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)

  Eternals, Maria

• 
  Bryan Cranston

  ... Mack

  Kung Fu Panda 4, Argylle

• B
  Brooklynn Prince

  ... Ruby (voice)

  The Marsh King’s Daughter, The Turning

• A
  Ariana Greenblatt

  ... Julia

  Borderlands, Now You See Me 3

• 
  Sam Rockwell

  ... Ivan (voice)

  IF, The Bad Guys 2

• R
  Ramon Rodriguez

  ... mall employee George

  Need for Speed, Lullaby

• 
  Helen Mirren

  ... Snickers (voice)

  Fast X, White Bird

• 
  Danny DeVito

  ... Bob (voice)

  A Sudden Case of Christmas , Poolman

• 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)

  The D Train, School of Rock

• R
  Ron Funches

  ... Murphy (voice)

  Trolls Band Together, 80 For Brady

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

Additional Information

All Trailers

Official The One and Only Ivan movie trailers and clips.

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.

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