Kaa attempts to devour Mowgli in “The Jungle Book.” Parental guidance/kid stuff: Our favorite man-cub is frequently alone and in peril, and that tiger makes death threats.

It’s not too harsh, though, as Serkis keenly insists that he Mowgli: Legend Of Jungle is “not like an R-rated version.” In his opinion, “You can’t take your 4 or 5-year-olds to see it.

That 2016 film, a high-tech remake of the studio’s 1967 “The Jungle Book,” about an orphaned Indian boy, Mowgli, who is raised by wolves, went on to win the Oscar for visual effects.

'Mowgli' takes a darker, more CGI-filled look at the hero of 'The Jungle Book' — and pings b etween peaks and uncanny valleys. Our review.

But it’s no longer safe for Mowgli in the wild as Shere Khan encrouches. Directed by Jon Favreau, The Jungle Book hits theaters on April 15.