Marvel TV and HULU unveiled casting today for “Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K.,” their previously announced animated series based on the popular Marvel comic book. It is set to debut sometime in 2020 and signals Marvel’s first endeavor into animated comedy geared towards adults.
The megalomaniacal supervillain M.O.D.O.K. (who will be played by Patton Oswalt) has long pursued his dream of one day conquering the world. After years of setbacks and failures fighting the Earth’s mightiest heroes, M.O.D.O.K. has run his evil organization A.I.M. into the ground. Ousted as A.I.M.’s leader, while also dealing with his crumbling marriage and family life, the Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing is set to confront his greatest challenge yet: a midlife crisis!
Cast and Characters of “M.O.D.O.K.”
Patton Oswalt (“A.P. Bio,” “Veep,” “Happy”) will play M.O.D.O.K. He must reinvent himself if he ever wants the chance to win back the things in his life that are most important… outside of conquering the world that is. This super villain is about to find out that there is something far worse than fighting off super heroes: a midlife crisis!
Aimee Garcia (“Lucifer,” ”El Chicano,” “Dexter”) will play Jodie, M.O.D.O.K.’s wife and mother to his children. She has had a late-in-life awakening. She is excited to pursue her mommy-blog turned lifestyle-brand empire and discover who she is as an independent woman in her forties. There are just too many things to do in this world and not enough time to waste being held back by negativity. Unfortunately for M.O.D.O.K., the thing weighing her down the most… is him.
Ben Schwartz (“Parks and Recreation,” “House of Lies”) will be Lou. M.O.D.O.K. doesn’t really “get” his twelve-year-old son, Lou. The poor kid is not athletic enough to be a jock. He is not smart enough to be a nerd. Lou is… well, Lou. He is a kid who clearly marches to the beat of his own drum. Lou’s lack of friends, ambition, and hygiene is a constant worry for M.O.D.O.K., who often projects his own insecurities onto his overly confident son.
Melissa Fumero (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”) will be voicing Melissa. Even with her father’s “features,” seventeen-year-old Melissa has risen the ranks to become the Heathers-like queen bee of her school and a star in the world of teen figure skating. Every popular kid either wants to date her or avoid her terrifying wrath. Even though she has all of this success, Melissa secretly yearns for her father’s approval.
More cast voices announced
Wendi McLendon-Covey (“The Goldbergs,” “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar”) will play Monica. Monica is a brilliant mad-scientist at A.I.M. and M.O.D.O.K.’s rival at work. Clearly more competent and qualified than M.O.D.O.K., Monica believes she should be running the organization. After GRUMBL acquires A.I.M., Monica relishes in M.O.D.O.K.’s suffering until the new management begins to infringe on her ungodly experiments. With a common enemy in Austin, M.O.D.O.K. and Monica finally put aside their differences and work together. Well, when they aren’t constantly betraying each other.
Beck Bennet (“Saturday Night Live,” “Bill & Ted Face The Music”) as Austin Van Der Sleet. After M.O.D.O.K.’s evil organization A.I.M. is run into the ground, he’s forced to sell it to silicon valley tech-giant GRUMBL. GRUMBL sends slick, twenty-something Austin as a “post-merger-integration-consultant” and M.O.D.O.K.’s new boss. M.O.D.O.K. wishes he could just zap Austin to the Negative Zone. If he’s ever going to reclaim A.I.M. from Austin’s grip, then M.O.D.O.K. must find new solutions to confront Austin’s corporate jargon-speak and frequent mandatory HR meetings.
Jon Daly (“The Kroll Show,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm”) will be Super Adaptoid. Super Adaptoid is a snarky android with ambitions to live, feel and create. Instead, he is forced to spend his days massaging the hover-chair sores on his creator M.O.D.O.K.’s scalp. Although the Adaptoid dreams of overwriting his programming and turning on M.O.D.O.K., there is also a begrudging friendship between these two.
Sam Richardson (“Veep,” “Ghost Draft”) has been cast as Gary. Gary is a henchman or “beekeeper” at A.I.M. who is fiercely loyal to his boss M.O.D.O.K., even if M.O.D.O.K. struggles to remember his name. As M.O.D.O.K. continues to get demoted within his own organization, Gary is there by his side. He always offering his help and unshakable optimism whether M.O.D.O.K. wants it or not.
Series Executive Producer and Showrunner Jordan Blum says:
“I’m blown away by our insanely talented and hilarious voice cast, who have all brought their specific kind of magic to this weird and wonderful corner of the Marvel Universe.”
Karim Zreik, SVP, Original Programming & Production – Marvel TV Studios says:
“Patton and Jordan have done a phenomenal job in laying the groundwork for this exceptional ensemble, we’re thrilled to include this cast in the Marvel family.”
Judging by this excellent cast of talented individuals, this sounds like it is going to be a hilarious show. Having comedy surrounding the Marvel universe seems like a unique and fun idea. What do you think about this? Let us know!
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