The Magician's Elephant (film)

The Magician's Elephant is a 2023 computer-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. The film received mixed reviews from critics.

The Magician's Elephant
Official release poster
Directed byWendy Rogers
Screenplay byMartin Hynes
Based onThe Magician's Elephant
by Kate DiCamillo
Produced byJulia Pistor
Starring
Edited byRobert Fisher Jr.
Music byMark Mothersbaugh
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • March 17, 2023 (2023-03-17)[1]
Running time
100 minutes[2]
CountriesUnited States
Australia
LanguageEnglish

Premise

Peter is searching for his long-lost sister Adele. A fortune teller tells him to find a magician with an elephant.[3]

Voice cast

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.[5] In that same announcement, former Nickelodeon Movies producer Julia Pistor was also confirmed as the producer of the film.[6] 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, Miranda Richardson, Cree Summer, and Lorraine Toussaint were all cast to star in the film.[7]

Release

The Magician's Elephant was released on March 17, 2023.[1]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 67% of 36 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.5/10. The website's consensus reads: "Always well-intentioned and once-in-a-blue-moon compelling, The Magician's Elephant is an adaptation with a message about believing in yourself unveiled with more whimsy than magic."[8] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 53 out of 100, based on seven critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[9]

References
  1. 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.
  2. "The Magician's Elephant". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  3. McNary, Dave (December 15, 2020). "Noah Jupe, Pixie Davies, Sian Clifford Board Animated Film Magician's Elephant for Netflix". Variety. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. McNary, Dave (August 17, 2009). "Fox rides Elephant". Variety. Archived from the original on December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  7. 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.
  8. "The Magician's Elephant". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  9. "The Magician's Elpehant Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
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