Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle on Netflix release date, cast, trailer - All you need to know

Mowgli is back in a brand new adaptation directed by the inimitable Andy Serkis.

The newest version of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, 1894, strips away Disney's animated glow in favour of a CGI and live-action hybrid as gritty as it is nuanced.

With an all-star cast, both of human and voice actors, Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle is a 21st-century adaptation of a classic tale.

Here is all you need to know about the upcoming Netflix film.

Netflix's adaptation will be released on their streaming platform on December 7, 2018.

Before this, the movie will have a limited theatrical run from November 29, 2018.

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle will run in cinemas in London and New York City for those wanting to see it on the big screen.

In Brasil and South Africa, Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle will be available from 2019, though when specifically has yet to be confirmed.

Netflix's official plot synopsis reads: "The story follows the upbringing of the human child Mowgli raised by a pack of wolves in the jungles of India.

"He learns the often harsh rules of the jungle, under the tutelage of a bear named Baloo and a black panther named Bagheera.

"Mowgli becomes accepted by the animals of the jungle as one of their own, except for one; the fearsome tiger Shere Khan.

"But there may be greater dangers lurking in the jungle, as Mowgli comes face to face with his human origins."

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The aforementioned 'greater danger' is Matthew Rhys, as John Lockwood - an explorer and hunter.

Freida Pinto plays Messua, the human woman who takes Mowgli in when he leaves the jungle.

The voice cast includes Christian Bale as Bagheera the Panther.

Mowgli's director Andy Serkis also voices Baloo the Bear.

Cate Blanchett voices Kaa the Python, with Naomie Harris as Nisha the Wolf.

Benedict Cumberbatch voices Shere Khan the Tiger, who many will remember as the main antagonist of the 1967 Disney adaptation.

The wolf pack is voiced by Peter Mullan as Akela the Wolf, Jack Reynor as Brother Wolf, and Eddie Marsan as Vihaan the Wolf.

Tom Hollander, best known as Spider-Man, voices Tabaqui the Hyena.

Yes, and you can watch it here at Express.co.uk.

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle is out in select cinemas from November 29, 2018.

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle is out on Netflix on December 7, 2018.

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