VIDEO : Andy Serkis' Mowgli Acquired By Netflix

According to Screen Rant, Netflix has acquired director Andy Serkis' live-action/CGI "Mowgli" from Warner Bros. and plans to begin streaming the movie around the globe next year. Written by Callie Kloves, Mowgli has been in development for around four years. Serkis, in a statement, said he and Netflix are "circling dates" for Mowgli at the moment and spoke in depth about how the Netflix deal frees up his movie from comparisons to Disney and director Jon Favreau's live-action Jungle Book.