Benedict Cumberbatch has already played one iconic Khan ; now he ’s playing another . He has been cast in the Andy Serkis - directed adaption of Rudyard Kipling ’s The Jungle Book as the malevolent tiger Shere Khan .
THRreports that Cumberbatch has been announced as the first cast member in Serkis ’ adaptation , which will also be Serkis ’ directorial debut . Serkis ’ Jungle Book is competing with Disney ’s production of The Jungle Book , which is being directed by Jon Favreau . Favreau ’s Jungle Book boasts Idris Elba as Shere Khan , but after go out Cumberbatch ’s Smaug , we ’re especially interested in catch what he lend to the deadly tiger .
Benedict Cumberbatch Joins ‘ Jungle Book ’ for Warner Bros.[The Hollywood Reporter ]
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