Jon Favreau’s upcoming, live-action adaptation of The Jungle Book has quite a few notable actors voicing the film’s jungle-inhabiting creatures, but one pairing of cast and character that’s generating ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bill Murray has joined the cast of Disney's "The Jungle Book" as the voice of Baloo the Bear. Previously announced cast include ...

Bill Murray has signed on to play the lovable bear Baloo in Disney's upcoming adaptation of The Jungle Book, the studio announced on Friday. The film is set to be a blend of live-action and animation.

The character Baloo the Bear—who tries to convince a boy to leave the jungle for a better life in human civilization—was originally voiced by actor Phil Harris in the original 1967 film. “Neel is a ...