| The Ark and the Aardvark | |
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| Directed by | John Stevenson |
| Screenplay by | Philip LaZebnik Glen Dolman |
| Story by | Richie Chavez Chris Jenkins Larry Leker |
| Produced by | Keith Kjarval Kurt Rauer Feng Shi |
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| Cinematography | Anthony Di Ninno |
| Edited by | Stan Webb |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $35 million |
The Ark and the Aardvark (originally titled Noah's Ark) is an upcoming computer animation adventure film directed by John Stevenson and written by Philip LaZebnik and Glen Dolman. The film tells the story of an aardvark who becomes the leader of a group of misfit animals in order to bring all the animals onto Noah's Ark. The film stars the voices of Miles Teller, Aubrey Plaza, Jenny Slate, Rob Riggle, Craig Robinson and Stephen Merchant.
The story follows an outcast aardvark by the name of Gilbert, who becomes the reluctant leader of a ragtag group of misfit animals that need to be led to the mighty ark before the impending flood. Along their journey, they band together to conquer unforeseen obstacles, and ultimately, Gilbert discovers within himself the inner strength and ingenuity to prove that in a world of "twos", he was truly destined to be "the one".
On October 1, 2007, It was revealed that Philip LaZebnik would write the screenplay for the computer-animated movie Noah's Ark, which Unified Pictures would produce.[2] ElectroAge would handle the animation. The studio selected Cameron Hood as co-director and John Stevenson as the creative lead for the movie in March 2013.[3] Later, on August 20, 2014, it was revealed that the movie's script, written by LaZebnik and Glen Dolman, had been given to Stevenson, who would now direct it.[4] On October 3, 2016, it was planned for Miles Teller to voice the movie's protagonist Gilbert in The Ark and the Aardvark, which Keith Kjarval and Kurt Rauer would direct for Unified in collaboration with Watson Enterprises.[1] In October 2016, the film's production started in Los Angeles.[1] The film is financed by I Do Culture Corporation, which is funded by the Zhejiang-based diamond brand Hiersun (恒信).[5] while the animation is handled by Stellar Creative Lab in Vancouver. In September 2017, some of the cast including Aubrey Plaza and Jenny Slate have joined in the cast.[6]
