Dubbed by a local billboard as “The One And Only Ivan,” Ivan is the star attraction of a circus located inside of a small shopping center, and while Mack is certainly often portrayed as desperate to keep his business afloat, this isn’t a man who lets his anger get the best of him and lashes out at those around him.
Based on a true story that was turned into a children’s book by author Katherine Applegate, the new movie tells the tale of Ivan (voiced by Sam Rockwell), a Silverback gorilla who has spent the vast majority of his life in captivity – his parental figure long being Bryan Cranston’s Mack.