Following Alice in Wonderland, Maleficent and Cinderella, Walt Disney Pictures is working on a live-action/CGI Jungle Book film with Justin Marks penning the screenplay, Jon Favreau directing the film, with Idris Elba cast as Shere Khan and Ben Kingsley as Bagheera, set for a October 9, 2015 release. Scarlett Johansson and Lupita Nyong'o are in negotiations to voice Kaa and Raksha, respectively.