Jon Favreau's OSWALD THE LUCKY RABBIT Disney+ Series Casts Its Three Lead Actors
The new Disney+ series Oswald The Lucky Rabbit from writer, producer, and director Jon Favreau, has found its three leads, with Ravi Cabot-Conyers (Skeleton Crew, Encanto), Mykal-Michelle Harris (Raven’s Home, Mixed-ish) and Ryder Allen (The Penguin, Palmer). The animated/live-action hybrid is about Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, a saucy, self-absorbed bunny.
Cabot-Conyers will play Jake, a hardworking middle school student with a big heart. Harris will play Jen, an artistic middle schooler who is always ahead of the game. Allen will play Taylor, a middle school student who is cautious but avoids turning down his friends.
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit as a character is very important to the Walt Disney Co. The cartoon, which bears a close resemblance to Mickey Mouse, has a fractured history with the company and played a pivotal role in the creation of Disney’s most famous animated character.
Oswald was created in 1927 by Walt Disney and featured in 27 animated shorts. But after Universal took control of the character in 1928, Disney created a new character as a replacement: Mickey Mouse.
Bringing Oswald home had been a priority for Disney CEO Bob Iger, and The Walt Disney Co. acquired the trademark in 2006. The character entered the public domain in 2023.
via: Deadline