20th Century Studios will develop a film adaptation of Children of the Jungle, based on investigative journalist Mat Youkee's book Forty Days in the Jungle: Behind the Extraordinary Survival and Rescue of Four Children Lost in the Amazon. Roberto Bentivegna will write the script, Deadline reported, adding that Giannina Scott is producing through her Cara Films banner alongside Scott Free's Ridley Scott and president of film Michael Pruss.
Giannina Scott "brought the project to Scott Free and won a competitive auction for Youkee's book proposal together with the Scott Free team. Around that time, in May 2024, the story became global headline news," Deadline noted.