The Jungle Book is a 2016 American fantasy adventure drama film produced by Walt Disney Pictures. It is a live-action/photorealistically animated remake of Walt Disney's animated 1967 film (itself loosely based on Rudyard Kipling's story collection of the same name) and the fourth adaptation by Disney thereof. It was directed by Jon Favreau and written by Justin Marks. Neel Sethi plays Mowgli, the orphaned human boy who, guided by his animal guardians, sets out on a journey of self-discovery while evading the threatening Shere Khan.