Audio problem: In the beginning, you can hear the sounds of the jungle, including the laugh of a kookaburra. The problem is: The film is set in India and kookaburras are only in Australia, not India.
The Jungle Book (2016)
1 audio problem
Directed by: Jon Favreau
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong'o, Ralph Ineson
Continuity mistake: The wound that Mowgli gets from the tiger on his chest gets smaller at the end of the film.
Kaa: Are you alone out here? What are you doing so deep in the jungle? Don't you know what you are? I know what you are. I know where you came from. Poor, sweet little cub. I'll keep you clossse. Let go of your fear now... And trussst in meee.
Trivia: Over 2,000 children auditioned for the role of Mowgli. In his first-ever audition, Neel Sethi won the part.
Question: Why did Shere Khan kill Akela?
Answer: Shere Khan was angry that Akela would not turn over Mowgli to him. It was retaliation.
Answer: It was a threat to Mowgli, hoping to lure him back in grief and to save the younger wolves from the same fate.