'Hoodwinked 2' Gets Replacement Voices & One Heck of a Supporting Cast
Filed under: Animation, Comedy, Casting, Remakes and Sequels
It was over two years ago that we got the first installment of Hoodwinked! It did well enough in its first weekend, making $17 million dollars ($3 mil short of its cost), that #2 was put into the works. Now writer and voice Cory Edwards has been blogging about the second installment, and has listed the cast that Weinstein Co. has put together. Some voices remain, like Glenn Close, David Ogden Stiers, and Andy Dick. Oh, and we can't forget Patrick Warburton -- but it's not like anyone, ever, could replace him.But there are also some new names to the mix. Red, who was voiced by Anne Hathaway, will now get the invincible hero Hayden Panettiere -- which Edwards says is a good fit because Red becomes "more of a 'caped crusader'" in the film. Meanwhile, James Belushi's The Woodsman will now be voiced by the unstoppable Jack Putter -- Martin Short. You can't really complain about a Short replacement, unless well, he was taking over for a rippling, glistening superhero -- then it would be weird.
But there's also some tasty new vocal talent coming along for the ride. Edwards says Joan Cusack will play a "villainous witch," Brad Garrett is The Giant (of the beanstalk variety), Wayne Newton of all people will be Jimmy Ten Strings -- the Giant's singing harp, David Alan Grier will play a troll, and to top it all off, Amy Poehler and Bill Hader will voice Hansel & Gretel. How's that for an all-star cast?
[via Ace Showbiz]
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(Page 1)2. Damn. The first hoodwinked was pretty smart and fun. The replacement of Hathaway is pretty bad as Panetierre couldn't get a job in dinner theater. The rest of the new cast is pretty c-level too.
Posted at 8:32PM on Feb 26th 2008 by YouFaceTheTick
1. Here's a sstory I know I'll like!
Posted at 7:18PM on Feb 26th 2008 by Batzarro