"The jungle is JUMPIN'!" posters for The Jungle Book declared in 1967. The streets of Maidstone became a jungle, too, as thousands jostled outside the Granada cinema in a queue that stretched round ...

Director John Favreau explained to Empire that while the new film isn’t a musical like its predecessor, the new Jungle Book film captures more than a few key moments from the 1967 animated film.

Serkis, Gollum in The Lord Of The Rings and Caesar in the Planet Of The Apes films, will take on the role of Baloo, the beloved bear. The new big screen version of The Jungle Book will feature a Baloo ...