Bill Murray has been cast in Jon Favreau’s adaptation of the Disney classic ‘The Jungle Book’.
According to ComingSoon.Net, the actor will voice Baloo, the coolest bear in the jungle.
Murray joins the cast which already stars Ben Kingsley, Lupita Nyong’o, Christopher Walken, Idris Elba, Scarlett Johansson and newcomer Neel Sethi.
The film will be a combination of animation and live action.
‘The Jungle Book’ is slated to open on October 9, 2015