Production Has Begun on Disney's 'The One and Only Ivan'
The One and Only Ivan, a children's book by Katherine Applegate will be adapted for the big screen.
Production for the film has begun at Pinewood Studios in London. The film has been described as a live-action/CG hybrid. The book is about a silverback gorilla who lives in a cage at a mall. The film will be directed by Thea Sharrock, with a screenplay from Mike White, and is produced by Angelina Jolie, Brigham Taylor, and the late Allison Shearmur.
It is a stellar cast that includes Bryan Cranston, Ramon Rodriguez, Ariana Greenblatt, Indira Varma, and Eleanor Matsuura. Character voices will feature Angelina Jolie, Sam Rockwell (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri), Brooklynn Prince (The Florida Project), Helen Mirren, and Danny DeVito.
No details have been revealed if the film will have a true theatrical release or if Disney will include it on its own streaming service.
