Jungle Book (formerly known as Jungle Book: Origins) is an upcoming British-American live-action adventure fantasy film directed by Andy Serkis (in his directorial debut) and written by Callie Kloves, based on The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. The film stars Rohan Chand as Mowgli with motion capture performances from Serkis as Baloo, Christian Bale as Bagheera, Benedict Cumberbatch as Shere Khan, Tom Hollander as Tabaqui and Cate Blanchett as Kaa. Principal photography began on March 9, 2015. Warner Bros. plans to release the film in the United States on October 19, 2018.