Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for ‘Mowgli‘, the extremely realistic and “serious” take on ‘The Jungle Book‘. Although Disney released a live-action remake of the same story only a few years ago, this film looks to differentiate itself as much as possible from that adaptation as it can. Newcomer Rohan Chand steps into the title character this time, but the story of Mowgli being torn between his upbringing in the jungle and his human heritage essentially remains the same.

While this trailer is serviceable at best, what’s really exciting about the project is the heavy involvement of Director/Actor/Producer Andy Serkis. Although his impressive filmography as an actor is nothing to scoff at, Serkis is no stranger to the director’s chair, having served as a second-unit director on several high-profile films such as ‘The Hobbit‘ trilogy. To be honest, it’s really great to see