The Jungle Book (2016 film) The Jungle Book (2016 film) The Jungle Book is a 2016 American fantasy adventure film directed and produced by Jon Favreau, produced by Walt Disney Pictures, and written by Justin Marks. Based on Rudyard Kipling's eponymous collective works and inspired by Walt Disney's 1967 animated film of the same name, "The Jungle Book" is a live-action/CGI film that tells the story of Mowgli, an orphaned human boy who, guided by his animal guardians, sets out on a journey of self-discovery while evading the threatening Shere Khan. The film introduces Neel Sethi as Mowgli and also features the voices of Bill
John Kipling John Kipling John Kipling (17 August 1897 – 27 September 1915) was the only son of the British author Rudyard Kipling. He was killed in September 1915 at the Battle of Loos while serving with the British Army during the First World War, nearly six weeks after his eighteenth birthday. He is a central character in the 1997 play "My Boy Jack". He is portrayed by actor Daniel Radcliffe in the 2007 television film adaptation of the same name. Born in 1897, Kipling was the youngest of three children of the author Rudyard Kipling and his American wife Caroline Starr