Reports are coming in that Disney and Jon Favreau are in talks to bring a new live-action The Jungle Book to the screens.
Rudyard Kipling’s classic tale The Jungle Book has been immortalised on screen a few times already. The Disney animation is easily the most famous, and will go down in history as one of the greatest animated films of all-time. 1994 saw Stephen Sommers, director of The Mummy, bring the story back to the screen with a live-action take starring Jason Scott-Lee and Cary Elwes. 
Now, it looks as though a new take could start production soon, with Disney wanting Jon Favreau to direct. Favreau has been a successful director with such films as Iron-Man, Iron-Man 2, Elf and Swingers. He also made Zathura, which was basically a sci-fi version of the Robin Williams’ movie Jumanji.
According to reports, Justin Marks, who wrote Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li, is peening the screenplay and Favreau is very interested in this new take on the classic story.
More news on this potential family hit when we have it.
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