Let it be clear that the “bear necessities” of Warner Bros. upcoming “Mowgli” are much darker than you’re probably used to. Director and actor Andy Serkis’ version sticks closer to Rudyard Kipling’s original moodier story. At CinemaCon, he mentioned that his take on the classic focuses on “the journey of Mowgli of being an outsider…” and that “through the mentorship of all the different creatures that surround him, he eventually finds a way to go from this orphaned child to becoming a leader of the jungle.”

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That idea is clearly evident in the first trailer and synopsis.

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