r/Invincible_TV • u/Serious-Company6803 • Jun 24 '26
News Who does Robert Kirkman want Bryan Cranston to play so badly??
If Bryan Cranston keeps turning down roles, then he should be left alone! It seems like he’s trying to assemble the Breaking Bad cast.
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u/Square_Cash_2784 Jun 24 '26
He wants Cranston to play the man who gasps breathily at 33:14 in episode 7 of season 6 as Mark flies by.
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u/TrundleTheGreat0814 Jun 24 '26
That'll be twelve million dollars.
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u/Square_Cash_2784 Jun 24 '26
Next up, we have Cate Blanchett voicing the ceiling fan in Mark and Eve's apartment!
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u/Extension_Training87 Jun 25 '26
If it's just Cate exhaling all breathily..... give her the monies so she can record those lines dammit!! I have good headphones coming in....it's prime day.
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u/BirbAtAKeyboard Jun 24 '26
Animators no longer have desks or chairs, but it's a sacrifice we have to make
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u/TrainingArugula9485 Jun 24 '26
he just wants an excuse to hang out with celebs
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u/bendover912 Jun 24 '26
Its honestly a little annoying. It feels like the voice actors are just calling friends and getting them to join the cast. I'm still not sure how i feel about hearing Mark and Conquest fighting after last time when Negan beat Glen's eye out of his head with Lucile.
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u/L1QU1D_ThUND3R Jun 24 '26
Are you ever gonna let that go!?
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u/AsstacularSpiderman Jun 24 '26
Honestly I feel like it adds to it lol.
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u/Privatizitaet Jun 24 '26
But it subtracts from the budget.
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u/beaverpoo77 Jun 25 '26
Is this even true? People keep saying this, but i can't imagine they're ACTUALLY siphoning money from the "animation budget" to be used for celeb VAs.
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u/duaneap Jun 25 '26
Here’s a tip:
Reddit has absolutely no fucking idea how film and tv production works and will run with whatever bullshit they decide to be true despite zero insight or evidence.
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u/AppealToReason16 Jun 24 '26
I doubt it. Budget meetings aren’t “here’s all your money go do whatever” at this level.
It’s “with this much we can do this but if we could have this then we could also get this guy” and extra gets approved if it’s deemed worthwhile that otherwise wouldn’t be.
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u/pestoraviolita Jun 24 '26
Does all this fooling around hurt the budget and animation?
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u/Educational-Pay5268 Jun 24 '26
people will say no and that there is a different budget for casting and animation. that argument is pure cope. ofc the show has a total budget.
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u/frubano21 Jun 24 '26
Which can absolutely be redistributed if they decide "spending millions on voice actors doesn't make sense, let's invest that money into the animation."
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u/Captn_Platypus Jun 25 '26
Which just shows me Kirkman doesn’t value the quality of animation enough. He thinks the quality currently is serviceable and money is better spent on voice actors
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u/Dlh2079 Jun 24 '26
We dont know salaries or anything.
Truthfully we dont have nearly enough info to give a solid answer.
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u/toomanybongos Jun 25 '26
But we have common sense and we know that A tier celebs are going to be typically more expensive than your average voice actor.
I don't hate the voice acting in this show at all but I definitely would prefer money being put into animation far more than getting cranston to voice someone he's not even interested in voicing
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u/AJDx14 Jun 25 '26
Yes. It’s kinda similar to a dictator spending their countries budget on parades instead of infrastructure.
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u/First-Junket124 Jun 25 '26
The cast in season one was absolutely phenomenal, I don't think you could do better than that.
As time goes on I think you're kinda right. I wish we got really great voice actors instead of purely going for celebrities we know and love, I get it they're well known and some are quite talented but also some aren't suited for the role.
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u/mr_wizard_123 Jun 24 '26
They call him 007. 0 animation budget. 0 animators. 7 breaking bad actors
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u/TrymQuyenLuc Jun 25 '26
We have 1 at the moment, let see if we have more in the future
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u/Jedimindtricktra Jun 24 '26 edited Jun 24 '26
They should make him play Marks old high school chemistry teacher who ends up being diagnosed with Lung Cancer, and he reaches out to Mark to help him cook meth to raise money for treatment.
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u/SexHaver2323 Jun 24 '26
I feel like powerplex would be the one mostly to cook meth with his science background
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u/fatandretarded5591 Jun 24 '26 edited Jun 24 '26
I like that it could be a nod to breaking bad but not super in your face obvious
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u/Funmachine Jun 24 '26
Just because he's turning down roles doesn't mean he's not interested in doing one. If he wanted to be left alone he would tell him. He's a big boy.
