Disney has released a new batch of hi-res progression stills and animated GIFs showing how director Jon Favreau and his innovative virtual production team brought the nearly full CG world of The Jungle Book to life. Check them out below, read our April issue feature story on the film’s VFX, and don’t forget to pick up The Jungle Book on Blu-ray, DVD or On-Demand — available now.
In addition to the critically acclaimed movie starring Neel Sethi as Mowgli and the voices of Bill Murray (Baloo), Sir Ben Kingsley (Bagheera), Lupita Nyong’o (Raksha), Scarlett Johansson (Kaa), Giancarlo Esposito (Akela), Idris Elba (Shere Khan) and Christopher Walken (King Louie) — which has raked in more than $935 million worldwide — the Blu-ray and Digital HD releases include behind-the-scenes featurettes “The Jungle Book Reimagined,” “I Am Mowgli,” “King Louie’s Temple: Layer by Layer” and scene-by-scene commentary by Favreau.
