Mindy Kaling joins Disney+ animated series Monsters At Work as streaming service unveils raft of new characters
Disney+ is developing a sequel to Monsters Inc. in the form of a new animated series on the subscription streaming service.
And among the new characters unveiled Wednesday for Monsters At Work is Val Little, to be voiced by Mindy Kaling.
A long-legged orange fluffy monster, Val Little is described as ‘an enthusiastic member of the Monsters, Inc. Facilities Team aka MIFT’.
New gig: Mindy Kaling is lending her voice to a Monsters At Work animated series for Disney+. She’ll play long-legged fluffy orange character Val Little shown in artwork unveiled Wednesday
Original voice talent Billy Crystal and John Goodman are coming back as beloved monster buddies Sulley and Mike.
Joining them, in addition to Kaling, will be other new faces.
Ben Feldman, best known for sitcom Superstore, is lending his voice to the main series star Tylor Tuskmon, an eager young monster who graduated top of his class at Monsters University.
Then there’s Fritz, the scatter-brained MIFT boss monster, being brought to life by Henry Winkler.
Monster role: Also on board is Superstore’s Ben Feldman. He’s voicing the main series star Tylor Tuskmon, an eager young monster who graduated top of his class at Monsters University
What would The Fonz say? Henry Winkler has signed on to bring to life the character of Fritz, the scatter-brained MIFT boss monster
Fan fave: Original Monsters Inc voice talent John Goodman is reprising his role as Sulley, who’s been given an overhaul by the Disney art department
Funny: Billy Crystal is also returning to voice Mike, who has also been given a makeover
Other monsters from the Oscar-winning Pixar movie released in 2001 include Bonnie Hunt as Ms. Flint, John Ratzenberger as Yeti and Jennifer Tilly as Celia Mae.
The series is set to premiere on Disney+ on July 2.
According to the official press release, Monsters At Work ‘takes place the day after the Monsters, Incorporated power plant started harvesting the laughter of children to fuel the city of Monstropolis, thanks to Mike and Sulley’s discovery that laughter generates ten times more energy than screams.
‘It follows the story of Tylor Tuskmon, an eager young monster who graduated top of his class at Monsters University and always dreamed of becoming a Scarer until he lands a job at Monsters, Incorporated, and discovers that scaring is out and laughter is in.
‘After Tylor is temporarily reassigned to the Monsters, Inc. Facilities Team (MIFT), he must work alongside a misfit bunch of mechanics while setting his sights on becoming a Jokester.’
New faces: Disney+ also revealed the first look at Duncan (left), an opportunistic plumber, and Cutter (right), an officious rule follower. Monsters At Work premieres on July 2