Fandom Rivalry: With Disney's 2016 version of the story, which more obviously follows the animated version with talking animals, while this version is an In Name Only adaptation with adventure and romance elements.
WTH? Casting Agency: Mowgli should, logically speaking, be Indian, given that the story is set in India, and as a child he is played by an Indian actor. As an adult, he is played by Chinese-Hawaiian Jason Scott Lee.