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 Black Panther of Sivanipalli and Other Adventures of the Indian Jungle Call of the Man Eater' (in the story, 'From Mauler to Man-Eater'). The Black Panther of Sivanipalli and Other Adventures of the Indian Jungle The Black Panther of Sivanipalli and Other Adventures of the Indian Jungle is the third book of jungle tales and man-eaters written by Kenneth Anderson, first published in 1959 by George Allen & Unwin Ltd. "To all those who love the still wild places of the earth - the tropical jungles, the towering mountains and rolling hills, the open skies and to all those who love peace, stillness and solitude, wild life and Nature - I