The Magician's Elephant (film)
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| Directed by | Wendy Rogers |
| Screenplay by | Martin Hynes |
| Based on | The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo |
| Produced by | Julia Pistor |
| Starring | |
| Edited by | Robert Fisher Jr. |
| Music by | Mark Mothersbaugh |
Production company | Pistor Productions |
| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 100 minutes[1] |
| Countries | United States Australia |
| Language | English |
The Magician's Elephant is a 2023 animated fantasy adventure film directed by Wendy Rogers, written by Martin Hynes and produced by Julia Pistor. Based on the 2009 novel of the same name by Kate DiCamillo, the film features the voices of Noah Jupe, Mandy Patinkin, Natasia Demetriou, Benedict Wong, Miranda Richardson and Aasif Mandvi. Animated by Animal Logic, the film was distributed by Netflix and released on March 17, 2023.
Premise
Peter is searching for his long-lost sister Adele. A fortune teller tells him to find a magician's elephant.[2]
Voice cast
- Noah Jupe as Peter, an orphan being raised by his veteran guardian, Vilna
- Mandy Patinkin as Vilna Lutz, a former soldier who is the guardian of Peter
- Brian Tyree Henry as Leo Matienne, Peter's downstairs neighbour, husband of Gloria and the captain of the guards
- Natasia Demetriou as The Fortune Teller, the narrator of the film[3]
- Sian Clifford as Gloria Matienne, Peter's downstairs neighbour and wife of Leo
- Benedict Wong as The Magician
- Miranda Richardson as Madam LaVaughn
- Kirby Howell-Baptiste as The Countess
- Aasif Mandvi as The King
- Pixie Davies as Adele, Peter's long lost sister
- Dawn French as Sister Marie[3]
Production
On August 17, 2009,
20th Century Fox announced that Martin Hynes would adapt a novel titled The Magician's Elephant, which was yet to be released, into a feature film.[4] In that same announcement, former Nickelodeon Movies producer Julia Pistor was also confirmed as the producer of the film.[5] On December 15, 2020, after languishing into development hell for a number of years, it was announced that Pistor had taken the property to Netflix who acquired the film rights to the book and screenplay to develop the animated feature film, with Animal Logic in Sydney working on the animation. In the same announcement, Noah Jupe, Benedict Wong, Pixie Davies, Sian Clifford, Brian Tyree Henry, Mandy Patinkin, Natasia Demetriou, Aasif Mandvi, Miranda Richardson, and Kirby Howell-Baptiste were all cast to star in the film.[6]
Release
The Magician's Elephant was released on March 17, 2023.[7]
Reception
On the
weighted average, assigned the film a score of 53 out of 100, based on seven critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[9]
References
- ^ "The Magician's Elephant". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- ^ McNary, Dave (December 15, 2020). "Noah Jupe, Pixie Davies, Sian Clifford Board Animated Film Magician's Elephant for Netflix". Variety. Archived from the original on December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- ^ a b Giardina, Carolyn (December 15, 2020). "The Magician's Elephant Animated Feature In the Works at Netflix". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- ^ Sciretta, Peter (August 17, 2009). "Martin Hynes to Direct The Magician's Elephant". /Film. Archived from the original on December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- ^ McNary, Dave (August 17, 2009). "Fox rides Elephant". Variety. Archived from the original on December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (December 15, 2020). "Noah Jupe, Benedict Wong, Pixie Davies, Sian Clifford, Brian Tyree Henry & Mandy Patinkin Among All-Star Voice Cast For Netflix Animation The Magician's Elephant". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (January 18, 2023). "Netflix 2023 Film Slate Unveiled: Luther: The Fallen Sun, The Mother, Extraction 2, Heart Of Stone, The Killer, Rebel Moon & Others Get Premiere Dates". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on January 18, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
- ^ "The Magician's Elephant". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ "The Magician's Elephant Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
