Actor Michael Keaton has reportedly joined the voice cast for the upcoming Disney/Pixar sequel Toy Story 3. Keaton will lend his voice to the role of Ken, the clean-cut, plastic companion of Barbie. The leggy blonde doll will be voiced again by Jodi Benson (Enchanted), who worked on the second film in the series. Benson made mention of Keaton’s casting during an interview with IESB.net.
Keaton voiced the role of Chick Hicks in Disney/Pixar’s Cars, as well as the video game based on the movie. He’s also the voice of Noah in Promenade Pictures’ upcoming animated theatrical release Noah’s Ark: The New Beginning. Promenade released last year’s CG-animated telling of The Ten Commandments. Both films are part of a 12-pic series titled Epic Stories of the Bible.
Benson recently gave voice to the title character in Disney’s direct-to-video animated prequel The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginning. She and Keaton will be joined in the Toy Story 3 cast by such series regulars as Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, John Ratzenberger, Don Rickles, Estelle Harris, Joan Cusack and Wallace Shawn. The film is slated tobe released in stereoscopic 3-D on June 18, 2010.
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