Christian Bale Mowgli Interview
204Christian Bale Mowgli Interview
We've seen Christian Bale completely transform for a role time and time again, but Mowgli: The Legend of the Jungle posed a brand new type of transformation challenge - performance-capture. The newest adaptation of the Rudyard Kipling classic sticks closer to the source material and embraces the darkness of Mowgli's journey. It features Rohan Chand as the title character, in the flesh, but then he's surrounded by a phenomenal top-notch roster including Bale, Cate Blanchett, Benedict Cumberbatch and more, all bringing their animal characters to life using performance-capture technology.
Bale's work as the panther Bagheera marks the very first time he's donned the performance-capture suit so when I got the opportunity to sit down with him to discuss making the film, that's exactly what we dug into. He discusses the highs and lows of the technology, watching Serkis become the master of the technique, and he also weighs in on the familiar debate - how long until we see a performance-capture role vying for an Academy Award alongside traditional live-action performances? You can catch his thoughts on all of that in this video interview.
Mowgli: The Legend of the Jungle is available right now on Netflix.
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