The Jungle Book is an American adventure film directed by Jon Favreau written by Justin Marks and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. The film stars Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong'o, Giancarlo Esposito, Christopher Walken, Emjay Anthony and Ralph Ineson. The film was released on April 15, 2016.