{"id":538121,"date":"2023-01-10T03:05:24","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T00:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/hugh-jackman-sarah-snook-lend-voices-to-animated-series-koala-man\/"},"modified":"2023-01-10T03:05:24","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T00:05:24","slug":"hugh-jackman-sarah-snook-lend-voices-to-animated-series-koala-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/hugh-jackman-sarah-snook-lend-voices-to-animated-series-koala-man\/","title":{"rendered":"#Hugh Jackman, Sarah Snook lend voices to animated series &#8216;Koala Man&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25706a026cd\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25706a026cd\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/hugh-jackman-sarah-snook-lend-voices-to-animated-series-koala-man\/#%E2%80%9CHugh_Jackman_Sarah_Snook_lend_voices_to_animated_series_%E2%80%98Koala_Man%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Hugh Jackman, Sarah Snook lend voices to animated series &#8216;Koala Man&#8217;&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1>&#8220;Hugh Jackman, Sarah Snook lend voices to animated series &#8216;Koala Man'&#8221;<\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n            <\/aside>\n<p>It\u2019s a big deal in the animation world when \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adultswim.com\/videos\/rick-and-morty\">Rick and Morty<\/a>\u201d co-creator Justin Roiland is attached to a new project.<\/p>\n<p>Roiland, who also co-created \u201cSolar Opposites,\u201d is executive producer of the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/click?id=XRMZVUE6JmY&amp;offerid=852731.19&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;u1=nyp\">Hulu\u2019s<\/a> \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt14307470\/\">Koala Man,\u201d<\/a> a new eight-episode animated <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> created by Adult Swim veteran <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michaelrcusack\">Michael Cusack <\/a>(\u201cSmiling Friends,\u201d \u201cYOLO: Crystal Fantasy\u201d) that\u2019s well-written with occasional profanity and timely pop-culture references, both delivered with genial snark. It\u2019s a hit-or-miss affair wr<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed in a \u201cFamily Guy\u201d-type animation style with enough absurdism and meta references that should appeal to the casual fan.<\/p>\n<p>Cusack, 34, an Australian native, sets \u201cKoala Man\u201d is set in his hometown of<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dapto,_New_South_Wales\"> Dapto<\/a>, a suburb of Wollongong (OK, I looked it up) that\u2019s described in the series opener as \u201cthe most boring, backwards, piece of s\u2013t place in the entire world.\u201d Dapto is home to series protagonist Kevin Williams (voiced by Cusack), balding, middle-aged family man who\u2019s married to Vicky (played by \u201cSuccession\u201d star <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/2022\/06\/succession-sarah-snook-turned-down-role-shiv-1234732813\/\">Sarah Snook)<\/a>, who works in the high school cafeteria. They\u2019ve got two kids at North Dapto High School \u2014 teenaged daughter Alison (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/demilardner\/?hl=en\">Demi Lardner)<\/a>, whose aim is to be the most popular girl at school, at whatever cost \u2014 and her slightly younger brother, Liam (Cusack), nerdy and good-natured. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/koala-man-hulu-3.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The main &quot;Koala Man&quot; characters (from left): Kevin, Vicky, Liam and Alison.\" class=\"wp-image-25297735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/koala-man-hulu-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/koala-man-hulu-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/koala-man-hulu-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The main \u201cKoala Man\u201d characters (from left): Kevin, Vicky, Liam and Alison.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">HULU<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/koala-man-hulu-4-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Kevin in action as Koala Man, battling the deadly &quot;Tall Poppy&quot; in the series opener. He's wearing his grey koala man mask, which has grey ears. He's also wearing a cape and has green vines wrapped around his wrists and his knee.\" class=\"wp-image-25298249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/koala-man-hulu-4-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/koala-man-hulu-4-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/koala-man-hulu-4-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Kevin in action as Koala Man, battling the deadly \u201cTall Poppy\u201d in the series opener. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">HULU<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The family harbors a big secret: Kevin is also Koala Man, a wannabe bumbling superhero with no superpowers and a habit of only making things worse with his civic-minded obsessions (like making sure his Dapto neighbors put their trash bins out on the correct day). Kevin describes Koala Man as \u201ca manifestation of my fractured psyche\u201d; to others, he\u2019s a barely tolerated \u201clocal vigilante nuisance\u201d who\u2019s routinely cursed out, laughed at, or both. He\u2019s harmless enough, though Vicky\u2019s tolerance for Kevin\u2019s masked shenanigans is running short. Can\u2019t he just drop the superhero routine already and pay more attention to his household chores?<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s the basic setup for \u201cKoala Man,\u201d as Kevin encounters various forms of menace, including a killer flower, \u201cTall Poppy\u201d that was dumped in a Dopto landfill in 1821 and is now eating everything in sight (including humans) \u2014 \u201cI know I\u2019m addicted. Please don\u2019t judge me!\u201d Tall Poppy cries out in a soul-baring admission \u2014 and the Tradeys, a group of local skilled laborers who actually <em>do<\/em> have superpowers but are no match, of course, for Koala Man (and Vicky, Alison and Liam). All the while, Kevin works at his boring IT job in the town hall under his loud, arrogant boss, council president Big Greg (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thehughjackman\/?hl=en\">Hugh Jackman<\/a>), a legendary fisherman with an outsized ego \u2026 and a killer theme song for his flashy, self-promoting Website, (\u201cFishing Big with Big Greg\u201d). <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AJemaineClement?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\">Jemaine Clement<\/a> (\u201cFlight of the Conchords,\u201d \u201cWhat We Do in the Shadows\u201d) voices pun-loving high school principal Bazwell.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s all in good fun and the Williams family obviously love each other, but \u201cKoala Man\u201d staves off sentimentality with a slew of barbs and zingers, many aimed at  Australian stars who\u2019ve abandoned their homegrown ship for glitzy Hollywood \u2014 including Alexandra Daddario, currently starring in \u201cMayfair Witches\u201d on AMC, who also provides her voice for the series. <\/p>\n<p>It may not be as sharp-elbowed as \u201cFamily Guy\u201d and veers into unnecessary sophomoric territory \u2014 just because it can, I guess \u2014 but \u201cKoala Man\u201d has a good heart that beats a lot of what\u2019s out there in the land of adult animation.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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