Disney is turning to Jon Favreau to helm its live action adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s “The Jungle Book.”
The studio is in negotiations with the “Iron Man” director to turn the film into a new family franchise for the studio. Favreau, who is repped by CAA, has been developing Disney’s tentpole “Magic Kingdom,” set inside the company’s theme park.
Justin Marks, who previously wrote “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” for Disney, is writing the script. Project could go into production next year.
Source: Variety
