The One and Only Ivan To Be Adapted By Disney

Walt Disney Pictures is planning to adapt K.A. Applegate and Patricia Castelao's children's book, The One and Only Ivan. Despite the process being at in its early stages, THR says, the studio is planning to make a live action adaptation of the book.

The One and Only Ivan is officially described as:

Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, he has grown accustomed to humans watching him through the glass walls of his domain. He rarely misses his life in the jungle. In fact, he hardly ever thinks about it at all.

Instead, Ivan thinks about TV shows he's seen and about his friends Stella, an elderly elephant, and Bob, a stray dog. But mostly Ivan thinks about art and how to capture the taste of a mango or the sound of leaves with color and a well-placed line.

Then he meets Ruby, a baby elephant taken from her family, and she makes Ivan see their home—and his own art—through new eyes. When Ruby arrives, change comes with her, and it's up to Ivan to make it a change for the better.

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