After his work on major live-action television dramas like TURN: Washington’s Spies and Bones, Craig Silverstein’s latest is also his first foray into animation with Pantheon. And with some positive reviews coming out already, it looks like it might become the next big animated hit as it will follow the adventures of a teenager and her deceased father who has returned through a virtual cloud.
But to help bring the many characters who appear in the series to life, the voice cast is made up of some of the biggest names in Hollywood and faces some might recognize. It also stars some celebrated voice artists too from the world of animation and video games, bringing their experience to this ambitious series.
Katie Chang – The Bling Ring (2013)
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Katie Chang plays Maddie, the teenage protagonist of Pantheon who reunites with her father in the most unexpected of ways. Since 2013, the actress has appeared in multiple movies and television shows and her theatrical debut would remain one of her best roles.
Based on a true story, The Bling Ring tells the tales of a group of teenagers looking for fame and fortune and how they used the internet to track and rob numerous celebrities. While Emma Watson was a big name attached to the project, Katie Chang as Rebecca was one of the movie’s major highlights and remains one of her best roles to date as she hasn’t played a character quite like her since.
Daniel Dae Kim – Lost (2004-2010)
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Experienced as a voice actor as much as a screen actor, Daniel Dae Kim plays Maddie’s father who finds himself alive through a virtual cloud, setting him and his daughter on a dangerous mission to try and discover what is happening. And while many might recognize his voice in the Saints Row games as Johnny Gat, he will most likely be known to a lot of people from his role in the hit series Lost.
In the 2000s series, Kim played Jin-Soo Kwon, a South-Korean man who is over-protective of his wife from the others he encounters after the plane they were on crashes onto a mysterious island. Throughout the show, Kwon slowly trusts the other survivors and opens up emotionally, making him one of Kim’s best roles to date that led to a successful career in television.
Rosemarie Dewitt – Black Mirror (2011-2019)
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Rosemarie Dewitt plays Ellen, the protective mother of Maddie who, along with her daughter, tries to uncover the mystery surrounding her husband. But with this dark sci-fi show, it is not the only time Dewitt has played a mother in a twisted world.
In Black Mirror‘s “Arkangel” episode, she played Marie, a mother who puts a monitoring implant in her daughter after she gets lost. As the child grows up, their relationship slowly becomes complicated that sees Dewitt’s Marie slowly turn into an overprotective and controlling character, making it one of her best and darkest roles.
Paul Dano – The Batman (2022)
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Playing the helpful and intellectual teenager Caspian who aids Maddie on her journey, Paul Dano is able to give the character the sensibility and maturity needed. Between his work in television and movies, it looks like 2022 is already been a great year for the actor.
Back in March of this year, DC fans were finally treated to Dano’s sinister take on The Riddler in The Batman. Unlike previous incarnations of the character onscreen, the famed actor was able to make him a deadly force to be reckoned with that continuously put Robert Pattinson’s Batman to the test over and over again.
Taylor Jane Schilling – Orange Is The New Black (2013-2019)
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Playing as Caspian’s mother, it’s hard to say where Taylor Jane Schilling’s performance will go, but fans can only hope that her character will have more to do in future episodes and play a much bigger part. But as long as audiences have a Netflix account, they can check out her major break out role in the television industry.
One of the biggest original shows on Netflix, Schilling led an ensemble cast set in a woman’s prison as Piper Chapman, a woman who unfortunately got branded and set up. Between seasons, Piper grows alongside the other inmates with multiple dramatic and emotional arcs that made it a breakout role for Taylor Jane Schilling.
William Hurt – Captain America: Civil War (2016)
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Before his untimely death back in March of this year, William Hurt was able to provide the voice of Stephen Holstrom, a technological founder of a company involving AI. It might be unclear at this point if the character will make another appearance, but at least the show gave Hurt one of his last performances.
While there are plenty of movies and television shows that starred the celebrated actor, many will know him as Thaddeus Ross in the MCU. There are multiple movies from the franchise to choose from, but his re-introduction in Captain America: Civil War was an exciting and welcome one by fans that was also one of William Hurt’s greatest films.
Grey Griffin – The Cuphead Show! (2022-Present)
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While some actors in the series only provide a voice for one character, Grey Griffin shows off her talents as a voice-over artist as she has performed for Erin, Samara, Ms. Hunter, and Assistant in Pantheon. And while many would be familiar with her work in animation and video games, she more recently appeared in a hit Netflix video game adaptation.
Based on the popular video game, The Cuphead Show! saw Grey Griffin voicing Ms. Chalice, a mischievous and cheeky ghost who sometimes hangs out with Cuphead and Mugman that also made her a standout as one of the best characters in the series. Giving her a Brooklyn accent, Griffin has been able to provide the character with the confidence and charm that has made her a recurring favorite.
Ron Livingston- The Conjuring (2013)
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Along with his wife Rosemarie Dewitt, Ron Livingston joined the cast to perform as Doctor Waxman, one of the scientists who work at the show’s controversial AI company. While there are many movies and television shows to choose from, one horror movie in particular stood out.
2013’s The Conjuring is easily one of Livingston’s best movies and one of the few genre flicks he did outside of drama and comedy. Loosely based on true events, Livingston played Roger Perron, a father whose farmhouse soon encounter a deadly spirit. Being able to sell the character’s scares and reactions, he stood out from the impressive cast who all helped it become one of the best true story scary movies.
Anika Noni Rose – The Princess and the Frog (2009)
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While not working too much as a voice actress, Anika Noni Rose has certainly had some success in this field. The show will see her play Nicole and Side-Pony respectively, but this is only the latest from a successful career in animation.
While she appeared in a number of dramas and musicals, one of her biggest might just be Tiana in The Princess and the Frog, a retelling of the classic fairy tale set in 1920s New Orleans. Not also did this role cement her as a celebrated singer, but she was able to make the character memorable with her emotional performance. And hopefully she will reprise her role as something that fans hope to see in the Disney+ series.
Aaron Eckhart – The Dark Knight (2008)
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Aaron Eckhart plays Caspian’s father in Pantheon and much like his mother, audiences will soon have to wait and see what the teenager’s parents will do next. But while the actor hasn’t done a lot of voice over work, he has been in some of the biggest movies, one of them also being one of Christopher Nolan’s best too.
2008’s The Dark Knight saw him play a charismatic Harvey Dent who slowly breaks as the Joker tries to turn Gotham on it’s head. While this only helped him receive more work in Hollywood, he was able to give Harvey Dent a satisfactory and sad character journey that not many actors would be able to pull off, making this easily his greatest role to date.
