Disney has found the voice of Mowgli's fun-loving (and ticklish) companion, Baloo the Bear, for director Jon Favreau's (Iron Man) The Jungle Book remake -- in the form of Oscar-nominated actor Bill Murray. That's right, Dr. Peter Venkman will teach us all about "Bare Necessities."
Murray's casting follows the announcement that Oscar-winner Christopher Walken (The Deer Hunter) and Emmy-nominee Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad) will play King Louie and Akela, respectively.
Rounding out the cast are Ben Kingsley (Iron Man 3) as Bagheera, Lupita Nyong'o (12 Years a Slave) as Raksha, Idris Elba (Pacific Rim) as Shere Khan, Scarlett Johansson (Lucy) as Kaa, and freshman actor Neel Sethi as Mowgli.
