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Jeff Garlin Reveals How Voicing WALL-E’s Captain Damaged His Voice

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Actor and comedian Jeff Garlin has revealed that his experience voicing Captain B. McCrea in Pixar’s 2008 animated film WALL-E left him with lasting vocal damage. Nearly two decades after the film’s release, Garlin says the demanding recording sessions permanently changed his voice, something he attributes to his lack of proper voice acting technique at […]

Analesa Fisher Reveals How a Car Audition Landed Their Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 Role

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Voice actor Analesa Fisher has revealed the unusual circumstances behind landing the role of Omi in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, including an unexpected audition recorded inside their mother’s car in a Portland parking garage. The actor, who had initially auditioned for another character, secured the role despite having limited recording equipment and little time to prepare. […]

Wildwood Voice Cast Brings Together Carey Mulligan, Jake Johnson and More

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LAIKA’s upcoming stop-motion fantasy Wildwood features an extensive voice cast led by Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Jacob Tremblay, Carey Mulligan, Mahershala Ali, Angela Bassett, and Jake Johnson. Scheduled to arrive in U.S. theaters on October 23, 2026, the animated adventure brings together established Hollywood performers, experienced voice actors, and musicians to portray a world inhabited by […]

Inside the Voice Cast of DreamWorks’ Forgotten Island

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DreamWorks Animation’s Forgotten Island is now playing in theaters, introducing audiences to a fantasy adventure filled with creatures drawn from Filipino mythology and an ensemble voice cast that includes H.E.R., Liza Soberano, Dave Franco, Jenny Slate, Manny Jacinto, Lea Salonga, Dolly de Leon, Jo Koy and Ronny Chieng. Directed by Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado, […]

Ray Gunn Reveals Full Voice Cast for Brad Bird’s Long-Awaited Animated Noir

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Brad Bird’s long-awaited animated film Ray Gunn has revealed its expanded voice cast as the project moves closer to a December release after more than three decades in development. Netflix released the film’s first full trailer on September 23, 2026, offering a substantial look at the retro-futuristic city of Metropia and the voices inhabiting it. […]

How Pamela Adlon Found the Voice of a 21-Year-Old Bobby Hill

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When King of the Hill returned with its characters several years older, Pamela Adlon faced a voice-acting problem that the original series never had to solve. Bobby Hill was no longer the eccentric adolescent audiences remembered. He was 21 years old, living an adult life of his own, and theoretically well past the age when […]

How the X-Men ’97 Cast Found Their Voices for a New Generation

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X-Men ’97 has always faced an unusual casting challenge. The series is not simply another animated adaptation of Marvel’s mutants. It is a direct continuation of X-Men: The Animated Series, meaning many viewers arrived with voices they had associated with these characters for more than 30 years. The solution has been a mixture of returning […]

Michael Mando Found His Own Voice for Bane in Batman: Knightfall

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Michael Mando approached Bane differently than audiences might expect from an actor entering a recording booth. Before his first session for Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall, he memorized the entire script. The actor, known for playing Nacho Varga in Better Call Saul and Vaas Montenegro in Far Cry 3, voices the formidable Batman villain in […]

Kingdom Hearts Heads to Television After 25 Years of Iconic Voice Performances

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After nearly 25 years of building its story through video games, Kingdom Hearts is officially heading to television. Disney announced during D23 2026 that the franchise is getting its first original animated television series, currently carrying the working title Kingdom Hearts. The project is being developed for Disney Channel and Disney+ in collaboration with franchise […]

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