{"id":46585,"date":"2026-08-15T11:51:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T06:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=46585"},"modified":"2026-08-15T11:51:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T06:51:24","slug":"kieran-culkin-to-lead-voice-cast-of-new-disney-animated-movie-clay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=46585","title":{"rendered":"Kieran Culkin To Lead Voice Cast Of New Disney Animated Movie &#8216;Clay&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tWalt <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/disney\/\" id=\"auto-tag_disney\" data-tag=\"disney\">Disney<\/a> Animation Studios has a new original film in the works, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/clay\/\" id=\"auto-tag_clay\" data-tag=\"clay\">Clay<\/a><\/em>, which will head to theaters in 2028 with <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/kieran-culkin\/\" id=\"auto-tag_kieran-culkin\" data-tag=\"kieran-culkin\">Kieran Culkin<\/a> leading the voice cast. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe project was announced at Disney\u2019s Entertainment Showcase at D23 on Friday night. Oscar and Emmy winner Culkin will voice the protagonist, Flip, who might be a little in over his head, said Walt Disney Animation chief Jared Bush.<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ u-margin-tb-250 u-margin-t-4@desktop-xl u-margin-b-3@desktop-xl\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  u-margin-b-025 u-border-t-4 u-padding-t u-border-color-brand-red\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated Stories\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<div class=\"u-flex u-padding-tb-1 u-border-t-1 u-border-b-1 u-flex-direction-column@mobile-max u-border-color-grey-medium-light\">\n<article class=\"o-card  u-flex u-flex-flex-grow-1 u-width-100p@mobile-max u-width-50p\">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/08\/zootopia-3-d23-1237041333\/\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  u-width-150 u-margin-t-1\">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-3x2 a-crop-16x9 u-margin-t-n0\" style=\"\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-deadline-2019\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ZOOTOPIA-1.11.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"'Zootopia 2' Photos\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"o-card  u-flex u-flex@mobile-max u-flex-flex-grow-1 u-padding-l-125@tablet u-margin-t-125@mobile-max u-width-100p@mobile-max u-width-50p u-border-l-1@tablet u-border-dotted-l@tablet u-border-color-grey-medium-light\">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/08\/frozen-3-footage-d23-anna-wedding-new-villain-1237041024\/\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  u-width-150 u-margin-t-1\">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-3x2 a-crop-16x9 u-margin-t-n0\" style=\"\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-deadline-2019\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/frozen-dos-e1575648103863.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Frozen 2\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cWe have a rich history of stories that celebrate inspiring mentors and their aspirational students. So, with that in mind, we asked ourselves one very important question: What if the next Disney mentor stunk?\u201d he explained. \u201cAnd he does, and his name is Flip, and he has chosen to be his village\u2019s next great mentor and is assigned his first student \u2014 a literal ball of clay born that very moment, named Mushi. So, like all inspiring mentors, Flip runs away in the middle of the night, only to discover that Mushi is inescapable and pure chaos, and now out in the wild, Flip must keep Mushi alive on a journey through a fantastical forest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/lists\/everything-announced-d23-2026-disney-fan-event\/\">Everything Announced At D23: New X-Men Cast, \u2018Avengers: Doomsday\u2019 Teaser, \u2018Coco 2,\u2019 \u2018Tangled\u2019 Live Action First Look &amp; More<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe pic will release in November 2028.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tCulkin is probably best known for his Emmy-winning role as Roman Roy on HBO\u2019s <em>Succession<\/em>. He won an Oscar for <em>A Real Pain<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>RELATED: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/d23\/\"><strong>Deadline\u2019s Full Coverage Of Disney\u2019s D23 Fan Event<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>RELATED: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/gallery\/highest-grossing-animated-movies-all-time\/\"><strong>The 30 Highest-Grossing Animated Films Of All Time At The Global Box Office<\/strong><\/a><strong\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>RELATED: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/gallery\/highest-grossing-movies-all-time\/\"><strong>The 65 Movies That Have Made More Than $1 Billion At The Global Box Office<\/strong><\/a><strong\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>RELATED: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/lists\/most-anticipated-movies-2026\/\"><strong>45 Of The Most Anticipated Movies Of 2026<\/strong><\/a><strong\/><strong>RELATED: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/lists\/summer-movie-preview-2026-theaters-streaming\/\"><strong>25 Theatrical And Streaming Movies To Look Forward To This Summer<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Walt Disney Animation Studios has a new original film in the works, Clay, which will head to theaters in 2028 with Kieran Culkin leading the voice cast. 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