© 2020 Marvel & Subs. All rights reserved.Those with an encyclopedic knowledge of the Marvel Comics universe might have some brain space way in the back devoted to Devil Dinosaur, a comic book created by Jack Kirby and first published in 1978. Devil Dinosaur was an unusually intelligent, time- and space-traveling Tyrannosaurus who fought enemies alongside humanoid sidekick Moon-Boy.
In 2015, Marvel took a new spin on the characters with the comic Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, relocating the action to modern New York City and giving top billing to Lunella Lafayette and her Moon Girl superhero alter ego.
Laurence Fishburne, a true comic-book aficionado, was inspired to bring the duo to the screen in the new animated series Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur for Disney Channel. Fishburne executive produces the series and also voices a character known as “The Beyonder.”
“His knowledge of Marvel history is pretty amazing,” fellow executive producer Steve Loter says of Fishburne. “He’s always on the hunt for new comic inspiration.”
Singer/actor Diamond White voices 13-year-old genius Lunella, who lives with her family on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. When one of her inventions opens a time portal, she meets Devil Dinosaur (voiced by Fred Tatasciore), and the two quickly form a bond that will make things rough for bad guys in the five boroughs.
The all-star voice cast includes Alfre Woodard and Jermaine Fowler, with guest voices by Alison Brie, Andy Cohen, Daveed Diggs, Maya Hawke, Jennifer Hudson, Luis Guzmán, Craig Robinson, Cobie Smulders, Wesley Snipes and many others. A second season has already been ordered.
Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur debuts on Disney Channel Friday, Feb. 10, at 8pm ET/PT. It streams on Disney+ beginning Feb. 15.
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