Steven Yeun and J.K. Simmons lead the voice cast, which also includes Sandra Oh, Seth Rogen, Zazie Beetz and Mark Hamill.
Does Amazon’s upcoming animated series Invincible have the greatest voice cast of all time? I mean, the cast of The Simpsons is 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 winner Mahershala Ali has joined the cast along with Jon Hamm, Ezra Miller, Jonathan Groff, Nicole Byer, Djimon Hounsou, Jeffrey Donovan and Clancy Brown.
Steven Yeun and Oscar winner J.K. Simmons lead the ensemble, which also includes Emmy winner Sandra Oh, Seth Rogen, Gillian Jacobs, Andrew Rannells, Zazie Beetz, Walton Goggins, Jason Mantzoukas, Mae Whitman, Melise, Chris Diamantopoulos, Kevin Michael Richardson, Grey Griffin, Max Burkholder and Star Wars legend Mark Hamill. I mean, wow! That’s a ton of talent right there.
Invincible is 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 from The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman, who created the comic with Cory Walker and Ryan Ottley. Kirkman is also executive producing alongside Simon Racioppa, David Alpert, Catherine Winder, while Justin Allen and Chris Copeland serve as supervising directors. Skybound produced Invincible, which concluded its 15-year run in February 2018, making it Kirkman’s second-longest comic-book series.
The Invincible panel is now available to stream on CCXP’s official website, and you can click here to read about another Mahershala Ali superhero project — Marvel’s new Blade movie.
“Even among actors who are at the top of their craft, he stood out in his dedication to what he was doing.”
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Jeff Sneider is the Senior Film Reporter at Collider, where he breaks film and television news and curates the Up-and-Comer of the Month column in addition to hosting The Sneider Cut podcast and the awards-themed series For Your Consideration with Scott Mantz and Perri Nemiroff. A graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, Jeff started his career at Ain’t It Cool News before moving to Los Angeles to write for Variety and later, TheWrap and Mashable. Jeff also served as Editor in Chief of The Tracking Board and has contributed to MTV Movies Blog, Hollywood Life magazine, Washington Square News and the Colorado Springs Independent. His Oscar picks have appeared on the LA Times’ Envelope site, and he agrees with screenwriter William Goldman who famously said of Hollywood, “nobody knows anything.” Jeff hails from Needham, Massachusetts and has never eaten a salad. He can be found on Twitter, Instagram, Cameo and Blogspot by searching his nom de plume @TheInSneider.
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