Who directed the 2016 live-action film The Jungle Book?

Jon Favreau directed the 2016 live-action film The Jungle Book.

Released by Walt Disney Pictures, Favreau’s film combines a live-action performance by Neel Sethi as Mowgli with computer-generated environments and animals. The production used extensive digital effects to create a realistic jungle while retaining recognizable characters from Kipling and Disney’s earlier animated film.

Favreau had already directed Iron Man and Iron Man 2 for Marvel before making The Jungle Book. His version emphasizes Mowgli’s physical vulnerability, the scale of the jungle, and the tension between human ingenuity and animal instinct.

The film received strong reviews and won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. Its voice cast included Bill Murray as Baloo, Ben Kingsley as Bagheera, Idris Elba as Shere Khan, and Christopher Walken as King Louie. The success of the film helped establish a modern Disney pattern of technologically elaborate reimaginings of animated classics.