Oscar winner Christopher Walken and “Breaking Bad” villain Giancarlo Esposito have joined the voice cast of Jon Favreau‘s “The Jungle Book,” Disney announced on Monday. Favreau is directing from a script by Justin Marks. The new 3D film, which is a combination of live-action and animation, will follow the adventures of Mowgli (Neel Sethi), a little boy who's raised by wolves and friends with all sorts of jungle creatures. Also read: Christopher Walken to Play Tap-Dancing Captain Hook in ‘Peter Pan Live’ Walken will play King Louie, the ruler of a troop of monkeys and apes, while Esposito will voice Akela,...
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