The Ark and the Aardvark is a computer animated adventure comedy film. It stars Miles Teller as Gilbert, an outcast aardvark who becomes the reluctant leader of a ragtag group of animals that must be shepherded to Noah’s Ark.
The movie is being directed by Kung Fu Panda helmer John Stevenson from a screenplay by Philip LaZebnik and Glen Dolman. Aubrey Plaza voices Brain, the ever-smart spider, Jenny Slate as Mitzi the narcoleptic ostrich, Craig Robinson as the mansplaining Bullfrog and Stephen Merchant as Croc.
Miles Teller
Miles Teller is a well-known actor, known for his roles in the films Whiplash and Divergent. The actor will be voicing Gilbert in the animated movie, The Ark and the Aardvark.
The film follows an outcast aardvark who becomes the reluctant leader of a ragtag group of misfit animals as they band together to conquer unforeseen natural disasters and personal anxieties. The film is being directed by John Stevenson, who worked on the Kung Fu Panda movies.
Teller is represented by CAA and Stone Genow, and recently starred in Jonah Hill’s War Dogs and Ben Younger’s Bleed for This. He is also working on the upcoming projects, Top Gun: Maverick and Granite Mountain.
Aubrey Plaza
Aubrey Plaza, known for her roles in Ingrid Goes West and Legion, has joined the voice cast of Unified Pictures’ animated film The Ark and the Aardvark. The film follows an outcast aardvark named Gilbert who becomes the reluctant leader of a ragtag group of misfit animals that need to be led to Noah’s Ark.
Kung Fu Panda helmer John Stevenson is handling the creative work on the project with Philip LaZebnik and Glen Dolman writing the screenplay. He will also serve as an executive producer along with Keith Kjarval and Kurt Rauer of Unified Pictures, Ben Ruffman and Steve Goldstein of Unified, Wayne Godfrey and Robert Jones of The Fyzz Facility, and Kitt Watson of Watson Enterprises.
Jenny Slate
Aubrey Plaza (Ingrid Goes West, Legion) joins Jenny Slate (Zootopia, Ghosted), Rob Riggle (20 Jump Street, The Hangover) and Stephen Merchant (Logan, This Is the End) in voice roles in The Ark and the Aardvark. The film is directed by John Stevenson from Kung Fu Panda and produced by Unified’s Keith Kjarval and Kurt Rauer.
The story centers on an outcast aardvark named Gilbert who becomes the reluctant leader of a ragtag group of misfit animals that must be led to Noah’s Ark. They band together to conquer unforeseen obstacles and discover within themselves the inner strength and ingenuity they need to survive.
Craig Robinson
Miles Teller is the voice of Gilbert, an outcast aardvark who reluctantly leads a ragtag group of misfit animals on their journey to Noah’s Ark. The computer-animated film is directed by John Stevenson (“Kung Fu Panda”) and written by Philip LaZebnik and Glen Dolman. Aubrey Plaza voices Brain the Spider, Jenny Slate voices Mitzi the narcoleptic Ostrich, Rob Riggle voices an elephant and Stephen Merchant a wise crocodile.
Robinson is a frequent collaborator with Seth Rogen and has appeared on the series Knocked Up (2007), Pineapple Express (2008), Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008), This Is the End (2013), and Sausage Party (2016). He also starred as saxophonist Maceo Parker in the film Get On Up (2014).
Rob Riggle
A Tipton, Missouri native, Riggle attended Benedictine College and the University of Kansas. He currently stars on the Fox comedy series Ghosted and is repped by WME and Principato-Young Entertainment.
He is also known for his roles on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and Saturday Night Live. He has been a Marine Corps Reserve Officer since 1990.
John Stevenson (Kung Fu Panda) is directing this computer animated film from a screenplay by Philip LaZebnik and Glen Dolman. It will be produced by Unified Pictures’ Keith Kjarval and Kurt Rauer. Teller voices Gilbert, an outcast aardvark who becomes the reluctant leader of a ragtag group of misfit animals on a mission to lead them all onto Noah’s Ark. Plaza voices Brain the smart spider, Slate plays Mitzi the narcoleptic ostrich, and Robinson plays the mansplaining Bullfrog.
Stephen Merchant
An outcast aardvark named Gilbert lands the job of shepherding all animals onto Noah’s Ark. As he and his fellow critters band together to conquer unforeseen obstacles, Gilbert discovers the inner strength and ingenuity he’s always had.
The Ark and the Aardvark is an upcoming computer-animated film written by Philip LaZebnik and Glen Dolman, with John Stevenson (Kung Fu Panda) directing. It features the voices of Miles Teller as Gilbert, Aubrey Plaza as Brain the Spider, Jenny Slate as Mitzi the narcoleptic Ostrich, Rob Riggle as Todd the mansplaining Elephant, and Craig Robinson as The Bullfrog.
Merchant is a British writer, actor, and comedian who collaborated with Ricky Gervais on the comedy series Extras and the movie Cemetery Junction. He also hosts the HBO show Hello Ladies.