The long awaited return of Hey Arnold! has been announced with a title and it is: Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie.
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According to Nickelodeon 19 of the original voice actors are returning for the film. Chris Viscardi, SVP, Content Development, Nickelodeon Franchise Properties said,”The voice cast is an essential piece to the Hey Arnold! universe and we’re excited for a new generation of fans to hear these characters in a new TV movie.”
The title has a long history in the Hey Arnold! world. According to an interview with the creator of the show, Craig Bartlett, in Apocalypstick.com “…Nickelodeon asked me to do the “biggest” idea we could think of. We looked at the series, and the biggest question would be for Arnold to try to follow up on what he learned in “Parents Day” – to try to go to Central America and find his lost parents.” Unfortunately the film would not happen… until now.
Nickelodeon also seemed to have teased the film and title back in 2015 on it’s own facebook page on a comment.
Lane Toran (original voice of Arnold) and Jamil Smith (original voice of Gerald) will be returning.
The other voice actors reprising their roles include: Francesca Marie Smith (The Prince of Egypt) as Helga; Anndi McAfee (Tom and Jerry: The Movie) as Phoebe; Justin Shenkarow (Recess) as Harold; Olivia Hack (Family Guy) as Rhonda; Nika Futterman (The Boxtrolls) as Olga; Dan Butler (Frasier) as Mr. Simmons; Dan Castellaneta (The Simpsons) as Grandpa; Tress MacNeille (The Simpsons) as Grandma; Antoinette Stella (Melrose Place, writer) as Stella; Carlos Alazraqui (Happy Feet) as Eduardo; Dom Irrera (Back at the Barnyard) as Ernie; Maurice LaMarche (Futurama) as Bob Pataki; Kath Soucie (Rugrats) as Miriam; Danielle Judovits (Toy Story) as Big Patty; Danny Cooksey (The Lorax) as Stoop Kid; Jim Belushi (According to Jim) as Coach Wittenberg; and Craig Bartlett as Miles.
Spiderman 2’s Alfred Molina will join the cast as the villain. “Lasombra, an infamous river pirate operating from a secret compound in the jungles of San Lorenzo.”
