I wanna be like you by baloo the bear and mowgli songfacts. The song was written by songwriters robert and richard sherman, and was performed by singer and musician louis prima as king louie, with phil harris as baloo the bear. Presents kiplings classic story of the indian jungle. King louie is an scatting orangutan who rules over an army of monkeys and resides in the ruins of a human temple. Last weekend i went to go see jon favreaus the jungle book. Sam raimi and jon favreau at an event for the jungle book 2016 lupita nyongo in. King louie also appeared in the season seven episode batman forever 21 of the adult animated comedy series robot chicken, in the sketch the baloo identity, which comically combined the jungle book, talespin, and the bourne identity, with louie being a major character before dying gruesomely. King louie voices jungle book behind the voice actors. The jungle book 1967 movie behind the voice actors.
This cel is from one of the most famous scenes in the jungle book film. Comparison of the voice actors who have been the voice of king louie with sound clips and images. Dont expect to see an orangutan in the liveaction jungle book remake. The jungle book comes to the stage the new york times. See image of louis prima, the voice of king louie in the jungle book 1967. Their casting also speaks to the jungle book s impressive diversity in its voice. He made his first appearance in the original rudyard kipling stories. Instead of being an orangutan, this version of louie is a gigantopithecus. Jason marsden jungle cubs season 1 cree summer jungle cubs season 2 christopher walken 2016 liveaction film. King louie was portrayed as an orangutan who was the leader of the other jungle primates, and who attempted to gain knowledge of fire from mowgli, in order to become more human. And they are just not as much fun as the animated ones, although they are all voiced by great actors and actresses.
Louie hopes that mowgli will show him the secret of how to make mans red fire, a literary standin for technological achievement with roots in. Disneys remake of the jungle book features an ape of fantastic proportions. As much as i was totally captivated by the movie, i did make one snide remark. But gingerhaired primates arent endemic to the seeonee jungle of india, where rudyard kiplings classic is set. Kelson henderson does the voice of flit in power rangers and he also played the human form of him in the season finale of power rangers jungle fury. The jungle book 2016 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses. In jungle book what secret did king louis want from mowgli. King louie voice the jungle book 1967 movie behind the. King louie voice the jungle book 1967 movie behind.
Louis prima was an american singer, actor, songwriter, bandleader, and trumpeter. But the jungle book offers three villains all who want mowgli all for themselves. King louie appears to be natural, but he just wants to be human. King louie is an original character from walt disney, as orangutans are not native to india only the islands of. Jim cummings and the ultimate disney voiceoff duration.
King louie is a fictional orangutan who kidnaps mowgli in disneys the jungle book. Images of the king louie voice actors from the jungle book franchise. The jungle book 1967 voice actors and characters youtube. One thing i love about the jungle book is the villains. In disneys 1967 animated movie, louie voiced by louis prima is an orangutan. King louie is a fictional character introduced in walt disneys 1967 animated musical film, the jungle book. I wanna be like you is a song from walt disneys 1967 film the jungle book. In most disney movies you have one villain, sometimes with stupid and funny sidekicks who get bossed around all the time. Legendary jazz musician louis prima provided the voice for what disney character and was also used for the characters actions based on his jazz ability. How disneys new jungle book corrects for years of troubling racial undertones. Disneys the jungle book opens in theatres april 15 in 3d. Original production cels of king louie, mowgli, and a. Who did the dubbing for the character king louis in the.
But gingerhaired primates arent endemic to the seeonee jungle. He has a past grudge with the human kind and mowglis presence in the pack leads to much conflict. King louie is an original character from walt disney, as orangutans are not native to india only the islands of borneo and sumatra in indonesia. In adapting the jungle book for a stage musical, mary zimmerman has had to take much into consideration the disney film, a mix of music and the possibility of offending audiences. Louis prima is the voice of king louie in the jungle book 1967. When fans of the animated, 1967 version of the jungle book saw the most recent live action version, they were shocked at what happened to their beloved king louie. Meet the man behind the popular ad line taste the thunder and the voice of king louie in in the movie jungle book. Christopher walken to voice king louie in jungle book remake the times of india.
