Marvel and Disney Channel unveil the main cast for the upcoming Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur animated TV show, which now has Diamond White voicing the lead role of Lunella Lafayette. The increasing popularity of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has led just about every Disney-affiliate to increase its Marvel output. The last several years were filled with live-action shows on ABC, Netflix, Freeform, and Hulu, but now all that remains are the live-action Disney+ shows. However, there is more Marvel content on the way through animation that isn’t tied to the MCU’s continuity.
Disney Channel and Disney XD have become the primary home to Marvel’s animated shows. They launched their own animated universe in 2012 with Ultimate Spider-Man, which grew to include Avengers Assemble, Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H., and Guardians of the Galaxy. These channels have aired other Marvel content too, and it was announced in 2018 that Laurence Fishburne was developing an animated series starring Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur. There haven’t been many updates on Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur since then, but now the cast has been announced.
It was recently revealed by Disney that actress and singer Diamond White will play the lead in Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur. Her role as Lunella Lafayette will see White voice the 13-year-old super-genius. She accidentally summons Devil Dinosaur to present-day New York through a time vortex. White is best known for her role in The Bold and the Beautiful, but she’s also appeared in episodes of Empire and Dear White People. Her voiceover work extends back to Disney’s popular animated show Phineas and Ferb, and it also includes playing Fuli in The Lion Guard.
In addition to revealing White’s involvement, Marvel and Disney Channel unveiled several other Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur cast members. Alfre Woodard is playing Lunella’s grandmother Mimi, marking another Marvel role for her after Luke Cage and Captain America: Civil War. Sasheer Zamata (Saturday Night Live) and Jermaine Fowler (Coming 2 America) are playing Lunella’s parents, with Gary Anthony Williams (Doc McStuffins) voicing her grandfather Pops. Libe Barer (Sneaky Pete) is playing Lunella’s best friend Casey, and Fred Tatasciore (Avengers Assemble) will provide the sounds for Devil Dinosaur. Laurence Fishburne is also set to voice The Beyonder on top of his producer role.
With the cast assembled so far and a great character like Moon Girl at the center, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur should be a project to keep an eye out for. It won’t begin airing on Disney Channel until 2022 though, so those looking forward to the series have a long wait ahead. But should the show increase Moon Girl’s fan base, perhaps it could fast-track the introduction of a new teenage hero in the MCU.
Source: Disney
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