The Jungle Book is a 2016 American fantasy adventure film directed by Jon Favreau and based on Rudyard Kipling's eponymous collective works and inspired by Walt Disney's 1967 animated film of the same name. The film stars Neel Sethi as Mowgli and features the voices of Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong'o, Scarlett Johansson, Giancarlo Esposito, and Christopher Walken. The film follows Mowgli, a young boy raised by wolves, as he embarks on a journey of self-discovery and faces off against the fearsome tiger, Shere Khan. The film received positive reviews and grossed over $966 million worldwide.