Oscar Isaac To Play Gomez Adams in MGM's THE ADDAMS FAMILY Animated Movie
MGM has been developing an animated feature film adaptation of The Addams Family and it looks like they have found the perfect actor to play Gomez Addams. According to The Tracking Board, Oscar Isaac is in negotiations for the role. Isaac, who also plays Poe Dameron in the new Star Wars films, is the perfect actor to take on the character. He's so perfect that I wish he was playing the live-action version of the character!
The film is being directed by Conrad Vernon (Sausage Party) from a screenplay written by Pamela Pettler (Corpse Bride). The project seems to have a great and talented team behind it, so there's a chance that this could actually turn out to be a fun movie.
There is currently no info on any casting for Morticia, Wednesday, Pugsley, Lurch or Uncle Fester yet, but once the deal with Isaac closes, I'm sure the rest of the cast will come flooding in.
This will be Isaac's first big animated movie role and doing voice-over work for an actor seems like easy money so I don't see why the deal wouldn't close. The character was last played by Raul Julia in The Addams Family movies that were released in 1991 and 1993. It's kind of crazy that it's been that long ago! I loved those movies!
The Addams Family was created by The New Yorker by cartoonist Charles Addams and it started out as simple single-panel gag illustrations.
The premise revolved around taking the American family ideal and giving it a morbid and satirical spin. The parents were named Gomez and Morticia, their children named Wednesday and Pugsley. Also in the household were Uncle Fester and Grandmama, plus their imposing butler Lurch. And not to be forgotten: Thing, a disembodied hand, and Cousin Itt, a being covered in long hair.
Fans have been wanting to see Isaac play Gomez Addams for years, so the fact that it's actually happening is pretty awesome. Here's a fan-made trailer that features Isaac in the role.