Kieran Culkin to Star in Animated Movie ‘Clay’ for Disney
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Kieran Culkin will lead the voice cast of Disney Animation’s forthcoming film Clay, scheduled for release in November 2028. The animated adventure follows a man selected as a mentor whose charge is a mouldable ball of clay, which he must protect during a journey through a fantastical forest.
Disney Animation chief creative officer Jared Bush announced the project at Disney’s D23 fan event. Culkin’s casting follows major recent awards for A Real Pain and Succession; he is also due to appear in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping and a Nancy Meyers film planned for 2027.
- Kieran Culkin will voice the lead in Disney’s Clay.
- The animated film is due in November 2028.
- Clay follows a mentor protecting a living ball of clay.
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Disney Animation is the studio behind many of Disney’s best-known feature cartoons, including films that combine family adventure with original fantasy worlds. Its new projects are often unveiled at D23, a Disney fan event used to announce upcoming films, television programmes and attractions.
Kieran Culkin is an American actor known for playing Roman Roy in the television drama Succession, a role that brought him major awards attention. He has also appeared in films including A Real Pain, and this project would place him in a leading voice role rather than an on-screen part.
Voice casting is a central part of animated filmmaking, with actors recording dialogue that is later matched to the characters’ movement and expressions. The film’s planned release places it among Disney’s longer-term cinema releases, where projects can take several years to develop and animate.
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