The 53-year-old star has directed a motion capture interpretation of Rudyard Kipling's 1894 book for Warner Bros. Pictures but the release date was moved from 2016 due to Disney bringing out their own live-action version based on the studio's classic animation.
Serkis' film will now hit cinemas in October 2018 and he has promised audiences will be in for a different experience if they see his beastly adventure which focuses on 'man cub' Mowgli fight for survival against the tiger Shere Khan, reported Contactmusic.
In Serkis' film, Christian Bale plays black panther Bagheera, Cate Blanchett as anaconda Kaa and Benedict Cumberbatch is the villainous Shere Khan, while Mowgli will be played by Rohan Chand.
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