Tim Meadows (“Mean Girls,” “Bob’s Burgers”) and Stephanie Beatriz (“Encanto,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”) have been cast in key voice roles for the upcoming animated comedy/sci-fi feature film “Harry and the Mutant Mid-Century Furniture,” directed by Michael Skolnick (“The Gliksmans”).
Mack Williams (“Archer,” “The Get Down”) of Pig Apple and Michael Bitton (“Gran Turismo,” “The Wheel of Time”) of 14th Street Music have also signed on as Animation Director and Composer, respectively.
Beatriz and Meadows join previously announced cast members Andy Richter (“Conan,” “Madagascar”) and Matt Walsh (“Veep,” “Flamin’ Hot”), who will also serve as creative producers, as well as Seth Green (“Family Guy,” “Robot Chicken”), Pamela Adlon (“Better Things,” “King of the Hill”), Lou Ferrigno (“Hulk,” “King of Queens”) and Clare Grant (“The Private Eye”).
“Harry and the Mutant Mid-Century Furniture” is written and produced by Skolnick, Keegan Cotton, Jordan Lewandowski and Seth Morton.
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Set in a 1960s idyllic American town, the film centers on a young boy named Harry, who is convinced that his dad, a chair designer, was abducted by aliens. Determined to prove his theory, Harry runs away from home and breaks into nearby Area 51 where he discovers an unlikely friend brought to life by radiation from atomic testing: a talking office chair named Swiv.
When Swiv is taken by the U.S. Army, Harry must team up with a wise, old recliner and a sarcastic ottoman to save his new friend and all of chair-kind from being destroyed at the hands of the maniacal General Frank Holtzman. Everyone in this world has a perfect nuclear family except for Harry, who will learn that “family” comes in all shapes, sizes, and ergonomic options.
This will be Skolnick’s first animated feature film, following his writing and directorial debut with 2017’s “The Gliksmans.”
“Harry and the Mutant Mid-Century Furniture” is currently in production and is expected to wrap sometime in 2025. Worldwide distribution rights are currently available.
Stephanie Beatriz is repped by Authentic Talent and Literary Management and CAA. Tim Meadows is repped by Brillstein Entertainment Partners and Reliant Talent Agency. Michael Skolnick is repped by Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz.
