Published in 2012, The One and Only Ivan tells the story of a silverback gorilla who lives with other animals in a shopping mall.
Disney has announced the start of filming on The One and Only Ivan, a CG/live-action adaptation of the children’s book by Katherine Applegate, along with a cast list that includes Danny DeVito and Helen Mirren.
Per Disney, production has now begun on The One and Only Ivan at Pinewood Studios in London.
DeVito and Mirren join a voice cast that also includes Sam Rockwell (Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri) and Brooklynn Prince (The Florida Project).