Jon Favreau directed the live-action adaptation of Disney’sThe Jungle Bookwhich was also released in 2016.

The Jungle Book 2 Is Not Confirmed

At this moment,The Jungle Book 2is not confirmed.

And right now in the story phase, getting the story right for Jungle Book 2.

Bagheera (Ben Kingsley) staring at Mowgli (Neel Sethi) in The Jungle Book.

I don’t know.

I was working on Marvel movies for like four years back-to-back.

Every film is a puzzle you have to solve – these highly technical ones are like 3D chess.

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Disney’s live-action adaptation of The Jungle Book brings the original Rudyard Kipling story to life, telling the story of Mowgli the Man-Cub (Neel Sethi) as he is cared for by the animals of the jungle. Raised by wolves and taught to hunt by the panther Bagheera (Ben Kingsley), Mowgli also befriends the carefree bear, Baloo (Bill Murray). However, the tiger Shere Khan (Idris Elba) wants to kill Mowgli, forcing him to assess whether or not the jungle is a safe place for a human.

There’s like a whole other level to it that has to be understood and learned."

Another actor who could return is Neel Sethi as Mowgli.

In 2018,Sethi expressed his intent to return forThe Jungle Book 2.

Baloo (Bill Murray) and Bagheera (Ben Kingsley) standing together in The Jungle Book

Sethi toldGulf News,

“Were going to start that soon… as soon as the director is ready.

Hes in the middle of another film, but when hes done, were going to do that.”

We were like, ‘Wait, that’s a great idea.

Mowgli (Neel Sethi) laying in a tree with Bagheera (Ben Kingsley) and Baloo (Bill Murray) in The Jungle Book.

We really need that in the film.’

So we’ve built it out like that."

It’s also important to note thatthere is an animatedThe Jungle Book 2that was straight-to-video in 2003.

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Disney’s live-action adaptation of The Jungle Book brings the original Rudyard Kipling story to life, telling the story of Mowgli the Man-Cub (Neel Sethi) as he is cared for by the animals of the jungle. Raised by wolves and taught to hunt by the panther Bagheera (Ben Kingsley), Mowgli also befriends the carefree bear, Baloo (Bill Murray). However, the tiger Shere Khan (Idris Elba) wants to kill Mowgli, forcing him to assess whether or not the jungle is a safe place for a human.

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