The Jungle Book (franchise) as Baloo, Ben Kingsley as Bagheera, Idris Elba as Shere Khan, Scarlett Johansson as Kaa, Lupita Nyong'o as Raksha, Giancarlo Esposito as Akela, and Christopher Walken as King Louie. The film was released on April 15, 2016 to critical acclaim. After a fierce tiger threatens his life, Mowgli, an orphan boy raised by wolves, leaves his jungle home and, guided by a stern panther and a free-spirited bear, sets out on a journey of self-discovery. Following the film's early financial and critical successes, the studio has begun work on a sequel film. Favreau is reported to return as director, while
Jungle Action "Panther vs. the Klan" was later picked up as a subplot in "Black Panther" #14–15 (March–May 1979), the final two issues of that series before finally being concluded in "Marvel Premiere" #51–53 (Dec. 1979 – April 1980). However, these later chapters were written not by McGregor but by Ed Hannigan. The original conclusion to "Panther vs. the Klan" was never completed, though work had started on what would have been "Jungle Action" #25, and in a 2008 interview McGregor said that he still has Rich Buckler's layouts for the issue. In 2010, Comics Bulletin ranked McGregor's run on "Jungle Action"