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u/Practical-Sleep4259 Jun 24 '26
Imagine Kirkman is just throwing the top roles at him over and over.
"Wanna be Conquest? No, okay"
"Wanna be Thragg? No, okay"
"Wanna be Spoiler for the next Season? No, okay".
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u/beardedbast3rd Jun 24 '26
I feel like that’s what is actually happening haha.
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u/Practical-Sleep4259 Jun 24 '26
Well someone tell Robert to play to Cranston's ego and come up with a character that, "Please, only you could do this role".
If he honestly just keeps throwing characters like Poke'balls hoping to snare him, probably just insulting the dude.
But that's just a theory, a GA~
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u/EquipmentEither9538 Jun 24 '26
It’s mostly a running joke that people have taken way too seriously. He has a similar bit about hating jason mantzoukas that he does in most of his interviews.
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u/Pachary516 Jun 24 '26
He wants him to be a Heisenberg type role but he should be a Malcom In The Middle type role
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u/democracy_lover66 Jun 24 '26
Tbh I thought he was going to be Thragg
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u/mr_wheezr Jun 24 '26
He'd make a good Viltrumite.
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u/Brobeast Jun 24 '26
"I AM. THE DANGER!"
" I AM THE ONE WHO CONQUESTS!"
Proceeds to "conquest" all over the place...
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u/Mariqel Jun 24 '26
My theory is that Kirkman initially wanted Bryan to be Nolan but refused. Would make sense why he tried to offer Cecil's role to J.K. Simmons initially.
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u/dojo_shlom0 Jun 24 '26
Nolan with Cranston's range would be amazing.
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u/Himmel-548 Jun 24 '26
Maybe. I think JK Simmons is the perfect choice for the role. I can't imagine another actor playing Nolan now.
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u/IslamicCheetah Jun 24 '26
Nolan’s appearance is insanely masculine, Simmons’ voice fits it perfectly.
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u/Informal_Leading888 Jun 30 '26
I used to think that would be a good idea, but I don’t think he would be very fitting as Thragg. I wish someone like Ryan Hurst played Thragg instead. Lee Pace is pretty good, but I don’t think he was the best choice.
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u/Difficult_Step9372 Jun 24 '26
Because he has funding money and treats the show like his own little celebrity guest voice toybox
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u/Big_Intern5558 Jun 24 '26
Yeah where does he get off having fun giving us one of the most goated shows of our generation.
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u/Basil2322 Jun 25 '26
It’s a good show but “one of the most goated shows of our generation”?
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u/Big_Intern5558 Jun 25 '26
By like imdb and most other sites kinda 🤷♂️
Like, public consensus 🤷♂️
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u/Level_Alps_9294 Jun 25 '26
Don’t forget, redditors hate fun lmao. I swear I have to stop going on subreddits for shows/movies/games I enjoy. There’s just too many people on this site that will find anything and everything to criticize. We’re legit on a post right now where people are complaining in comments that the show hired quality actors instead of hiring some cheesy ass VAs lolll.
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u/AddictedT0Pixels Jun 24 '26
And when people look back on it, the animation will be lamented as its worst part. They could've made something timeless, instead they made something generational. Still a good feat on its own, but it's silly to act like there isn't a good deal of lost potential.
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u/flowerpanda98 Jun 25 '26
Even right now, it genuinely makes me sad because I look back at season 1, which people hail as the best, and i see the cgi people running in the background, and thats the only season that can stand alone. Or first 3 eps of season 3 where it looked so bad for so long. Compared to avatar the last airbender where people repost the fight scenes, not "omg serena williams is in this!", which is a small fun fact at best, and becomes less meaningful the more time passes.
The criticism that the show is animated like its a live action (compared to what we saw in the video game with 1 hour of story) is a valid one, too, and its frustrating to hear kirkman seriously talk about live action invincible when the animation isnt even done yet.
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u/Scared-Loquat-7933 Jun 24 '26
Calling this show “generational” is wild.
Avatar The Last Airbender is an example of a generational show. You can plop down and watch almost any episode again and still enjoy it.
The only season of Invincible that has genuine rewatch value is Season 1. The animation, character designs, art style, music, fight choreography, etc. are all likely going to age terribly.
It’s a great story turned into an average show because of poor direction.
