Mowgli instructs Baloo to scare off Shanti should she appear, and bemoans about his minutiae life in the Man-Village. In the ensuing chase, Shanti and Ranjan sneak into the jungle to rescue Mowgli, believing that Baloo is a rabid animal who has kidnapped him.īagheera learns of Mowgli's escape from the village when the humans search the jungle for him, and immediately suspects Baloo. Baloo enters the Man-Village and takes Mowgli back into the jungle however, unbeknownst to them, Shere Khan had also enter the village, only to be attacked by the villagers. Meanwhile, in the jungle, Shere Khan has returned to Baloo and Bagheera's part of the jungle, seeking revenge on Mowgli for defeating him. However, wanting to return to the exciting life of the jungle, he nearly leads the other children in the village into the jungle, and his adopted father punishes him for disobeying what he told Mowgli about not leaving the village and putting them in danger. Mowgli resides in the "Man-Village" with the girl who lured him in, Shanti, his adopted brother Ranjan, and Ranjan's parents.
However, it was a box office success, grossing $135.7 million against a $20 million budget. The film received negative reviews directed towards the animation and similarity in plotline to the first film. However, they do have several characters in common. The film is not based on The Second Jungle Book. It is the fourth animated Disney sequel to have a theatrical release rather than going direct-to-video after The Rescuers Down Under in 1990, Fantasia 2000 in 1999, and Return to Never Land in 2002. The film was originally produced as a direct-to-video film, but was released theatrically first, similar to the Peter Pan sequel Return to Never Land. The film is a sequel to Walt Disney's 1967 film The Jungle Book, and stars Haley Joel Osment as the voice of Mowgli and John Goodman as the voice of Baloo. The theatrical version of the film was released in France on February 5, 2003, and released in the United States on February 14, 2003. The Jungle Book 2 is a 2003 animated adventure film produced by the Australian office at DisneyToon Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution.