《Darkwing Duck》(Darkwing Duck) restarts, dubbing lineup confirmed

Disney+ has officially released a new version of the animation《Darkwing Duck》(Darkwing Duck).Mark Hamill, Seth Rogen, Lizzy Caplan and Lily Marr will voice the main characters.Development news of this project has been reported before, and now the platform has given the green light, and the leading actors and production team have also been announced.

《Darkwing Duck》(Darkwing Duck) first appeared in 1991. The protagonist Derek Mallard has another identity. He is the crime-fighting hero Darkwing Duck.The original version was created by Ted Stones and aired for a total of 91 episodes, with Jim Cummings voicing the protagonist.The new version will retain this core character and his partnership while placing the story in a new setting.

In the new version, Mark Hamill takes over the voice role of Darkwing Duck.Seth Rogen voices fellow pilot Ranchpad MacQuarker, Lizzy Caplan voices Gosalyn Mallard, and Lily Marr, who has participated in Inside Out 2, voices the girl character Ducky.The role relationships of the four people have been officially confirmed.

The official synopsis gives an interesting opening.Darkwing Duck has been trapped in a parallel world where no one has heard of his heroic deeds for 35 years.Ducky, a rebellious girl who knows about his past, appears and tries to bring the self-image-conscious vigilante back to the battlefield.The two will work together to deal with old rivals Negadak and Megavod, and will also find allies such as Lanchipad, Gosalyn and Morgana.

The report did not announce the launch time and specific number of episodes, but the creative team of the new version has been determined.Sean Tretta and Borja Peña Gorostigui serve as executive producers.Original creator Ted Stones was consulted during the development phase of the new series.Disney Television Animation is producing, with Point Gray Pictures also attached to produce.

In addition to the four main voice actors, Dan Stevens will voice Glade McTairs, Tiffany Shepis will voice Rosa, Kathryn Newton will voice Firecracker, and Theo Briones will voice Timbu.Tyler Dean Flores, Katie Rich, and Nate Fazon also join the lineup as Officers Pounds, Shanks, and Webb respectively.

Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, Alex McCarty and Gabby Grantham will produce on behalf of Point Gray Pictures.In recent years, Point Gray has produced Disney+'s The Muppet Show specials, and has also participated in projects such as The Studio, The Boys and Invincible.

Stones said in a statement that he, like many viewers of the original series, was excited to see Darkwing Duck return.He mentioned that the new version adds action and comedy elements, while also retaining the human touch of Disney's stories.For the original author, the constantly rewritten heroic images of Robin Hood, Zorro and Sherlock Holmes are a reference for understanding this reboot.

The original version 《 Darkwing Duck 》 first aired on Disney Channel before moving into ABC and syndication time slots.The ABC run ended in 1993, with syndication continuing until 1995 and again from 1996 to 1997.The show has since been released into Nintendo NES and Game Boy games, and has also appeared in a new version of DuckTales.

This time Disney+ officially launches the new version. The first thing to be settled is the dubbing lineup, character relationships and the parallel world setting of the story.Darkwing Duck will return to the battlefield with Ducky, and old partners and opponents will appear in the new story.The subsequent broadcast date and more production information still have to wait for further announcement by the platform.