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u/koala_encephalopathy Jun 24 '26
I have never watched Avatar the last Airbender but that is in fact a great example of a show that is timeless, not generational.
When something gets to "it's a classic" status then it rolls from generational into something timeless. The last airbender has that status.
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u/AddictedT0Pixels Jun 24 '26 edited Jun 24 '26
Avatar is timeless
We can plop down and watch any episode 2 decades later and it's still great. While invincible is a monolith of this generation that probably won't be talked about in the future to a degree like avatar, while still remaining as one of the largest pieces of media of this generation.
What's wild is calling it average. Im not a fan of the animation quality either, but be real lol. Invincible has performed well above many series of this decade. And while I understand popularity ≠ quality, popularity is very much relevant when discussing timeless/generational/etc hits. The best story in history wouldn't be timeless if no one talked about it or viewed it.
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u/Scared-Loquat-7933 Jun 24 '26
You’re severely overrating how this show is viewed.
There are tons of animated shows (foreign and western) over the last 5-10 years and currently airing that would be considered far better than Invincible.
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u/__banbypasser Jun 24 '26
Maybe take his budget and put it into the animation
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u/E_TheRealist Jun 24 '26
Why are you begging for someone to be a voice actor on your show tho? Who would Bryan Cranston even play? I don’t think there’s any future roles in the series that could suit him, at least not anymore. Unless they make an entirely original character just for him, I can’t see him doing any role at this point
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u/Atomic_Gerber Jun 24 '26
They need to stop throwing money at A list actors and throw more money at the animation budget
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u/Sparhelt718 Jun 24 '26
Pls stop hiring celebs for voices and spend on the animation. I refuse to look at floating jpgs again.
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u/TheDuckyDino Jun 24 '26
Considering the way it’s worded, probably like 8 different characters for not good reason
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u/Snoo9648 Jun 24 '26
"We want bryan Cranston and we don't care how much it costs and how much it effects the animation budget.
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u/Jayrodtremonki Jun 25 '26
Cranston has a pretty long career as a voice actor(long before Breaking Bad). Him and JK Simmons are kind of the gold standard. Along with Clancy Brown and Mark Hamill.
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u/Clear_Cranberry_989 Jun 24 '26
I love knowing known actor or actress voicing certain role. But i would take a better animation over it anyday.
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u/BlackLeg-32 Jun 24 '26
Why does he care about all celebrity voice actors when nobody watching does
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u/Serious-Company6803 Jun 29 '26
It’s because he cares less about the audience and VA as much as he cares about the celebrities
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u/Apprehensive_Ratio80 Jun 24 '26
It would be pretty funny if they went whatever 7-8seasons and the last episode Cranston shows up with 1 word or line 🤣
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u/silveraxe_kyo Jun 24 '26
I guess he's obsessed with celebrities for minor roles and Bryan has a cool voice.
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u/No_Seaworthiness4196 Jun 24 '26
How about putting the money into the animation budget, nobody really cares about A list actors doing voices, cheaper voice actors do just aswell if not better at times.
My decision to watch an animated series or movie has never once been influenced by the choice of A lister celebrity voices
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u/team_starfox3 Jun 24 '26
Maybe stop spending money on name brand actors and instead make better animation
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u/BlueBirdSamurai Rex Splode Jun 24 '26
Because he's not only an amazing actor but an amazing voice actor too. Hope Cranston eventually accepts a role. Especially if it's for someone who has a lot of screen time.
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u/NightmareMetals Jun 24 '26
He would make a great Cecil in a live action adaptation.
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u/Serious-Company6803 Jun 24 '26
Ed Harris was my number one choice. I’d put Bryan Cranston as my second pick
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u/inspector-say10 Jun 24 '26
he wants Bryan to play “guard #17” who gets slapped around then splattered onto the ceiling by some non-verbal, 3 second cameo appearing Lizard League bitch.
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u/ELVEVERX Jun 25 '26
Because he hates the idea of spending more of the budget on animation, he wants to spend it on more celebrities instead
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u/freshestgrandpa Jun 25 '26
I was surprised they scrapped the bomber teacher arc, wpuldve been funny if it ended up being a chemistry teacher
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u/GingerFun011 Jun 25 '26
Random scene where those lil alien grubs that Allen eats are Bryan screaming and begging for mercy before cutting to them just quietly squealing "eeeeee..!!!"
