Disney Channel has announced that actress and singer Diamond White (The Lion Guard) will star as Lunella Lafayette (a.k.a. Moon Girl) in their highly anticipated animated series Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, which is slated to premiere in 2022.
Joining White are Alfre Woodard (Luke Cage) as Lunella’s grandmother, Mimi; Libe Barer (Sneaky Pete) as Lunella’s best friend and manager, Casey; Sasheer Zamata (Saturday Night Live) as Lunella’s mom, Adria; Jermaine Fowler (Superior Donuts) as Lunella’s dad, James Jr.; Fred Tatasciore (Avengers Assemble) as the one-and-only Devil Dinosaur; and Gary Anthony Williams (Doc McStuffins) as Lunella’s grandfather, Pops.
Series executive producer, and Ant-Man and The Wasp star, Laurence Fishburne will voice the recurring role of The Beyonder, a curious and mischievous trickster.
Based on Marvel’s hit comic books, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur follows the adventures of 13-year-old super-genius Lunella Lafayette and her 10-ton T-Rex, Devil Dinosaur. After Lunella accidentally brings Devil Dinosaur into present-day New York City via a time vortex, the duo works together to protect the city’s Lower East Side from danger.
The series is executive produced by Fishburne and Helen Sugland’s Cinema Gypsy Productions and Emmy Award-winner Steve Loter (Kim Possible). Emmy Award-winner Rodney Clouden (Futurama) is supervising producer, Jeffrey M. Howard (Planes) and Emmy Award-winner Kate Kondell (The Pirate Fairy) are co-producers and story editors, and Pilar Flynn (Elena of Avalor) is producer.
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