The Jungle Book (2016 movie) Facts for Kids

The Jungle Book is a 2016 American fantasy adventure movie directed by Jon Favreau, written by Justin Marks and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. It is based on Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book and inspired by Walt Disney's 1967 animated movie of the same name.

It stars Neel Sethi as Mowgli with the voices of Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong'o, Scarlett Johansson, Giancarlo Esposito and Christopher Walken with Garry Shandling.

Favreau, Marks and producer Brigham Taylor developed the movie's story with a mixture between Disney's animated version and Kipling's original books. Filming began in 2014, with filming taking place in Los Angeles.

The Jungle Book was released to very positive reviews in North America on April 15, 2016. It has a 95% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Release Dates

Country	Premiere
Argentina	7 April 2016
Australia	7 April 2016
Azerbaijan	7 April 2016
Belarus	7 April 2016
Chile	7 April 2016
Colombia	7 April 2016
Kazakhstan	7 April 2016
Malaysia	7 April 2016
Peru	7 April 2016
Philippines	7 April 2016
Russia	7 April 2016
Singapore	7 April 2016
Ukraine	7 April 2016
Uruguay	7 April 2016
Indonesia	8 April 2016
India	8 April 2016
Belgium	13 April 2016
Finland	13 April 2016
France	13 April 2016
Cambodia	13 April 2016
Sweden	13 April 2016
Thailand	13 April 2016
Albania	14 April 2016
Austria	14 April 2016
Brazil	14 April 2016
Germany	14 April 2016
Denmark	14 April 2016
Croatia	14 April 2016
Israel	14 April 2016
Italy	14 April 2016
Kuwait	14 April 2016
Lebanon	14 April 2016
Macedonia	14 April 2016
Netherlands	14 April 2016
Portugal	14 April 2016
Bulgaria	15 April 2016
Canada	15 April 2016
China	15 April 2016
Estonia	15 April 2016
Spain	15 April 2016
United Kingdom	15 April 2016
Ireland	15 April 2016
Lithuania	15 April 2016
Mexico	15 April 2016
Norway	15 April 2016
Pakistan	15 April 2016
Poland	15 April 2016
Romania	15 April 2016
Turkey	15 April 2016
Taiwan	15 April 2016
United States	15 April 2016
Vietnam	15 April 2016
Cyprus	21 April 2016
Czech Republic	21 April 2016
Greece	21 April 2016
Hungary	21 April 2016
Hong Kong	26 May 2016
South Korea	9 June 2016
Japan	11 August 2016
Argentina in Chile	22 October 2016