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Follow The Bear Mowgli: Legend Of The Jungle
TV & Satellite Week
|December 8, 2018
Andy Serkis voices Baloo the bear in his dark new version of The Jungle Book
From Gollum in The Lord of the Rings to Caesar in the Planet of the Apes films, British actor Andy Serkis has brought some amazing creatures and animals to life on screen.
Now, Serkis, 54, adds another to the list as Baloo the bear in Netflix film Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, a new version of The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, previously brought to our screens in two Disney movies.
The film was made using the latest motion-capture technology – where an actor wears sensors on their body to create a digital character – and has an all-star cast that including Benedict Cumberbatch, Cate Blanchett and Christian Bale.
Here, Serkis, who also directed the movie, reveals more…
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This story is from the December 8, 2018 edition of TV & Satellite Week.
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