New Film ‘The One And Only Ivan’ Coming to Disney+!

Due to the global health crisis, many films intended for theatrical release have either seen their release dates pushed back or instead have been brought to streaming services.

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Today, Artemis Fowl debuted on Disney+ after originally being intended for a theatrical release. And now, another film will be going straight to Disney’s streaming service!

According to Deadline, CGI-film The One & Only Ivan has been pulled from a theatrical release, and will instead be released directly on Disney+ this August! The film features the voices of Angelina Jolie, Sam Rockwell, Bryan Cranston, and Danny DeVito, and was originally slated to be released in theaters on August 14th.

The movie, based on a book of the same name, follows Ivan, a 400-pound silverback gorilla living in a shopping mall with his friends, Stella the elephant and Bob the dog. According to Deadline, “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.”