- The film is based on the 2009 novel of the same name by Kate DiCamillo.
- The film marks Noah Jupe’s first animated film.
- Benedict Wong’s second animated film, after Raya and the Last Dragon (2021).
- Brian Tyree Henry’s third animated film, after Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) and Vivo (2021).
- 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.
- The Magician’s Elephant was released on March 17, 2023 by Netflix.