Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Trollhunters’ TV Series Casts Ron Perlman (Of Course), Kelsey Grammer, And Anton Yelchin
It’s going to be a while before we seeGuillermo del Toro’snext movie, which hasn’t even started shooting yet. But in the meantime, he’s got a new small-screen project coming our way, the Netflix animated seriesTrollhunters. And in typical del Toro fashion, he’s managed to round up quite a cast.Kelsey Grammer,Ron Perlman, andAnton Yelchinwill all lend their voices to the fantasy adventure, which is produced by DreamWorks Animation.
TheTrollhunterscast wasannounced this weekat the Annecy Festival for animation. Described as “an epic family event series,“Trollhuntersfollows a young man named Jim who, along with his two best friends, makes a startling discovery. It turns out that underneath his hometown, the fictional suburb of Arcadia, a secret battle is brewing between good trolls and bad trolls. Yelchin voices Jim, whose discovery of a mysterious amulet sends him on an epic adventure. Grammer is Blinky, a good troll on Jim’s side, and Perlman is Bular, a bad troll who goes after Jim.
Perlman’s casting should come as no surprise, considering he’s one of del Toro’s most frequent collaborators. Their relationship began withCronosin 1993, and has continued throughBlade II, theHellboyfilms, andPacific Rim.
Del Toro created and executive producedTrollhunters, which is based on his own young adult novel published last year. Del Toro had originally planned to adaptTrollhuntersas a movie, but that version never got off the ground. Netflix and DreamWorks announced theTrollhuntersTV seriesearlier this year. Although del Toro is known mostly for darker, more grown-up fare, he’s not really new to kid-friendly entertainment. He’s helped produce several family films includingPuss in Boots,The Book of Life, and most recently,Kung Fu Panda 3.
Trollhunterswill hit Netflix in December 2016.Marc GuggenheimandChristina Steinbergserve as executive producers, andThe Lego Movie’sDan HagemanandKevin Hagemanare co-executive producers.Chad Hammesproduces.
