The Addams Family animated film has been in the works for quite a while. However, despite being in the works, the voice cast had yet to be finalized. That was until yesterday, as MGM has set the voice cast for The Addams Family including Oscar winners Charlize Theron (Morticia), Allison Janney (arch nemesis Margaux Needler), two-time Oscar nominee Bette Midler (Grandmama), Chloë Grace Moretz (Wednesday), Finn Wolfhard (Pugsley), and Nick Kroll (Uncle Fester).
Oscar Isaac had already been cast as Gomez. The Addams Family will be directed by Conrad Vernon and Greg Tiernan. On the film, Vernon stated,
“Greg and I have always been a fan of the Addams Family in past versions, so when we set out to make this movie, we were excited to do something new. With that in mind, I drew from the brilliantly original Charles Addams New Yorker cartoons for the look of the film and decided to tell the story of how Gomez and Morticia meet, find their house and start their family. This unique approach is what drew me in to direct the film. The reimagining also extends to the stellar cast we’ve put together who will each bring their own spin to our film that will appeal to longtime fans of the Addams and introduce them to a new generation.”
The Addams Family will be released on October 11th, 2019.
Nice cast. I always felt Julia’s fellow countryman Benicio del Toro would’ve been a good successor in the role of Gomez.
I still can’t imagine this film without Raúl Julia