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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 |
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Language | English |
Budget | $35 million |
The Ark and the Aardvark is an upcoming animated adventure comedy film directed by John Stevenson and written by Philip LaZebnik and Glen Dolman. Produced by Unified Pictures and ReDefine Animation, the film tells the story of an aardvark named Gilbert who becomes the leader of a group of misfit animals in order to bring all the animals onto Noah's Ark. The film features the voices of Miles Teller, Aubrey Plaza, Jenny Slate, Rob Riggle, Craig Robinson and Stephen Merchant.
Development on the animated film begin in October 2007 with Unified Pictures set to produce the film, with John Stevenson later announce as director in 2014. The name for the film was originally titled Noah's Ark before it was changed to its current name. Much of the cast were revealed in September 2017, following Miles Teller's casting in October 2016.