The reboot of Disney's animated series DuckTales is getting a lot of buzz recently. And it's come from the announcement of an incredibly strong cast. How strong? Here they are...
The biggest news in the casting of David Tennant as explorer, tycoon and money-swimmer Scrooge McDuck. Tennant is most known for his role as The Doctor on the hit sci-fi show Doctor Who.
We're followed by his the brother in the blue shirt, Dewey, voiced by Ben Schwartz. Schwartz is known for his roles in Parks and Recreation and Bojack Horseman. He's also done interesting voice work in the past, as a vocal consultant for BB-8 on Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
To top off the trio, we have SNL cast member Bobby Moynihan as Louie. He's played an animal before as the voice of Mel in The Secret Life of Pets and Panda in We Are Bears.
Kate Micucci is the voice of plucky animal-lover Webby Vanderquack. Micucci is a talented singer/songwriter as well as comedian — she’s part of the comedy duo Garfunkel and Oates – and has a massive list of voice acting to her credit.
The maid and nanny for the McDuck clan is voiced by Toks Olagundoye. Her credits include Castle and The Neighbors. She's also done voice work on Steven Universe.
Another SNL cast member, Bennett is the voice of daredevil pilot (who still can't actually land the plane) Launchpad McQuack. He's well-known as the stuffy businessman in those AT&T commercials, but he's also one previous voice work in Axe Cop and appeared on Arrested Development.
The new show will also include many of the other fan favorites like Gyro Gearloose, Ma Beagle & the Beagle Boys, Flintheart Glomgold, along with others. They'll also include Daffy Duck this time around.
The original show aired from 1987-1990. There was also a movie, DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp. It was massively influential to animation for both kids and adults, according to Marc Buhaj, the general manager of Disney XD.
Having a cast that strong is putting a lot of faith in such a beloved property. But if the reboot has the same success as the original, perhaps it'll also have a movie or two under its belt.
It's safe to say that the cast is ridiculously stacked, and who's to know who they'll get for the rest of the cast. I guess we'll find out. In the meantime, enjoy their rendition of the original theme song.
If you're still a bit skeptical the reboot won't bring back that childlike wonder you '80s kids miss, then you still have other options. There's always this video of ducks recreating the theme song for your endless enjoyment.