The Jungle Book 2 similar to the "Peter Pan" sequel "Return to Never Land". It is the third animated Disney sequel to have a theatrical release rather than going direct-to-video after "The Rescuers Down Under" in 1990 and "Return to Never Land" in 2002. The film is a continuation of "The Jungle Book" by Rudyard Kipling and is not based on "The Second Jungle Book". However, they do have several characters in common. When released, it was criticized mainly for the quality of its animation and the similarity of its plotline to that of the original film. Mowgli is living in the Man Village
Rudyard Kipling His children's stories remain popular, and his "Jungle Books" have been made into several movies. The first was made by producer Alexander Korda, and other films have been produced by the Walt Disney Company. A number of his poems were set to music by Percy Grainger. A series of short films based on some of his stories was broadcast by the BBC in 1964. Kipling's work is still popular today. The poet T. S. Eliot edited "A Choice of Kipling's Verse" (1941) with an introductory essay. Eliot was aware of the complaints that had been levelled against Kipling and he