The Magician's Elephant (film)
The Magician's Elephant is an upcoming American computer-animated film directed by Wendy Rogers and written by Martin Hynes. Based on the 2009 novel of the same name by Kate DiCamillo, the film stars Noah Jupe as Peter, a boy searching for his long-lost sister Adel, who is voiced by Pixie Davies. Alongside them, the film features the voices of Benedict Wong, Sian Clifford, Brian Tyree Henry, Aasif Mandvi, Mandy Patinkin, Miranda Richardson, Cree Summer, and Lorraine Toussaint. Animated by Animal Logic, the film is set to be distributed by Netflix.
| The Magician's Elephant | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Wendy Rogers |
| Written by | Martin Hynes |
| Based on | The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo |
| Produced by | Julia Pistor |
| Starring | |
| Edited by | Robert Fisher Jr. |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Netflix |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Peter is searching for his long-lost sister Adel. A fortune teller tells him to find a magician with an elephant.[1]
Voice cast
- Noah Jupe as Peter
- Benedict Wong as the Magician
- Pixie Davies as Adel, Peter's sister
- Sian Clifford
- Brian Tyree Henry
- Aasif Mandvi
- Mandy Patinkin
- Miranda Richardson
- Cree Summer
- Lorraine Toussaint
- Natasia Demetriou[2]
- Dawn French[2]
Production
On August 17, 2009, 20th Century Fox announced that Martin Hynes would adapt a novel titled The Magician's Elephant, which was yet to be released, into a feature film.[3] In that same announcement, Julia Pistor was also confirmed as a producer of the film.[4] On December 15, 2020, after languishing into development hell for a number of years, it was announced that Netflix has acquired the film rights to the book to develop the animated feature film, with Animal Logic working on the animation. In the same announcement, Noah Jupe, Benedict Wong, Pixie Davies, Sian Clifford, Brian Tyree Henry, Mandy Patinkin, Miranda Richardson, Cree Summer, and Lorraine Toussaint were all cast to star in the film.[5]
References
- McNary, Dave (December 15, 2020). "Noah Jupe, Pixie Davies, Sian Clifford Board Animated Film 'Magician's Elephant' for Netflix". Variety. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- Giardina, Carolyn (December 15, 2020). "'The Magician's Elephant' Animated Feature In the Works at Netflix". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- Sciretta, Peter (August 17, 2009). "Martin Hynes to Direct The Magician's Elephant". /Film. Archived from the original on December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- McNary, Dave (August 17, 2009). "Fox rides 'Elephant'". Variety. Archived from the original on December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- Wiseman, Andreas (December 15, 2020). "Noah Jupe, Benedict Wong, Pixie Davies, Sian Clifford, Brian Tyree Henry & Mandy Patinkin Among All-Star Voice Cast For Netflix Animation 'The Magician's Elephant'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
