Disney has named its human star for The Jungle Book. After a worldwide search, the studio has found Neel Sethi, who is certainly going to have an incredible first experience in the movie business.
Neel is a 10-year-old from New York and has never acted before. According to TheWrap, the was picked from thousands of kids who auditioned for the role, which is expected to be the only live-action human on the screen in the film.
“Casting is the most important element of any film and finding the right kid to play Mowgli was imperative,” director Jon Favreau (Iron Man, Chef) said in a statement. “Neel has tremendous talent and charisma. There is a lot riding on his little shoulders and I'm confident he can handle it.”
Neel will have an amazing supporting cast voicing the animal characters in this new adaptation of the classic Rudyard Kipling stories. Idris Elba is voicing Shere Khan, while Sir Ben Kingsley will lend his voice for Bagheera.
He will probably be excited to meet Lupita Nyong’o, who will play Rakcha, the wolf who adopts Mowgli. Scarlett Johansson will give a unique take on Kaa, the sly snake character.
The Jungle Book will hit theaters on Oct. 9, 2015.
image of Jon Favreau courtesy of INFphoto.com