Set in the remote
jungle of India, the film portrays the story of Mowgli (Neel Sethi), an
orphaned «man cub» who, guided by his
animal guardians — Bagheera the black panther (Ben Kingsley), Baloo the bear (Bill Murray), and wolves Akela (Giancarlo Esposito) and Raksha (Lupita Nyong» o)-- sets out on a journey of self - discovery while evading the threatening tiger Shere Khan (Idris Elba), the perilous snake Kaa (Scarlett Johansson) and the orangutang King Louis (Christopher Walken).