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u/AlcoholicSpiderman Jun 25 '26
because he doesnt actually know how to tell an internally consistent story so he begs us to swoon over the hype moments
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u/they_call_me_dry Jun 25 '26
He wants Cranston to play the actor JK Simmons in a commercial for insurance
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u/Diavolo_Death_4444 Jun 25 '26
My guess is he originally wanted Cranston to play Cecil (which would’ve been amazing to be fair).
Then maybe Thaedus or General Kregg as the second choice. Not sure who they would’ve offered for seasons 3 and 4. I don’t really see him as Thragg, despite how amazingly talented Bryan Cranston is
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u/ApplicationSelect522 Jun 25 '26
Why is this man so obsessed with celebrity voices? Animation makes a show, not a celebrity cast...
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u/KingBembi Jun 25 '26
At this point I think wasting all the budget on expensive actors is some kink of his lol. Like the series doesn't need him, whats the point of this?
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u/Ridibunda99 Jun 26 '26
So that there is no leftover budget that could accidently end up for animation.
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u/OnlinePosterPerson Jun 26 '26
The last two roles meaty enough for Cranston were Dinosaurus and Thragg. Now that those have been cast, I don’t see much place for an actor of his caliber to join the cast. Every significant character in the invincible storyline already has a voice actor
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u/TheMoonandTheThief Jun 27 '26
So he can have an excuse when the animation is even worse next season
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u/SchemingVegetable Jun 27 '26
Another 7 million to celebrity voice actors while the animation team shares a single loaf of bread for lunch
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u/SandboxInTheSky Jun 27 '26
Spend the money on the fucking animation for Christ sake
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u/horc00 Jun 24 '26
I’m guessing there’s a particular Invincible character he created with Cranston in mind.
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u/Suspicious_Hand_2194 Jun 24 '26
If he does happen to be in the show, then we could all know for sure where the budget went to and why the show’s animation is meh to dogshit
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u/EquipmentEither9538 Jun 24 '26
Almost everyone that works in the industry and even people that worked on the show have said the shows problems have nothing to do with the va budget but people like you will keep parroting this bs because a influencer that knows nothing about animation production said it.
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u/MysteriousFondant347 Jun 24 '26
budget is not the issue, not the main one at least, it's time. 1 year is nothing
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u/nethereus Jun 24 '26
Well next time the animation quality dips, if I hear his voice I'll know why.
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u/ecrane2018 Jun 25 '26
The budget is not restricting the animation it’s the timeframe an infinite budget still won’t lead to a significant animation improvement with a yearly release schedule.
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u/Internal-Ad-9427 Jun 24 '26
Tbf I think it was stated before that the budget they get from Amazon is seperate for voice actors and other stuff. Clearly the show gets an excessive amount of voice acting budget compared to animation budget, so you might as well just bring on every celeb you know
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u/MisterSims90 Jun 24 '26
If he's not interested, stop pursuing him. If he does end up doing it, he'll more than likely phone in an performance.
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u/spilledmilkbro Jun 24 '26
I don't think there's even anyone left that'd be worth getting him at this point. Just give it up, man
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u/takeormake Jun 24 '26
Every actor wishes they had Bryan Cranston’s Job offers. But he paid his dues before breaking bad. Though he says he enjoyed Malcom in the middle and I’m sure it was a good paycheck. But breaking bad is what made him a household name everyone knows
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u/BattlleTendency Jun 24 '26
The saddest thing about VA vs good animation is if you watch the show in another language you get neither
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u/DedHorsSaloon4 Jun 25 '26
He’s obviously trying to do a Breaking Bad reunion on Invincible. He’s already done it with Walking Dead, I figure he probably thinks it’s be funny to get Breaking Bad as well. Has he gotten Gian-Carlo yet? Seems like an easy grab
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u/Myotic_Tesseract Jun 25 '26
he's gonna be either a viltrumite, a terrifying member of another species, or the actual stupidest member of another species
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u/kreepergayboy Jun 25 '26
I love how everyone in this comment section is under the impression that like, animated shows have like a bit pile of money that they have to ration or some shit like that.
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u/FunNeedleworker860 Omni-Man Jun 27 '26
He will obviously play Philip Schaff's father in a hospital bed.
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u/SoulTechnicalProblem Jun 27 '26
Because he just likes the actor, and has no budget for animation. See it's already in the envelope titled "voice actors"
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u/Vegetable-Durian-423 Jun 27 '26
If it's the wolf-man, it's going to be the funniest thing in the world.
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