Live Action "The Jungle Book"

According to "Variety" Pathe and BBC have decided to make a live action version of the Rudyard Kipling novel. The film will be Directed by John Downer and is written by Richard Kurti and Bev Doyle. Michelle Doyle who helped produced the live action version of another "Disney" classic "101 Dalmations". Will shoot in India and junkles in the U.K. The project will begin in September. The story is about a guy named Mowgli who is raised by wolfs and is taken by monkeys and makes lots of animal friends. He must also fight the tiger Sher Khan. This sounds really interesting and I cannot wait. It is presumed it will be released in 2 years.