Benedict Cumberbatch Sherlock to Shere Khan

Benedict Cumberbatch Sherlock to Shere Khan

The latest Jungle Book film promises Sherlock fans a surprise.

Andy Serkis, the latest filmmaker to be captivated by Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, can't get over Benedict Cumberbatch's Shere Khan.

The Sherlock star, Serkis told the media, is 'phenomenal' in the movie.

'It's amazing... He's really scary. It's a grounded, full-of-rage, brilliant performance,' several media houses, including the Daily Mail, quoted the director as saying.

Rohan Chand, born to Indian parents in New York City, was only 6 when he was spotted and cast in Jack and Jill (2011) as Adam Sandler's adopted son.

He has since appeared in the telly series Homeland and multiple films, including Lone Survivor and The Hundred Foot Journey.

Serkis' The Jungle Book, which is slated to release in 2018, is the latest in a long line of screen adaptations of the famous book.

And it has a tough legacy to live up to, especially with Jon Favreau's 2016 masterpiece starring Neel Sethi as Mowgli still fresh in our minds.

That film featured Bill Murray as Baloo, Ben Kingsley as Bagheera, Lupita Nyong'o as Raksha, Scarlett Johansson as Kaa and Christopher Walken as King Louise.

Interestingly, the Shere Khan of Favreau's The Jungle Book was also a British actor, Idris Elba.