature release from disney television animations disneytoon studios which follows the likes of return to. Although lazy, slobbish, unreliable and always broke as bears often are, baloo is also an. He also doesnt like to be serious, even if he has to be. That ends up putting the boy in danger since the menacing and vengeful tiger, shere khan voice of tony jay, wants to kill mowgli for earlier embarrassing him. Monkey, mae whitman shanti, bob joles bagheera, connor funk ranjan, john rhysdavies ranjans father, phil collins lucky the vulture. But mowgli finds hes no longer welcome in the jungle when fearsome tiger shere khan voice of idris elba, who bears the. The character designs are mostly the same, but they move. Mowgli haley joel osment has been living in the village among the humans. John goodman baloo, haley joel osment mowgli, tony jay shere khan, jim cummings kaa, colonel hathi, m. The inquisitive mowgli often gets himself into trouble and cant resist helping animals in danger or solving other problems.
The jungle book 2 simple english wikipedia, the free. The jungle book 2 2003 movie behind the voice actors. Mowgli neel sethi, a mancub whos been raised by a family of wolves, finds he is no longer welcome in the jungle when fearsome tiger shere khan voiced by idris elba, who bears the scars of man, promises to eliminate what he sees as a threat. Feature animation, amblin entertainment and disneytoon studios and released by walt disney pictures, warner bros. The jungle book 2 2003 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The baloo of talespin is, of course, a reimagining of this character, though from an inuniverse perspective they are two different characters. Disneys man cub mowgli voice of haley joel osment is back in this animated sequel to the 1967 classic. 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 freespirited bear baloo. Mowgli, missing the jungle and his old friends, runs away from the man village unaware of the danger hes in by going back to the wild. Haley joel osment as mowgli, a young boy raised in the jungle, who wants to return there. The jungle book 2 baloo mowgli and shanti sing the bare necessites duration.
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