Warner Bros. has cast an entire zoo’s worth of actors for its adaptation of The Jungle Book, which Andy Serkis is directing. Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Naomie Harris, Tom Hollander, Eddie ...

“The Jungle Book” is far from the cosy fables of the “Just-So Stories”. Human-animal conflicts preoccupy it, as does the war for survival fought between creatures themselves.