Adam Sandler, Steve Buscemi & Kevin James Lend Voices To Genndy Tartakovsky’s ‘Hotel Transylvania’
Animation fans knowGenndy Tartakovskywell. His shows likeDexter’s Laboratory,Samurai Jackand the firstStar Wars: Clone Warshave long been revered but those unique talents have rarely been seen off the small screen. That’s about to change in a monstrous way.
Tartakovsky will direct Sony Pictures Animation’s 3D monster-themed family comedyHotel Transylvaniafeaturing the voice ofAdam Sandleras Count Dracula, and a supporting voice cast includingSteve Buscemi, Fran Drescher, Cee Lo Green, Kevin James, Andy Samberg, Molly ShannonandDavid Spade.Hotel Transylvaniafollows Dracula as he opens a hotel to keep his young daughter occupied with a never ending run of famous monster patrons like Frankenstein, Mummy and the Invisible Man. Things then get turned upside-down when a regular guy drops into the hotel and falls for her. It’s scheduled for release June 19, 2025. Read who each actor is playing and more about the film after the jump.
Variety brokethe initial news about Sandler which was quickly followed up by Sony’s press release on the film. Here’s how they describe the plot:
Sandler is Dracula, Kevin James is Frankenstein, Fran Drescher is his Bride, David Spade is the hunchback of Notre Dame Quasimodo, Steve Buscemi and Molly Shannon are a married pair of werewolves, Cee Lo Green is a mummy and Andy Samberg is Jonathan, the regular 21-year old who falls for Mavis.
If we’re being honest, the voice cast sounds like the sequel toGrown Upsbut it’s the addition of Tartakovsky that’s really exciting. He’s been making contributions to film (he storyboarded final scene ofIron Man 2,did a prequel ofPriest) and TV (the above shows) for sometime and the transition to feature director is long overdue and well-deserved. I can’t wait to see what the look of this film is going to be. What do you think?
