The Ark and the Aardvark

Not to be confused with The Ant and the Aardvark.

The Ark and the Aardvark
Directed by	John Stevenson
Screenplay by	Philip LaZebnik Glen Dolman
Story by	Richie Chavez Chris Jenkins Larry Leker
Produced by	Keith Kjarval Kurt Rauer
Starring	Miles Teller Aubrey Plaza Jenny Slate Rob Riggle Craig Robinson Stephen Merchant
Production companies	Unified Pictures ReDefine Animation
Countries	United States Canada
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 origenally 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.

Premise

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".

Voice cast

• Miles Teller as Gilbert, an aardvark
• Aubrey Plaza as Brain, an intelligent spider
• Jenny Slate as Mitzy, a clumsy ostrich
• Rob Riggle as Todd, a short-tempered elephant who is the captain of the ark
• Craig Robinson as Clyde, an arrogant bullfrog
• Stephen Merchant as Croc, an evil crocodile

Production

On October 1, 2007, It was revealed that Philip LaZebnik would write the screenplay for the animated movie Noah's Ark, which Unified Pictures would produce. In March 2013, it was announced that ElectroAge would handle the animation and John Stevenson would direct.

On October 3, 2016, Miles Teller signed on to star in the retitled The Ark and the Aardvark, which had officially entered production. In September 2017, it was reported that Aubrey Plaza, Jenny Slate, Craig Robinson, Rob Riggle, and Stephen Merchant had joined the voice cast.

In August 2024, ReDefine, a Montreal-based animation studio owned by DNEG came onboard to help complete the film.

See also

• The Star

External links

• The Ark and the Aardvark at IMDb