Sony Pictures Animation's just announced Adam Sandler is voicing Dracula in the 3D animated comedy Hotel Transylvania. Genndy Tartakovsky will be making his feature film directorial debut with the family comedy. Tartakovsky's credits include storyboarding the final action scene in Iron Man 2 as well as working on the animated series, Star Wars: Clone Wars.
Commenting on the casting, Sony Pictures Animation President of Production Michelle Raimo-Kouyate said, "We're thrilled to be working with Adam to create a comedic Dracula for a new generation. We have a unique story about that iconic character, starring a phenomenal cast directed by Genndy Tartakovsky, that re-imagines Transylvania and its legendary monsters in the way that only animation can."
Columbia Pictures is eyeing a September 21, 2012 release.
The Hotel Transylvania Plot:
"Welcome to the Hotel Transylvania, Dracula's (Sandler) lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up, free from meddling from the human world. But here's a little known fact about Dracula: he is not only the Prince of Darkness; he is also a dad. Over-protective of his teenage daughter, Mavis, Dracula fabricates tales of elaborate dangers to dissuade her adventurous spirit. As a haven for Mavis, he opens the Hotel Transylvania, where his daughter and some of the world's most famous monsters - Frankenstein (Kevin James) and his bride (Fran Drescher), the Mummy, the Invisible Man, a family of werewolves, and more - can kick back in safety and peace. For Drac, catering to all of these legendary monsters is no problem - but his world could come crashing down when one ordinary guy stumbles on the hotel and takes a shine to Mavis."
Additional voice cast members include David Spade as Quasimodo ("once the hunchback of Notre Dame and now a crazy, passionate gourmet chef always looking for his next piece de resistance"), Steve Buscemi and Molly Shannon as Wayne and Wanda ("married, harried werewolves, parents to an ever-increasing litter of pups, who are looking forward to their family vacation at the hotel"), and Cee Lo Green as Murray ("a boisterous Mummy, once entertainer to the great Pharaohs, now the life of the party, and always feeling the urge to let loose and sing"). And Saturday Night Live's Andy Samberg voices Jonathan, a "21-year-old regular guy, carefree and full of life, whose world travels land him at the Hotel."
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