join
Cree Summer, Alejandro Saab, Divinity Roxx, Osric Chau and Pun Bandhu
in the cast of
ElfQuest: The Audio Movie
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Toronto. June 21, 2021. Tim Russ (Star Trek: Voyager), Will Friedle (DC Super Hero Girls, Transformers: Robots in Disguise, Guardians of the Galaxy, Kimpossible), Amber Benson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Clare Kramer (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Bring It On), Nicole Maines (Supergirl), Robert Picardo (Star Trek: Voyager) have joined the cast of ElfQuest: The Audio Movie which is currently in production in Los Angeles, New York, and Maine. Picardo will be playing Picknose, and Friedle as Strongbow. Russ has been cast as Sun-Toucher, Benson will play Nightfall, with Maines as Dewshine, and Kramer as Clearbrook.
ElfQuest: The Audio Movie is expected to release in 2022.
ElfQuest: The Audio Movie, a cinematic audio adaptation of the hit fantasy comic books, features the previously announced stars: Cree Summer (Rugrats, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Masters of The Universe: Revelation), Alejandro Saab (Pokemon, Dragonball Legends), Divinity Roxx (Grammy-nominated musician, spoken word artist, and composer), Osric Chau (Supernatural, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency), and Pun Bandhu (Law and Order, Orange is the New Black).
Fans will appreciate that Yasha Jackson (The Flight Attendant), Abie Ekenezar (ZEEK the Martian Geek), Jeffrey Vincent Parise (Supernatural, The Young and the Restless), Zehra Fazal (Big Hero 6: The Series, F#@K I Love U), Hugo Pierre Martin (Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster), Aaron Douglas (Van Helsing, Battlestar Galactica), Clare Kramer (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Bring It On, and host of Quoting Gene Roddenberry Podcast), Jonathan M. Woodward (Buffy, Angel, Firefly), Thomas Trinh (The Eye), and Ray Porter (Zack Snyder's Justice League, Shameless) have also been added to the cast.
ElfQuest has been independently published since 1978, and the audio movie is funded by the franchise’s significant fanbase. The successful Kickstarter campaign wraps up on June 25, 2021. The fan supported model means that ElfQuest: The Audio Movie will be widely available across many podcast channels, bucking a current trend toward platform exclusivity.
ElfQuest: The Audio Movie will be directed and produced by audio drama pioneer Fred Greenhalgh (Locke & Key, The X-Files: Cold Cases, The Dark Tome), and co-produced with Jonathan Woodward (HBO’s Wit, Buffy, Angel, Firefly), with creators Richard and Wendy Pini serving as executive producers. The audio movie will be made in association with The Fantasy Network (Mythica, JourneyQuest, The Rangers) and K4 Media. Casting by Stephanie Klapper Casting, NYC.
Additional background: http://elfquest.com/audio-movie/ | https://share.thefantasy.network/ElfQuest
Elfquest is the longest-running independent fantasy graphic novel series in the USA, has appeared on the New York Times best-seller list, and has more than 20 million comics, graphic novels and other publications in print. The story of Cutter, chief of the Wolfrider tribe of elves, and his quest to find others of their own kind on the World of Two Moons, ElfQuest was first published in 1978 by creators Wendy and Richard Pini. The final issue of the latest cycle, The Final Quest, was published by Dark Horse Comics on February 28, 2018, exactly 40 years to the day after the initial appearance of Elfquest and kicked off a year-long anniversary celebration. Late in 2019 a new series, Stargazer’s Hunt, was launched, with further publications planned.
ABOUT DAGAZ MEDIA
Dagaz Media is dedicated to producing stories which push the boundaries of what people think can be achieved in audio. Dagaz was founded by US audio drama pioneers Fred Greenhalgh and William Dufris, whose collaborations include Locke and Key, developed as a loyal-to-text, location-recorded audio drama for Audible, The X-Files: Cold Cases and The X-Files: Stolen Lives, also for Audible, featuring original cast members including David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, and Expeditionary Force: Homefront, for Podium, featuring Zachary Quinto and Kate Mulgrew. The Dagaz original series, The Dark Tome, has achieved over 6 million downloads to date.
ABOUT THE FANTASY NETWORK
The Fantasy Network (TFN) is a creator-owned video-on-demand and crowdfunding platform founded in 2018. With most content ad-free and free-to-watch and featuring independent science fiction and fantasy films and television from globe-spanning independent filmmakers, TFN's mission is to build direct relationships between fans and creators, empowering audiences to renew the shows that they love. TFN is founded by the award-winning teams behind Zombie Orpheus Entertainment (The Gamers, JourneyQuest, Strowlers), Arrowstorm Entertainment (The Outpost, Mythica), The Forge Studios (The Rangers), and Recursor TV. In addition to streaming and crowdfunding, in 2020 TFN's unique interactive technology provided virtual event services for the 78th Annual WorldCon, the Hugo Awards, the Gen Con Film Festival, the 48 Hour Film Project, and more.