Does Amazon’s upcoming animated seriesInvinciblehave the greatest voice cast of all time? I mean, the cast ofThe Simpsonsis the probably the greatest, but this impressive collection of A-list names is stunning all the same.
This weekend at CCXP Worlds, Amazon announced that two-time Oscar winnerMahershala Alihas joined the cast along withJon Hamm,Ezra Miller,Jonathan Groff,Nicole Byer,Djimon Hounsou,Jeffrey DonovanandClancy Brown.
Steven Yeunand Oscar winnerJ.K. Simmonslead the ensemble, which also includes Emmy winnerSandra Oh,Seth Rogen,Gillian Jacobs,Andrew Rannells,Zazie Beetz,Walton Goggins,Jason Mantzoukas,Mae Whitman,Melise,Chris Diamantopoulos,Kevin Michael Richardson,Grey Griffin,Max BurkholderandStar WarslegendMark Hamill. I mean, wow! That’s a ton of talent right there.
Invincibleis an adult animated superhero show that revolves around seventeen-year-old Mark Grayson (Yeun), who’s just like every other guy his age – except that his father is the most powerful superhero on the planet, Omni-Man (Simmons). As Mark develops powers of his own, he discovers that his father’s legacy may not be as heroic as it seems.
Those familiar with the Skybound/Image comic of the same name will be pleased to learn that Ali will voice Titan, Brown will voice Damien Darkblood, Byer will voice both Vanessa and Fiona, Donovan will voice Machine Head, Groff will voice Rick Sheridan, Hamm will voice Steve, Hounsou will voice Martian Emperor, and Miller will voice D.A. Sinclair.
The eight-episode, hour-long series hails fromThe Walking DeadcreatorRobert Kirkman, who created the comic withCory WalkerandRyan Ottley. Kirkman is also executive producing alongsideSimon Racioppa,David Alpert,Catherine Winder, whileJeff Allenserve as supervising directors. Skybound producedInvincible, which concluded its 15-year run in February 2018, making it Kirkman’s second-longest comic-book series.
TheInvinciblepanel is now available to streamon CCXP’s official website, and you canclick hereto read about another Mahershala Ali superhero project – Marvel’s newBlademovie.
