Peacock today heralded the resurgence of a lovable reformed supervillain in the new family animated feature and companion series from DreamWorks Animation, inspired by the 2010 theatrical feature Megamind. The streamer also revealed the dual launch date on March 1, delivering the movie and all eight episodes of the new show, plus the official movie trailer and the dual project voice cast.
Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate (83 min.) picks up directly after the events of the 2010 DreamWorks theatrical feature (directed by Tom McGrath and starring Will Ferrell), as Megamind transitions from being the supervillain scourge of Metro City to a superhero who’s learning on the job.
Synopsis: Megamind’s former villain team, The Doom Syndicate, has returned. Our newly crowned blue hero must now keep up evil appearances until he can assemble his friends (Roxanne, Ol’ Chum and Keiko) to stop his former evil teammates from launching Metro City to the Moon.
These adventures in saving the day — one way or another! — continue in Megamind Rules! (8 x 22′), previously titled Megamind’s Guide to Defending Your City.
Synopsis: Megamind goes from being a supervillain and the scourge of Metro City to a superhero who’s learning on the job. He’ll be bringing the audience along for the ride, as Megamind’s trusty brainbots will be recording everything, making him the world’s first superhero influencer.
The voice cast for both the movie and series features:
- Keith Ferguson (Robot Chicken, DuckTales) as Megamind
- Laura Post (LEGO Marvel Avengers: Code Red) as Roxanne Ritchi
- Josh Brener (Silicon Valley, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) as Ol’ Chum
- Maya Aoki Tuttle (Spidey and His Amazing Friends, Destiny 2) as Keiko Morita
- Emily Tunon (Globos Negros) as Lady Doppler
- Talon Warburton (Echo Base) as Lord Nighty-Knight
- Scott Adsit (Big Hero 6, 30 Rock) as Pierre Pressure
- Chris Sullivan (This Is Us, Presence) as Behemoth
- Tony Hale (The Mysterious Benedict Society) as Mel/Mr. Donut
- Jeanine Mason (Upload; Roswell, New Mexico) as Christino Christo
- Adam Lambert (American Idol, The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do the Time Warp Again) as Machiavillain
Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate also features the voices of Jeanine Mason, Michael Beattie, Eric Fogel, Todd Haberkorn, Eric Murphy, Joey Rudman and Roger Craig Smith.
The new film and series are executive produced by the original pic’s writers, Alan Schoolcraft and Brent Simons, alongside Celebrity Deathmatch creator Eric Fogel. Fogel also directs Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate. JD Ryznar is co-executive producer on the projects.
