G.I. Joe: Renegades Voice Cast revealed!

by generalsjoes | Aug 6, 2010 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: Renegades

When I first saw the tweets from the Hub this morning, who was commenting from the Television Critics’ Association I had a feeling some news would be coming out today.  Not a whole lot, but we got a great idea of some of the voice cast who will be speaking through some of our favorite characters!  A huge thanks to Toy News International for getting this information out there.
Not only am I going to talk about who the revealed voice actors are, I’m gonna give my own .02 on who they might be playing, as well as a link to their current resume.  So, here’s the run down:
Lee Majors – Pretty self explanatory.   A great resume, a surprise addition.

• Famous Roles – The Six Million Dollar Man, Steve Austin.  The Fall Guy.
• Character Guess – General “Hawk” Abernathy.  He has the age, he has the dignity and the attitude.  I can’t see him playing anyone else.

Clancy Brown – A long and storied acting and voice acting career.  If you’ve watched action cartoons over the past 10 years, you know the voice.

• Famous Roles – Shawshank Redeption; Lex Luthor (in Superman and Justice League animated series)
• Character Guess – Destro.  He has that “holier than thou” corporate magnate flair.  I would love to see this happen, I think he would make for an incredible James McCullen Destro.

Charlie Adler – Also has had a very long and illustrious career, and I can guarantee, nearly everyone reading this post has heard his voice.

• Famous Roles – Cobra Commander, Gung Ho, Flint (G.I. Joe: Resolute); Starscream (Transformers, Revenge of the Fallen, Transformers: Prime); Dr. Doom (The Super Hero Squad Show)
• Character Guess – Gotta be Cobra Commander.  He did a fantastic job in Resolute as Cobra’s insidious leader, and it would be an awesome homage.

Jason Marsden – Not quite as well known as some of the other voice actors, but he’s definitely had a presence over the past number of years.  Not quite as well known as his older brother James (Cyclops from the X-Men films)

• Famous Roles – Firefly (The Batman)
• Character Guess – Duke.  Michael Bell’s early leaked comments reflected that fact, so this one is pretty much a known commodity.

Kevin Michael Richardson – Another name with a lot of voice acting experience, though you may not know him right off the tip of your tongue.  He’s had a lot of great roles over the past several years.

• Famous Roles – The Joker (The Batman); Bishop (Wolverine and the X-Men); L. Thompson Lincoln/Tombstone (The Spectacular Spider-Man); Nick Fury (The Superhero Squad)
• Character Guess – Roadblock.  He’s got the stature, he’s got the gravitas, and based on the characters he’s played, I think he would do a fantastic Roadblock.

Johnny Messner – Honestly, I had to look this one up.  He’s had a long film career, mostly bit parts, and no real voice acting that I can find.  Several CSI iterations, other television roles.

• Famous Roles – Tears of the Sun, Anacondas: Hunt for the Blood Orchid
• Character Guess – Not a clue, really.  Flint perhaps?

This is sounding like a fantastic line up.  Majors, Brown, Adler, and Richardson already have me fired up.  These are guys we’ve heard in cartoons for a long time who have a lot of experience and  bring some great talent to the table.  Renegades is looking better by the day.