
Netflix's promising Castlevania animated series isn't far away now, and producer Adi Shankar has revealed some of the voice talent signed up for the show.
He's joined in the video above by Scottish actor Graham McTavish (Erik the Viking, The Hobbit) - who plays the role of Dracula - and runs through some of the other big names involved with the project.
The most notable of these will be Richard Armitage, who starred alongside McTavish in The Hobbit movies as Thorin Oakenshield. Armitage is also well known for his TV work, and starred in the BBC's popular Robin Hood series a while back.
Alucard will be voiced by the man you see below, James Callis (Battlestar Galactica, Bridget Jones's Baby) while Sypha Belnades will be played by Alejandra Reynoso, best known for her work on animated children's productions such as Winx and G.I. Joe.
The roles of "The Bishop" and "The Elder" will be played by two pop culture legends: Matt Frewer and Tony Amendola respectively. Frewer has starred in numerous Hollywood movies such as Honey, I Strunk the Kids, Disney's Hercules, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, Watchmen and Pixels, but it is his portrayal of '80s virtual TV star Max Headroom which has given him lasting fame.
Amendola is best known for his role in the TV series Stargate SG-1, but has also appeared in movies such as Annabelle and The Legend of Zorro.
We were already excited about this show - which will use the storyline of Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse as its foundation - but now we know the vocal talent involved, the wait until July 7th is going to be even harder to take.
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Wasnt this the "R rated as ****" one?
Adi Shankar?
wow... This is gonna suck.
Well they're making an effort for this to be successful that's for sure. Here's hoping it goes well!
I really hope this turns out to be good--great even.
Wouldn't it be awesome if a show based on a genuinely cool videogame was actually really good.
Now here are some famous actors that would never appear in a Nintendo produced TV show!
I'm personally excited to see Richard Armitage act out his character. It'll be fun to see the famous Thorin Oakenshield take on a more different role. I've got high hopes for Castlevania. Now let's hope Nintendo catches on and gives us either a LoZ or Metroid TV show.
@Yasaal you do realise its animated? So you wont see them, just hear their voices.
Still got kinda high hopes for this, please don't be crap
@Bunkerneath I know it's animated. Just that I'm a big fan of Richard and it'd be fun to see him voice a character that's different from his Hobbit role.
For me Matt Frewer will always be Tag in Eureka!
@Yasaal Haven't you ever seen Vicar of Dibley? He's an accountant who marries the vicar (Dawn French's character). That is abit different to the Hobbit character
This is great news, I'm looking forward to this even more now. Richard Armitage has a very distinct voice that I think will go very well in Castlevania's historic setting. Hence why he's done shows like Robin Hood and The Hobbit. If it's based on Castlevania III / Akumajou Densetsu, I really hope it has the 'Beggining' theme from that game, VRC6 chip enhanced of course 😀
Do we know what Belmont it will be and who voices him? If it's based on Dracula's Curse i asume it's Trevor?
My friend's brother's friend's cousin is Richard Armitage............. Swell guy.
Fair play, there's some talent there.
Am I the only one whose biggest childhood memory of Matt Frewer to this day is Psi Factor?
...apparently yes.
@Xilef They literally answer your question right in the video... within like the first 10 seconds
Graham McTavish was pretty good in Outlander, but surely on a website like this everybody should be remembering how awesome he was as "Nicey" Ackerman in Red Dwarf 8, especially in Krytie TV.
@Bunkerneath Sorry I haven't. I'll check up. Thanks for recommending!
@Yasaal he was good in Strike Back.
I'm just happy to get something Castlevania related, a great cast is the strawberry on top.
That list of actors makes me want to play "7 degrees of Sean Bean".
I'm pretty sure this is the first time I've ever looked forward to a cartoon based primarily on the voice talent. Think I'll be watching it all ASAP.
I was pretty sure this would be mediocre becuse of history. But they have went in for some solid talent. Isn't possible this might be really good? I didn't realize it comes out so soon, July is a GREAT month for movies this year, so fingers crossed for Netflix to do this justice.
I Just ordered the Super castlevania 4 soundtrack on vinyl from Mondo and I can't wait for this animated series. It's a good year for Castlevania fans.... just wish we were getting a new game.
@sapienz it was translated and ran here on some networks. As a kid, I actually liked it more than X-Files! It had a mystical yet badass opening theme, too.
The 3d Remake of Castlevania 2 - Castlevania Horror Quest - https://youtu.be/Q0IzNPwCNCA
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