The Ark and the Aardvark should not be confused with The Ant and the Aardvark.
| The Ark and the Aardvark | |
| Director: | John Stevenson |
| Producer: | Keith Kjarval Kurt Rauer Feng Shi |
| Screenplay: | Philip LaZebnik Glen Dolman |
| Story: | Richie Chavez Chris Jenkins Larry Leker |
| Cinematography: | Anthony Di Ninno |
| Editing: | Stan Webb |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $35 million |
The Ark and the Aardvark is an upcoming animated adventure film directed by John Stevenson and written by Philip LaZebnik and Glen Dolman. The film tells the story of an aardvark who becomes the leader of a group of misfit animals in order to bring all the animals onto Noah's Ark. The film stars the voices of Miles Teller, Aubrey Plaza, Jenny Slate, Rob Riggle, Craig Robinson and Stephen Merchant.
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".
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.[1] In March 2013, it was announced that ElectroAge would handle the animation and John Stevenson would direct.[2] [3]
On October 3, 2016, Miles Teller signed on to star in the retitled The Ark and the Aardvark, which had officially entered production.[4] In September 2017, it was reported that Aubrey Plaza, Jenny Slate, Craig Robinson, Rob Riggle, and Stephen Merchant had joined the voice cast.[5]
In August 2024, ReDefine Animation came onboard to help complete the film.[6]