The One and Only Ivan Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

Ivan is a 400-pound silverback gorilla who shares a communal habitat in a suburban shopping mall with Stella the elephant, Bob the dog, and various other animals. He has few memories of the jungle where he was captured, but when a baby elephant named Ruby arrives, it touches something deep within him. Ruby is recently separated from her family in the wild, which causes him to question his life, where he comes from and where he ultimately wants to be.

Drama Family Animation Live-Action/CGI Adaptation

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The One and Only Ivan.

• 
  Angelina Jolie

  ... Stella (voice)

  Maleficent, Kung Fu Panda 2

• 
  Bryan Cranston

  ... Mack

  The Phoenician Scheme, Argylle

• B
  Brooklynn Prince

  ... Ruby (voice)

  The Marsh King’s Daughter, The Angry Birds Movie 2

• A
  Ariana Greenblatt

  ... Julia

  Fear Street: The Prom Queen, Borderlands

• 
  Sam Rockwell

  ... Ivan (voice)

  The Bad Guys 2, IF

• R
  Ramon Rodriguez

  ... mall employee George

  G20, Need for Speed

• 
  Helen Mirren

  ... Snickers (voice)

  White Bird, The Fate of the Furious

• 
  Danny DeVito

  ... Bob (voice)

  When in Rome, Dr. Seuss' The Lorax

• E
  Eleanor Matsuura

  ... Candace McAfee

  I Used to be Famous

• C
  Chaka Khan

  ... Henrietta (voice)

  Standing in the Shadows of Motown

• M
  Mike White

  ... Frankie (voice)

  School of Rock, The D Train

• R
  Ron Funches

  ... Murphy (voice)

  Trolls Band Together, Trolls

Crew Behind the Film

The The One and Only Ivan behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Thea Sharrock last directed The Beautiful Game and Wicked Little Letters. The film's writer Mike White last wrote Migration and Pitch Perfect 3.

Director

Thea Sharrock

Screenwriter

Mike White

Producers

Angelina Jolie
Allison Shearmur
Brigham Taylor

Production Details

What we know about the The One and Only Ivan movie production.

Key Facts

• Will be a hybrid of live-action and CGI.
• Disney pushed the film from theatrical to its streaming platform Disney+ for an August 21st release (6/14/2020).
• Ramon Rodriguez will play an assistant who works for the mall’s owner (Cranston) and who is also the father of a young girl (Greenblatt) who befriends the silverback (Hollywood Reporter, 3/13/18).
• Allison Shearmur, who recently died, will retain a producer credit on the movie (Hollywood Reporter, 3/1/18).
• Bryan Cranston will play the desperate owner of a failing circus (Hollywood Reporter, 3/1/18).
• Based on the Newbery Medal-winning book written by Katherine Applegate and illustrated by Patricia Castelao.

Production Updates for The One and Only Ivan

May 2020

Completed

Changed The One and Only Ivan movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Mar 2019

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Mar 2018

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

Mar 2017

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Thea Sharrock, director of Me Before You, is in early talks to direct.

May 2016

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Mike Newell on board to direct the film. Disney picked up the rights to the book in 2014.

Apr 2014

Announced

Changed the movie production status to Announced. No additional details available for this status.

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