Mowgli bruce reitherman 1955 bagheera sebastian cabot19181977 baloo phil harris 19041995. Check out these moments with mowgli and his jungle friends and relive the thrilling adventure. Original production animation cel of king louie and mowgli. The man who lent his voice to king louie in jungle book had started. King louie appears in the 2016 liveaction film adaptation as the secondary antagonist, voiced by christopher walken. Louis armstrong played the trumpet, as king louie the ape does, and he was famous for his gravelly voice, his use of jive talk, hipster slang, and his style of scat singing, all of which king louie, the ape, makes liberal use of. Rare footage of louis prima and the story behind the song, i wanna be like you. He also recorded the 1974 concept album lets hear it for robin hood, in response to the fact that he was not. Christopher walken will lend his voice to louie, king of the apes, while giancarlo esposito once upon a time will voice akera, leader of the wolf pack. Orangutan king louie or gigantopithecus christopher walken. King louie voiced by louis prima in 1967 and christopher walken in 2016. Toomai of the elephants world of jungle books kipling, rudyard, king, christopher on.
Having taken control over the entire jungle, he seeks a higher existence and thus desires to become human. Jungle book on the other hand consists nearly purely of animals. While the wolves share a certain brotherhood with the rest of the jungle inhabitants, the selfconfessed king of the jungle, sherkhan nana patekar affords a certain dominance. The new jungle book reimagines king louie as an extinct. He is voiced by christopher walken in motion capture, who also played max zorin in a view to a kill, maximillian shreck in batman returns, cornelius hatcher in the rundown, reed thimple in the country bears, the headless horseman in sleepy hollow, colonel cutter in antz, gabriel in the prophecy, frank white in king of new york, vincenzo coccotti in true romance, and salvatore maggio in kangaroo jack. Til that the producers of the jungle book film originally considered louis armstrong for the voice of king louie, but were worried that choosing a black actor to voice an ape would cause controversy. It was composed by the sherman brothers richard and robert and is performed in the cartoon by king louis who is an orangutan with rhythm together with a monkey. I had been looking forward to the release for months because of my love for disneys animated classic. Christopher walken to voice king louie in disneys jungle. King louie voiced by louie prima the jungle book now im the king of the swingers, the jungle vip king louie the jungle book contains 12 sequences, 760 painted backgrounds, and over different pictures for every minute of animation. Mowgli bruce reitherman 1955 bagheera sebastian cabot 19181977 baloo phil harris 19041995. King louis is an ape who wants to learn the secret of mans deadly red flower fire. The man who lent his voice to king louie in jungle book had started his life with rs 500.
Louis prima as king louie, an orangutan who wants to be a human, and wants mowgli to teach him how to make fire. Who played the voice of king louie in disneys jungle book. Next to the bare necessities, i wanna be like you or to give it its full title i wanna be like you the monkey song, is probably both the best known and the best song from the 1967 walt disney animation the jungle book. After casting the young actor neel sethi in the role of mowgli, disney is fleshing out the voice cast of the jungle book, which will combine liveaction and animation.
From benedict cumberbatch and christian bale to rising stars rohand chan as mowgli and louis ashbourne serkis as bhootmeet the cast and voice actors behind netflixs 2018 mowgli film. Louis prima and bruce reitherman in the jungle book 1967. His castle, really just ruins from an old civilization, is totally ruined when baloo and bagheera appear and take mowgli away. King louie voice king louie voiced by louis primaand 3 others. The jungle book 2016 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors. The new jungle book reimagines king louie as an extinct species of ape. King louie was voiced by louis prima in the original 1967 film. Of course, king louie was actually voiced by white italian actor louis prima, straining the racial connotation. The jungle book 1967 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses. The new live action version of disneys the jungle book is in theaters now and it is expected to rule the box office this weekend. The jungle book voice actors glamorously pose with their. Listen to all the actors who have voiced king louie and vote for your favorite. Christopher walken to voice king louie in jungle book.
Legend of the jungle s characters are portrayed by some of the biggest names in entertainment. Most of the stars of the upcoming liveaction remake of the jungle book dont actually get to appear in. The character mowgli experiences a climax in the jungle book when he feels that. The voice actors cast and characters for walt disneys the jungle book 1967. The inside story of rudyard kipling and the jungle book. The man who lent his voice to king louie in jungle book. Jawdropping cast photos from the jungle book cbs news. The jungle book has the same weaknesses as the aladdin live action film.