Glenn Close makes surprise appearance alongside Diego Luna
Netflix original series to debut December 21st
Today, a special first look of DreamWorks Tales of Arcadia: 3Below the second chapter in the DreamWorksTales of Arcadia trilogy took place at New York Comic-Con inside Madison Square Garden in front of a packed audience. Creator and executive producer Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water) was joined by voice talent Diego Luna (Narcos: Mexico), and fellow executive producersRodrigo Blaas, Marc Guggenheim and Chad Hammes. The panel, along with moderator Whitney Matheson, unveiled the all-star voice cast including Glenn Close (The Wife)who made a surprise appearance!
DreamWorks previously announced the series will feature Luna and Tatiana Maslany in the lead roles of Krel and Aja. Nick Offerman, Andy Garcia, Nick Frost, Alon Aboutboul, Chris Obi, Uzo Aduba, Cheryl Hines, Tom Kenny, Haley Atwell, Danny Trejo, and Ann Dowd will be lending their voices along with returning talent from Trollhunters including Emile Hirsch, Charlie Saxton, Lexi Medrano, Steven Yeun, Cole Sands, Kelsey Grammer and more. Additionally, The Crystal Method created the main title theme that you hear in the opening credits video.
Fans of the 7 time Emmy®-winning Trollhunters can expect to find several familiar faces in 3Below when two royal teenage aliens and their bodyguard flee a surprise takeover of their home planet by an evil dictator and crash land in Arcadia. Now on the run from intergalactic bounty hunters, they struggle to blend in and adapt to the bizarre world of high school all the while attempting to repair their ship so they can return and defend their home planet.
Panel Highlights Include:
Guillermo del Toro surprised fans with the world premiere of the first episode of DreamWorks Tales of Arcadia: 3Below.
Glenn Close made a surprise appearance when her casting in 3Below was announced today. She had her adorable dog Pip in tow. When she introduced him as “Pippy”, Guillermo joked that soon he “might have peepee at my feet.”
Close remarked that classic animated films have had a huge impact on her life and made her who she is today. Joining an animated world created by Guillermo was a no-brainer.
Diego Luna, whose children were in the audience, was so excited to finally have a project he can share with them at home.
Before closing out the panel, Guillermo’s fellow panelists surprised him with an early birthday cake. The audience joined in to sing him Happy Birthday.
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 05: Actor Glenn Close speaks onstage at DreamWorks Tales of Arcadia: 3Below panel during New York Comic Con on October 5, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for DreamWorks Animation Television)
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 05: Actor Glenn Close speaks onstage at DreamWorks Tales of Arcadia: 3Below panel during New York Comic Con on October 5, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for DreamWorks Animation Television)
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 05: Actor Glenn Close speaks onstage at DreamWorks Tales of Arcadia: 3Below panel during New York Comic Con on October 5, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for DreamWorks Animation Television)
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 05: Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro speaks onstage at DreamWorks Tales of Arcadia: 3Below panel during New York Comic Con on October 5, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for DreamWorks Animation Television)
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 05: Actor Glenn Close walks onstage at DreamWorks Tales of Arcadia: 3Below panel during New York Comic Con on October 5, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for DreamWorks Animation Television)
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 05: Actor Glenn Close (L) and Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro pose at DreamWorks Tales of Arcadia: 3Below panel during New York Comic Con on October 5, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for DreamWorks Animation Television)
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 05: Actor Glenn Close (L) and Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (R) speak onstage at DreamWorks Tales of Arcadia: 3Below panel during New York Comic Con on October 5, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for DreamWorks Animation Television)
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 05: Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro walks onstage at DreamWorks Tales of Arcadia: 3Below panel during New York Comic Con on October 5, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for DreamWorks Animation Television)
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 05: Actor Diego Luna speaks onstage at DreamWorks Tales of Arcadia: 3Below panel during New York Comic Con on October 5, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for DreamWorks Animation Television)
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 05: Actors Diego Luna (L), Glenn Close (C) and Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (R) speak onstage at DreamWorks Tales of Arcadia: 3Below panel during New York Comic Con on October 5, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for DreamWorks Animation Television)
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 05: Actors Glenn Close (L) and Diego Luna pose at DreamWorks Tales of Arcadia: 3Below panel during New York Comic Con on October 5, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for DreamWorks Animation Television)
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 05: Actor Glenn Close, Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, and actor Diego Luna pose at DreamWorks Tales of Arcadia: 3Below panel during New York Comic Con on October 5, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for DreamWorks Animation Television)
