Netflix Is Producing An Animated Feature Based On Kate DiCamillo’s ‘The Magician’s Elephant’
The film will be helmed by vfx veteran Wendy Rogers (“Shrek,” “Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron”) in her directorial debut.
The film will be helmed by vfx veteran Wendy Rogers (“Shrek,” “Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron”) in her directorial debut.
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The streamer will release the film globally next fall.
Turner was most recently vice president, development at Disney Television Animation.
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