Disney and Angelina Jolie produce in UK

Pre-production is underway on The One and Only Ivan, the next major feature from Disney to film in the UK. 
 

By Nia Daniels 30 Jan 2018

Disney and Angelina Jolie produce in UK
Angelina Jolie

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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