Peacock releases trailer, cast and premiere date for new ‘Megamind’ film and series
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Produced by DreamWorks Animation, the new animated kids film Megamind Vs. The Doom Syndicate and series Megamind Rules! will both premiere on March 1, 2024, exclusively on Peacock.
Megamind Vs. The Doom Syndicate picks up in the moments following the events of the 2010 film, teeing up further adventures in the companion series Megamind Rules!
The below actors will be starring in both the film and series:
- Keith Ferguson (Robot Chicken, DuckTales) as “Megamind”
- Laura Post (Lego Marvel Avengers: Code Red) as “Roxanne Ritchi”
- Josh Brener (Silicon Valley, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) as “Ol’ Chum”
- Maya Aoki Tuttle (Spidey and His Amazing Friends, Destiny 2) as “Keiko Morita”
- Emily Tunon (Globos Negros) as “Lady Doppler”
- Talon Warburton (Echo Base) as “Lord Nighty-Knight”
- Scott Adsit (Big Hero 6, 30 Rock) as “Pierre Pressure”
- Chris Sullivan (This Is Us, Presence) as “Behemoth”
- Tony Hale (The Mysterious Benedict Society) as “Mel/Mr. Donut”
- Jeanine Mason (Upload, Roswell, New Mexico) as “Christino Christo”
- Adam Lambert (American Idol, The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do the Time Warp Again) as “Machiavillain”
The new film and series are a follow-up to the 2010 DreamWorks Animation film, where Megamind goes from being a supervillain and the scourge of Metro City to a superhero who’s learning on the job.
About Megamind Vs. The Doom Syndicate
Megamind’s former villain team, The Doom Syndicate, has returned. Our newly crowned blue hero must now keep up evil appearances until he can assemble his friends (Roxanne, Ol’ Chum, and Keiko) to stop his former evil teammates from launching Metro City to the moon.
About Megamind Rules!
In this 8×22 minute episode series, Megamind goes from being a supervillain and the scourge of Metro City to a superhero who’s learning on the job. He’ll be bringing the audience along for the ride, as Megamind’s trusty brainbots will be recording everything, making him the world’s first superhero influencer.
Directed by Eric Fogel, both the film and series are written by Alan Schoolcraft and Brent Simons, with all three exec-producing alongside Co-Executive Producer JD Ryznar.