The Golden Globe-winning actor Ron Perlman and Oscar-winning actor Christopher Plummer will lead the voice cast for the upcoming animated feature Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom.
Arcana Studio and Shout! Factory will create the animated project as Perlman will voice Shoggoth while Plummer will play the role of Dr. Herbert West.
Directed, written and produced by Sean Patrick O’Reilly, Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom is based on Bruce Brown’s popular graphic novel of the same name. The story introduces a new generation to the imaginative Lovecraft universe through an adventure that portrays new stories, events from H.P. Lovecraft’s life, and iconic elements of his writings.
Arcana Studio, the Canadian comic book publisher and art studio, was founded by Sean O’Reilly in 2004 and has been producing various animated series since then.
As far as the team working on this film is concerned, it has been revealed that Michelle O’Reilly will also be producing, Gary Yuen is the film’s art director and senior modeler, Brendan Hansell is the senior editor while Haqui Gbadamosi is the CG supervisor. The animated feature is set to release in 2016.