'Man is forbidden!' Mowgli gets sniffed out by Idris Elba's Shere Khan in new trailer for The Jungle Book

Mowgli ran for his life in a new trailer for The Jungle Book released on Sunday during the Super Bowl broadcast.

The trailer opened with the boy raised by Indian wolves being chased by a black panther who gains ground and leaps on top of him.

The black panther Bagheera, voiced by Ben Kingsley, stood over Mowgli and said: 'If you can't learn to run with the pack, one of these days you'll be someone's dinner.' 

On the run: Mowgli sprinted for safety in a new trailer for The Jungle Book released on Sunday during the Super Bowl broadcast

On the run: Mowgli sprinted for safety in a new trailer for The Jungle Book released on Sunday during the Super Bowl broadcast

The ferocious Bengal tiger Shere Khan, voiced by Idris Elba, was then seen sniffing out Mowgli during a gathering of jungle dwellers.

'I can't help but notice there's a strange odor today. Man is forbidden!,' Shere Khan said ominously.

Mowgli, played by newcomer Neel Sethi, was suddenly chased by Shere Khan and narrowly escaped. 

Strange odor: The Bengal tiger Shere Khan sniffed out Mowglli before attacking the man-cub 

Strange odor: The Bengal tiger Shere Khan sniffed out Mowglli before attacking the man-cub 

He then embarked on a journey of self-discovery and along the way was lured by the seductive python Kaa, voiced by Scarlett Johansson, and also contended with the silver-tongued orangutan King Louie, voiced by Christopher Walken.

Mowgli was aided by Bagheera as well as the friendly bear Baloo, voiced by Bill Murray, as he faced dangers in the jungle.

Murray sings The Bare Necessities in the film while Johansson also will sing Trust In Me. 

On the run: Mowgli leaped over trees while being chased in one segment

On the run: Mowgli leaped over trees while being chased in one segment

On fire: The boy raised by wolves scrambled high above a roaring blaze

On fire: The boy raised by wolves scrambled high above a roaring blaze

Out of there: Mowgli also fled a temple as he was being chased yet again

Out of there: Mowgli also fled a temple as he was being chased yet again

Friendly face: Baloo, voiced by Bill Murray, vowed to protect Mowgli

Friendly face: Baloo, voiced by Bill Murray, vowed to protect Mowgli

The Jungle Book is due in cinemas on April 15.

The live-animation Disney film is directed by Jon Favreau who recently directed Chef and also directed the first two Iron Man films.

It is a remake of the 1967 animated Disney film of the same name that was inspired by English author Rudyard Kipling's 1894 collection of stories The Jungle Book.

Disney classic: Baloo is shown in a still from the 1967 Disney animated movie The Jungle Book

Disney classic: Baloo is shown in a still from the 1967 Disney animated movie The Jungle Book

 

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