Netflix has dropped a cast reveal video of its upcoming stop motion animated feature ‘Wendell & Wild’. Coming to Netflix this Halloween, ‘Wendell & Wild’ is directed by Henry Selick, the Academy Award nominated director of ‘Coraline’ and ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’.
Lyric Ross (‘This Is Us’) as Kat, Angela Bassett (‘Black Panther’) as Sister Helley, James Hong (‘Blade Runner’) as Father Bests, Sam Zelaya as Raul, Seema Virdi as Sloane, Tamara Smart (‘Artemis Fowl’) as Siobhan, Ramona Young (‘Never Have I Ever’) as Sweetie and Ving Rhames (‘Pulp Fiction’) as Buffalo Belzer will join the previously announced Jordan Peele (‘Toy Story 4’) and Keegan-Michael Key (‘The Prom’) who play the titular roles of Wendell and Wild respectively.
Additional cast for ‘Wendell & Wild’ includes Natalie Martinez, Tantoo Cardinal, Gabrielle Dennis, Igal Naor, David Harewood, Maxine Peake and Gary Gatewood.
With an original story by Selick, ‘Wendell & Wild’ script is written by Selick with Academy Award winner Jordan Peele, the writer and director of the four-time Academy Award nominated ‘Get Out’, and Clay McLeod Chapman.
World renowned Argentinian artist Pablo Lobato, known for his brilliant satirical drawings of celebrities, politicians, and sports figures, has designed all the characters for Netflix’s ’Wendell & Wild’.
‘Wendell & Wild’ is produced by Ellen Goldsmith-Vein for The Gotham Group, Jordan Peele for Monkeypaw and Henry Selick. Sarah Serata will co-produce.
As per Netflix, ‘Wendell & Wild’ is an animated tale about scheming demon brothers Wendell (Keegan-Michael Key) and Wild (Peele) – who enlist the aid of 13-year-old Kat Elliot – a tough teen with a load of guilt – to summon them to the Land of the Living. But what Kat demands in return leads to a brilliantly bizarre and comedic adventure like no other, an animated fantasy that defies the laws of life and death, all told through the hand-made artistry of stop motion.
‘Wendell & Wild’ will premiere on Netflix this Halloween.
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