Dakota Fanning and Kōichi Yamadera Join Voice Cast of Rooster Teeth Animated Series 'gen:LOCK'
Los Angeles, California - July 6, 2018 - Today at Anime Expo during the Rooster Teeth Animation panel, Gray G. Haddock, Head of Rooster Teeth Animation and showrunner on Rooster Teeth's upcoming anime-style series, gen:LOCK, announced two additions to the gen:LOCK voice cast: Dakota Fanning (The Alienist, Twilight Saga) and Kōichi Yamadera (Cowboy Bebop, Ghost in the Shell). In gen:LOCK, Earth's last free society is on the losing side of a global war, and recruits a diverse team of young pilots to control the next generation of giant, weaponized robot bodies known as mecha. These daring recruits will find, however, that their newfound abilities come at no small cost. As previously announced, Michael B. Jordan will voice the main character, Julian Chase. Fanning will voice expert mech pilot and Chase's love interest, Miranda Worth. Yamadera-san will voice the character Kazu Iida, one of the new recruits transferring from Japan's military forces, to fight alongside Chase in the gen:LOCK program.
gen:LOCK is the second anime-style series and third 3D animated series from Rooster Teeth Animation. RWBY, entering its sixth season this fall, is a global anime phenomenon conceived by the late Monty Oum. Red vs. Blue is Rooster Teeth's first 3D animated series that began as a machinima production before incorporating custom animation, and is the longest running web series of all time. Outlier Productions, Jordan's production company, is co-producing gen:LOCK along with Rooster Teeth.
“We're thrilled to announce Dakota and Yamadera-san are joining the cast of gen:LOCK,” said Haddock. “Dakota brings an endearing energy and texture to Miranda that the audience is going to bond with very strongly. Yamadera-san gives Kazu a fantastic balance of attitude and strength, and as anime fans we're doing our best not to geek out that he's joined the cast.”
Stay tuned for more announcements about gen:LOCK. gen:LOCK will premiere in January 2019 exclusively on Rooster Teeth, available for iOS, Android, Xbox One, Apple TV, and at RoosterTeeth.com with memberships starting at $4.99 a month
gen:LOCK is the second anime-style series and third 3D animated series from Rooster Teeth Animation. RWBY, entering its sixth season this fall, is a global anime phenomenon conceived by the late Monty Oum. Red vs. Blue is Rooster Teeth's first 3D animated series that began as a machinima production before incorporating custom animation, and is the longest running web series of all time. Outlier Productions, Jordan's production company, is co-producing gen:LOCK along with Rooster Teeth.
“We're thrilled to announce Dakota and Yamadera-san are joining the cast of gen:LOCK,” said Haddock. “Dakota brings an endearing energy and texture to Miranda that the audience is going to bond with very strongly. Yamadera-san gives Kazu a fantastic balance of attitude and strength, and as anime fans we're doing our best not to geek out that he's joined the cast.”
Stay tuned for more announcements about gen:LOCK. gen:LOCK will premiere in January 2019 exclusively on Rooster Teeth, available for iOS, Android, Xbox One, Apple TV, and at RoosterTeeth.com with memberships starting at $4.99 a month
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