The One And Only Ivan is an adaptation of the award-winning book about one very special gorilla. The Disney+ film is set to be an unforgettable tale about the beauty of friendship, the power of visualization and the significance of the place one calls home.
The film centres on, Ivan 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. The heart-warming adventure, which comes to the screen in an impressive hybrid of live-action and CGI, is based on Katherine Applegate’s best-selling book.
The One And Only Ivan features Sam Rockwell as the voice of Ivan with Angelina Jolie lending her voice to Stella; Danny DeVito as Bob the dog and Helen Mirren as Snickers the poodle. Directed by Thea Sharrock, the film also stars Bryan Cranston and is due to arrive on Disney+ on 14 August. Check out the trailer below.