Following a BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actress for Danny Boyle’s Best Picture winner Slumdog Millionaire, Indian actress Freida Pinto has worked with the directors Woody Allen and Terrence Malick as well as starring alongside James Franco (127 Hours), David Oyelowo (Selma), Brian Cox (The Bourne Ultimatum) and of coarse an unforgettable Andy Serkis (The Lord of the Rings, The Prestige, The Avengers: Age of Ultron) as Caesar. Serkis has now recruited Pinto for his fantasy Jungle Book: Origins.
The mo-cap king will direct Pinto in a live action role. The cast includes Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game, Star Trek Into Darkness), Christian Bale (The Dark Knight, American Hustle), Naomie Harris (Skyfall, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom), Eddie Marsan (The World’s End, Sherlock Holmes), Peter Mullan (War Horse, Trainspotting), Tom Hollander (In the Loop), Jack Reynor (What Richard Did, Transformers: Age of Extinction) and Cate Blanchett (The Aviator, Blue Jasmine, The Lord of the Rings, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button).
Jungle Book: Origins – October 6th 2017
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