Check out the WB press release regarding the fantastic casting for the upcoming DC Universe Animated Original Movie – Green Lantern: Emerald Knights!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NATHAN FILLION, ELISABETH MOSS LEAD
STELLAR VOICECAST FOR
GREEN LANTERN: EMERALD KNIGHTS
ALL-NEW DC UNIVERSE ANIMATED ORIGINAL MOVIE
COMING JUNE 7, 2011 FROM WARNER HOME VIDEO
BURBANK, CA, (February 8, 2011) – Primetime television stars Nathan
Fillion (Castle) and Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men) lead a diverse array of
performers as the voices behind Green Lantern: Emerald Knights, the
next entry in the popular, ongoing series of DC Universe Animated
Original Movies. Building up to the release of the highly anticipated
live action film, Green Lantern, in theatres June 17, Green Lantern:
Emerald Knights arrives on Blu-Ray™, DVD, On Demand and for Download
June 7 from Warner Premiere, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros.
Animation.
Fillion provides the voice of the animated film’s central character
Hal Jordan, the human Green Lantern assigned to Sector 2814 (which
includes Earth). Fillion has starred in several primetime television
series including Desperate Housewives, Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza
Place and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He has also developed a popular
cult following as a pair of Joss Whedon’s heroic captains: Capt. Mal
Reynolds in the space-western series Firefly and follow-up film,
Serenity; and Captain Hammer in Whedon’s internet sensation Dr.
Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog. Fillion returns to the DC Universe after
his successful turn as Steve Trevor in the animated film Wonder Woman,
and has performed voice work on Justice League, Robot Chicken, The
Venture Bros., and several Halo video games.
Moss gives voice to Arisia, a young recruit forced into her first
mission on just her third day as a Green Lantern. Prior to starring as
the ever-evolving Peggy Olson in AMC’s ground-breaking series Mad Men,
Moss was featured on The West Wing, Invasion and Picket Fences. Moss
has been active in voiceovers for animation with previous roles in
Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs, Freakazoid! and It’s Spring
Training, Charlie Brown!.
The voice cast for the animated Green Lantern: Emerald Knights also
features actor/spoken word artist Henry Rollins (Sons of Anarchy, The
Henry Rollins Show) as Kilowog, Jason Isaacs (the Harry Potter films)
as Sinestro, legendary professional wrestler “Rowdy” Roddy Piper (They
Live) as Bolphunga, Arnold Vosloo (The Mummy) as Abin Sur, Kelly Hu
(The Vampire Diaries) as Laira and Wade Williams (Prison Break) as
Deegan. Radio Hall of Fame commentator/talk show host Michael Jackson
voices the esteemed Guardian, Ganthet.
Bruce Timm is executive producer of Green Lantern: Emerald Knights.
Directors are Lauren Montgomery, Jay Oliva and Christopher Berkeley.
The full-length animated Green Lantern: Emerald Knights complements
the Warner Bros. theatrical release of the highly anticipated
live-action major motion picture, Green Lantern. Green Lantern:
Emerald Knights will be distributed by Warner Home Video as a Blu-Ray™
Combo Pack and 2-Disc Special Edition DVD, as well as single disc DVD.
The film will also be available On Demand and for Download.
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