Pre-production is underway on The One and Only Ivan, the next major feature from Disney to film in the UK.
Author: Nia Daniels
Published: 30 Jan 2018
Pre-production is underway on The One and Only Ivan, the next major feature from Disney to film in the UK.
The American studio is adapting Katherine Applegate’s award-winning book as a mix of animation and live-action with the shoot broken down into blocks described as "hybrid" and "virtual".
UK director Thea Sharrock will be calling the shots from a screenplay by Mike White with Angelina Jolie and Brigham among the producers.
The One and Only Ivan was a New York Times best-seller and won several literary gongs including the Newbery Medal in 2013. It is narrated by the central character, Ivan, a silverback gorilla that has been living in a cage in a shopping mall for nearly 30 years.
Reports published last year said that that Jolie is among the cast too, providing the voice for an elephant called Stella. The US multi-hyphenate will be in the UK later this year to film her starring role in Disney’s Maleficent 2, also currently in pre-production.
Disney has made a second home in the UK over the last few years as it continues to adapt many of its classic animated films as live-action features.
Photo via Getty Images/FilmMagic/Axelle/Bauer-Griffin.
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