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 05: Actor Glenn Close (L) and Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro pose at DreamWorks Tales of Arcadia: 3Below panel during New York Comic Con on October 5, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for DreamWorks Animation Television)
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 05: Actors Diego Luna (L), Glenn Close (C) and Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (R) speak onstage at DreamWorks Tales of Arcadia: 3Below panel during New York Comic Con on October 5, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for DreamWorks Animation Television)
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 05: Screen writer Marc Guggenheim speaks onstage at DreamWorks Tales of Arcadia: 3Below panel during New York Comic Con on October 5, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for DreamWorks Animation Television)
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 05: Film producer Chad Hammes speaks onstage at DreamWorks Tales of Arcadia: 3Below panel during New York Comic Con on October 5, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for DreamWorks Animation Television)
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 05: Actors Diego Luna (L), Glenn Close (C) and Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (R) speak onstage at DreamWorks Tales of Arcadia: 3Below panel during New York Comic Con on October 5, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for DreamWorks Animation Television)
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 05: Film producer Chad Hammes, film director Rodrigo Blaas and screen writer Marc Guggenheim speak onstage at DreamWorks Tales of Arcadia: 3Below panel during New York Comic Con on October 5, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for DreamWorks Animation Television)
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 05: Writer Whitney Matheson, actors Diego Luna and Glenn Close, Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, film producer Chad Hammes, film director Rodrigo Blaas and screen writer Marc Guggenheim speak onstage at DreamWorks Tales of Arcadia: 3Below panel during New York Comic Con on October 5, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for DreamWorks Animation Television)
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 05: Writer Whitney Matheson, actors Diego Luna and Glenn Close, Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, film producer Chad Hammes, film director Rodrigo Blaas and screen writer Marc Guggenheim speak onstage at DreamWorks Tales of Arcadia: 3Below panel during New York Comic Con on October 5, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for DreamWorks Animation Television)
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 05: Writer Whitney Matheson, actors Diego Luna and Glenn Close, Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, film producer Chad Hammes, film director Rodrigo Blaas and screen writer Marc Guggenheim speak onstage at DreamWorks Tales of Arcadia: 3Below panel during New York Comic Con on October 5, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for DreamWorks Animation Television)
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 05: Writer Whitney Matheson, actors Diego Luna and Glenn Close, Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro and film producer Chad Hammes speak onstage at DreamWorks Tales of Arcadia: 3Below panel during New York Comic Con on October 5, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for DreamWorks Animation Television)
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 05: Actors Diego Luna and Glenn Close, Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro and film producer Chad Hammes speak onstage at DreamWorks Tales of Arcadia: 3Below panel during New York Comic Con on October 5, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for DreamWorks Animation Television)
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 05: Actor Glenn Close, Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro and film producer Chad Hammes speak onstage at DreamWorks Tales of Arcadia: 3Below panel during New York Comic Con on October 5, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for DreamWorks Animation Television)
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 05: Writer Whitney Matheson and actor Diego Luna speak onstage at DreamWorks Tales of Arcadia: 3Below panel during New York Comic Con on October 5, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for DreamWorks Animation Television)
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 05: Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, film director Rodrigo Blaas and screen writer Marc Guggenheim speak onstage at DreamWorks Tales of Arcadia: 3Below panel during New York Comic Con on October 5, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for DreamWorks Animation Television)
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 05: Film director Rodrigo Blaas, screen writer Marc Guggenheim, filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, actor Glenn Close and film producer Chad Hammes pose at DreamWorks Tales of Arcadia: 3Below panel during New York Comic Con on October 5, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for DreamWorks Animation Television)
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 05: Actor Diego Luna poses at DreamWorks Tales of Arcadia: 3Below panel during New York Comic Con on October 5, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for DreamWorks Animation Television)
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 05: Actor Diego Luna and Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro pose at DreamWorks Tales of Arcadia: 3Below panel during New York Comic Con on October 5, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for DreamWorks Animation Television)
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