The problem is that not all of them could pull off the voices. It's easier to get costume and make up done than it is to train someone for a role they're clearly not suited for.
Just get the people that did Polar Express to return. Tom Hanks in all the male roles and Julia Roberts in all the female roles. 3D CGI IMAX . Billions....
Neil Patrick Harris as Dale Gribble? No. It’s not his range; it’s that the casting is so bad off from the person playing it that it would become impossible to focus on anything else.
It’s a meaty role - conspiracy nut; cuckold raising a child wildly different looking as his 100% flesh and blood. functional but clearly tunnel-vision insane.
Neil Patrick Harris as Boomhauer makes more sense, but even then. Matthew McCanaugh makes excellent sense for several reasons.
I don’t buy Tom Hanks in the role of Hank. We need a person like Tommy Lee Jones. That is the right temperament. His whole staring over the newspaper and annoyed for clearly the millionth time by someone’s lack of reality-based living is perfect. The issue with Tommy Lee Jones is he’s too old. But that personality for Hank.
I agree with Bill’s casting. The closest fictional character to Bill is Donald from the Big Lebowski. He could bring that part and all the rest that’s needed.
I think considering Tom Hanks for Hank Hill is a fundamental misunderstanding of Hank. Hank is not *amiable*. He’s just realized about 90% of the population prefers not-reality or is just not that bright. Since that’s most everyone, he doesn’t really get frustrated about it. That’s attitude is not even on the same planet at amiable.
Like - Hank is the kind of guy who can never suspend disbelief. He’s always going to see the glitter paint on the backdrop instead of “giving himself over to the magic”. It’s just not his nature. He understands that seems to be something others enjoy. He’s happy for them (although secretly slightly baffled by it, which he politely keeps to himself). It’s just not him.
The rest I dont agree with at all.
It’s a meaty role - conspiracy nut; cuckold raising a child wildly different looking as his 100% flesh and blood. functional but clearly tunnel-vision insane.
Neil Patrick Harris as Boomhauer makes more sense, but even then. Matthew McCanaugh makes excellent sense for several reasons.
I don’t buy Tom Hanks in the role of Hank. We need a person like Tommy Lee Jones. That is the right temperament. His whole staring over the newspaper and annoyed for clearly the millionth time by someone’s lack of reality-based living is perfect. The issue with Tommy Lee Jones is he’s too old. But that personality for Hank.
I agree with Bill’s casting. The closest fictional character to Bill is Donald from the Big Lebowski. He could bring that part and all the rest that’s needed.
Like - Hank is the kind of guy who can never suspend disbelief. He’s always going to see the glitter paint on the backdrop instead of “giving himself over to the magic”. It’s just not his nature. He understands that seems to be something others enjoy. He’s happy for them (although secretly slightly baffled by it, which he politely keeps to himself). It’s just not him.