Jungle Book cast portraits out!

The cast of the upcoming The Jungle Book reboot have just released a series of portraits alongside their animated animal characters, explaining what they meant to them.

Lupita Nyong’o as Raksha

Lupita Nyong’o, who plays the mother wolf Raksha, said of her character, “She is the protector, the eternal mother. The word ‘raksha’ actually means protection in Hindi. I felt really connected to that, wanting to protect a son that isn’t originally hers but one she’s taken for her own.”

Scarlett Johansson as Kaa

Meanwhile, Idris Elba wrote about his character, the legendary tiger Shere Khan: “Shere Khan reigns with fear. He terrorises everyone he encounters because he comes from a place of fear.”