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The Magician’s Elephant features an all-stars cast including Noah Jupe, Kirby Howell-Baptistery and Benedict Wong.
The Magician’s Elephant comes to Netflix this March, and the first trailer reveals an all-star voice cast in a story of one boy’s determination to find his lost sister. Check out the trailer below.
The Magician’s Elephant is based on the novel by Kate DiCamillo and tells the story of Peter, a boy who has only one great question in life: is his sister alive, and if she is, how can he find her? After an encounter with a fortune teller who shows him a path he can take to discover the truth and find his sister, Peter must complete a series of impossible tasks in order to gain what he needs to find her; the Magician’s Elephant.
The movie adaptation of the novel was initially picked up by Fox back in 2009, but the project stalled. Following the merger between Fox and Disney, it seems that the movie was one Disney did not intend to carry across to their production slate. So instead, the rights for the novel were picked up by Netflix in 2020 and announced as an animated feature to be directed by Wendy Rogers. Speaking about the movie, Rogers said:
“It is my honor to introduce you to The Magician’s Elephant, a joyful animated reimagining of Kate DiCamillos prize-winning novel. Our film follows optimistic young Peter on a quest to find his sister, an adventure that involves achieving three impossible tasks and an unexpected elephant encounter. Combining Martin Hynes’ comedic and thoughtful script with the well-respected experience of producer Julia Pistor, The Magician’s Elephant was a wonderful privilege to create as my directorial debut. I am forever grateful for our brilliant crew at Netflix and Animal Logic that collectively designed and crafted a beautiful, surreal yet tangible world in which our compellingly layered and diverse cast of characters flourishes. I could not have asked for a more emotionally fulfilling story to tell in partnership with such talented filmmakers and voice actors.
I hope you will enjoy the cinematic journey into our fabled world, and be inspired by Peter’s grit, determination and belief that anything is possible: his spirit has strong resonance for our present day, a time in which we must not only believe that the world can be different, but that we must take action to make positive change! “
Who Stars in The Magician’s Elephant?
Like many of Netflix’s animated projects, The Magician’s Elephant brings an all-star cast. Lending their voices to the charming characters are Noah Jupe, Pixie Davies, Sian Clifford, Brian Tyree Henry, Mandy Patinkin, Natasia Demetriou, Dawn French, Aasif Mandi, Miranda Richardson, Kirby Howell-Baptistery and Benedict Wong.
The full synopsis for the movie reads:
“When young Peter, who is searching for his long-lost sister, crosses paths with a fortune teller in the market square, there is only one question on his mind: is his sister still alive? The answer – that he must follow a mysterious elephant – sets Peter off on a remarkable journey to complete three seemingly impossible tasks that magically change the face of his town forever.”
The Magician’s Elephant arrives exclusively on Netflix on Mar. 17.
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