Cool Trailer for ARK: THE ANIMATED SERIES Based on the Popular Video Game and It Has an All-Star Cast
"Join us then for an ageless adventure beyond life & death itself!"
The first trailer has been released for ARK: The Animated Series, which is an adaptation of the hit video game franchise. The series comes from Lex + Otis and Studio Wildcard and it features a crazy all-star voice cast! That cast includes Tatanka Means, Michelle Yeoh, Elliot Page, Gerard Butler, David Tennant, Karl Urban, Monica Bellucci, Russell Crowe, Alan Tudyk, Vin Diesel, Malcolm McDowell, Zahn McClarnon, and Jeffrey Wright.
The show is also produced by Vin Diesel, and the movie tells “a sweeping story that spans eons of human & world history, 21st century paleontologist Helena Walker (Madden) finds herself resurrected on a mysterious primeval land after tragedy. There she must learn to survive and find new allies, or die again at the hands of ruthless warlords -- all while trying to uncover the true nature of their strange new world.”
ARK: The Animated Series is created by Jesse Rapczak and Jeremy Stieglitz and the episodes were directed by animation legend Jay Oliva, director on Young Justice, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Justice League Dark, and other animated projects. It looks like a pretty epic animated series!
The series is written by Marguerite Bennett and Kendall Deacon Davis. It’s based on the game Ark: Survival Evolved from Studio Wildcard. ARK: The Animated Series will debut in 2023, but we don’t know where yet. The trailer is over four minutes long, check it out and tell us what you think!
Below you’ll find a breakdown of the characters that they actors will be voicing:
● Dee Bradley Baker vocalizes many of the ARK's furry and scaly creature friends.
● Monica Bellucci plays Cassia Virila, a strong-willed Roman noblewoman during the Augustan Empire.
● Gerard Butler plays General Gaius Marcellus Nerva, a brutal ancient Roman despot.
● Devery Jacobs plays Alasie, a peppy 17th century Inuit teenager, now finding her place on the ARK.
● Cissy Jones plays The Gladiatrix, a formidable commander in Nerva's army.
● Madeleine Madden plays 21st century Australian paleontologist Helena Walker, newly awoken on the ARK.
● Deborah Mailman plays Deborah Walker, a 21st century Aboriginal Australian activist, and mother to Helena Walker.
● Zahn McClarnon plays Thunder Comes Charging, a 19th century Lakota warrior who leads a thriving community on the ARK.
● Malcolm McDowell plays Senator Lucius Cassius Virilis, a manipulative aristocrat during the reign of Caesar Augustus.
● Juliet Mills plays Chava, a wise healer and village councilmember.
● Elliot Page plays Victoria Walker, an idealistic humanitarian aid worker, and wife of Helena Walker.
● Ragga Ragnars plays Queen Sigrid, a bellicose 10th century Viking warlord.
● David Tennant plays Sir Edmund Rockwell, an egocentric 19th century scientist harboring dark ambitions.
● Alan Tudyk plays The Captain, a crusty buccaneer who profitably sails the dangerous waters around the ARK.
● Karl Urban plays Bob, a recent square-jawed ARK arrival.
● Jeffrey Wright plays Henry Townsend, an 18th century American watchmaker and Patriot spy.
● Michelle Yeoh plays Meiyin Li, a 3rd century Chinese rebel leader, known on the ARK by her reputation as the formidable “Beast Queen.”
● Ron Yuan plays Han Li, a 3rd century Chinese rebel leader and brother to Meiyin.
● With Russell Crowe playing Kor the Prophet, an eccentric ‘dino-whisperer’ hailing from a time before recorded history.
● And Vin Diesel playing 24th century ‘Mek’-pilot, gearhead, & freedom-fighter Santiago.