Summary
- Invincible creator Robert Kirkman announced new cast members for Season 2 at San Diego Comic-Con, including Ben Schwartz and Daveed Diggs. Comedian Connor O’Malley turned down a voice role, and Bryan Cranston has always declined due to being “very busy.”
- Kirkman did not reveal which role was offered to Cranston, leaving fans to speculate. Cranston has been linked to other comic book adaptations in the past, but has specific criteria for accepting roles in the genre.
- The second season of Invincible will premiere on Prime Video on Nov. 3, 2023, with only the first four episodes releasing. More episodes will follow in 2024 when Season 2 resumes. A standalone episode centered on Atom Eve is now available for streaming.
There might be many big names that are joining the voice cast of Invincible for its upcoming second season, but creator Robert Kirkman is a bit disappointed over not landing one particularly popular star.
At San Diego Comic-Con, per ABC, Kirkman was present for an Invincible panel where he divulged some new details about the episodes to come. Among the announcements came some new cast members revealed for Season 2, and that brings in such names as Ben Schwartz (Sonic the Hedgehog), Daveed Diggs (The Little Mermaid), Chloe Bennet (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Peter Cullen (Transformers), and Rhea Seehorn (Better Call Saul). During the panel, Kirkman noted how comedian Connor O’Malley turned down a voice role in Season 2, joking that fans should tease him about it on social media.
From there, Kirkman shared how there was someone else the team had offered a role to who didn’t accept. Kirkman says he probably shouldn’t reveal who it is, but for the sake of the Comic-Con attendees, he’d go ahead and do so. From there, Kirkman stated that Bryan Cranston had been offered a role for each season, including both upcoming seasons. However, as Kirkman explains, Cranston has always turned down the show saying he’s “very busy.” Kirkman added, “I believe him, but hopefully, at some point, he won’t be too busy.”
It’s Not Known Which Role Was Offered to Bryan Cranston
Kirkman did not divulge which role was offered to Cranston, leaving it up to fans to speculate in the meantime which one he might have been a good fit for the actor. It’s not the only time recently with Cranston’s name coming up for a potential role in a comic book adaptation, as some fans have been rooting for him to play Lex Luthor in a Superman movie. He was previously in talks to play Mr. Sinister in The New Mutants, though the casting didn’t work out.
“I want to play an antagonist a fraction smarter than the protagonist, never dumbed down to give the hero an easy win. That’s frustrating and boring to watch,” Cranston previously told Screen Geek about his rules for accepting a comic book adaptation role. “I guess it’s a selfish standpoint. I don’t want to do a character that has been done several times before. I don’t want to be compared.”
The second season of Invincible will premiere on Prime Video on Nov. 3, 2023, though only the first four episodes will be released. More episodes will follow in 2024 when Season 2 resumes. Meanwhile, an all-new standalone episode focused on Atom Eve was recently released on Prime Video and can be streamed now along with the first season of Invincible.
Source: ABC