todd mccarthy did the voice of bagheera in jungle book.
todd mccarthy did the voice of bagheera in jungle book.
who does the voice of bagheera in jungle book?
todd mccarthy
the portrayal of bagheera as well as ben kingsley's voice acting were praised in the 2016 film. rotten tomatoes top critic james berardinelli stated: "ben kingsley brings the appropriate level of gravitas to the strait-laced bagheera". emily vanderwerff from vox gave bagheera the top spot on a ranking of all the talking animals from the film from best to worst stating: "by the very nature of the story, bagheera has to be sidelined for a time — so that mowgli is forced to confront the dangers of the jungle alone — but this version of the tale really made me feel the cat's absence. that's a good sign" "-any iteration of the jungle book is only as good as its bagheera. he's the concerned parent, worried about what his child will find around the next corner, the big cat who knows he has to let go just a little but can't find it in himself to do so".
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in "the jungle book 2", he is voiced by bob joles and reappears as the mature bagheera. he tries to reason with a depressed baloo that mowgli's place is in the man village, and that the jungle is not safe for him because shere khan has returned to get revenge on mowgli for humiliating him. baloo is certain that with their help, mowgli can handle the tiger a second time, and bypasses bagheera. frustrated, he calls upon colonel hathi and his troops to block baloo's path. when the villagers try to find mowgli, he suspects that baloo has brought him back. bagheera confronts baloo with the news and expresses his thoughts that maybe he has seen him. baloo hides mowgli from bagheera and convinces bagheera that he is not with him. bagheera does not entirely believe this. he later joins mowgli's younger adoptive brother ranjan and baloo as they hurry to save mowgli from shere khan. when they reach the temple built on a lava lake, bagheera waits outside with ranjan and warns baloo to be careful before he goes inside to help mowgli. after shere khan is trapped, mowgli introduces bagheera to shanti, the girl who is mowgli's best friend at the village. near the end of the film, ranjan is shown playing with bagheera's tail. at first bagheera is scared, but he later enjoys playing with him while mowgli, shanti, and baloo sing the reprise of "the bare necessities".
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