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
The Call of the Man Eater Anderson does not return to shoot the tiger for another month or so. Upon his return it transpires that in fact the cattle lifter is a panther and not a tiger. Anderson sits up and awaits the panther, and when it arrives and he has a clean shot - he decides at the last minute to let it go. From Mauler to Man-Eater This story follows on from two previously published stories: The Mauler of Rajnagara (Man Eaters and Jungle Killers) and The Maneater of Pegepalyam (The Black Panther of Sivanipalli and Other Adventures of the Indian Jungle). Previously a