Today Variety reported that Andy Serkis is set to make his directorial debut in The Jungle Book for Warner Bros. This isn't to be confused with Disney's The Jungle Book remake which currently stars Idris Elba as Shere Khan and Jon Favreau (Iron Man) directing.
This will be Andy Serkis first feature film he will direct even though he did second unit directing on The Hobbit trilogy. Serkis is best known for pioneering motion capture performances in The Lord of the Rings, King Kong and Rise of The Planet of the Apes films.
The Jungle Book release date is TBA
