In 2013 it was named the winner of the newbery medal.
Stella ivan the gorilla and ruby the elephant.
Cast of the one and only ivan.
Ivan as gorilla stella as senior elephant bob as stray dog mack as the owner of a small circus george as mall custodian julia as george daughter ruby as baby elephant kinyani as a female gorilla snickers as dog maya as zoo owner.
On her death bed stella asks ivan to look after the young ruby.
When stella dies ivan makes a promise to save her young friend ruby from a life of captivity.
It takes some time but ivan and ruby are eventually moved to a zoo.
Directed by allison shearmur the film is an adaptation of katherine applegate s book of the same name which itself is a largely fictionalized retelling of ivan s story told from the perspective of the animals.
Main attraction of a small circus located in a big top mall with all his friends ivan pretends to behave like an angry gorilla to the crowd but over time he realizes that he would only like to be free.
The one and only ivan is a children s novel written by k.
Applegate and illustrated by patricia castelao.
Ivan then a young gorilla known as mud because he liked to play in.
Ivan encourages ruby the elephant.
When stella who is another african bush elephant in the circus grows weaker ruby is positioned in her place to perform.
The novel is written in first person from the point of view of ivan a gorilla.
This quote really sets the tone for disney s movie rendition of the one and only ivan the story of a silverback gorilla two elephants and some other animal friends who spent a good portion of their lives living in a shopping mall.
However things become difficult for ivan the gorilla when mack begins to train ruby to become a professional performer.
Disney s new movie the one and only ivan is inspired on the true story of a western lowland gorilla who lived inside a shopping mall for 27 years.
Ivan the gorilla is the main protagonist of the 2020 disney film the one and only ivan based on the same real life gorilla.
Ivan is good friends with the other animals in the circus especially stella the elephant and bob a stray dog.
They can surprise you spoken by the wise old elephant named stella.
The cast includes the following character in main roles.
Ivan is a silverback gorilla who lives in a stationary circus.
He has few memories of the jungle where he was captured.
A zoo or sanctuary is the best place for ivan stella and ruby but how do they get there from the big top circus mall.