Stars join Andy Richter, Matt Walsh and Seth Green in the upcoming animated comedy/sci-fi feature film set in the 1960s about a young boy named Harry, who is convinced that his dad, a chair designer, was abducted by aliens.
Stephanie Beatriz (Encanto, Brooklyn Nine-Nine) and Tim Meadows (Mean Girls, Bob’s Burgers) join the cast of the upcoming animated comedy/sci-fi feature film Harry and the Mutant Mid-Century Furniture (HMMCF) directed, written, and produced by Michael Skolnick (The Gliksmans).
Beatriz and Meadows join the all-star cast, which includes Andy Richter (Conan, Madagascar) and Matt Walsh (Veep, Flamin’ Hot) who will also serve as creative producers, as well as Seth Green (Family Guy, Robot Chicken), Pamela Adlon (Better Things, King of the Hill), Lou Ferrigno (The Incredible Hulk, King of Queens), and Clare Grant (Hanky Panky). Mack Williams (Archer, The Get Down) of Pig Apple and Michael Bitton (Gran Turismo, The Wheel of Time) of 14th Street Music, have signed on as animation director and composer, respectively. Keegan Cotton, Jordan Lewandowski, and Seth Morton write and produce alongside Skolnick.
Set in a 1960s idyllic American town, the follows a young boy named Harry, who is convinced that his dad, a chair designer, was abducted by aliens. Determined to prove his theory, Harry runs away from home and breaks into nearby Area 51 where he discovers an unlikely friend brought to life by radiation from atomic testing… a talking office chair named Swiv. When the U.S. Army takes Swiv, Harry must team up with a wise, old recliner and a sarcastic ottoman to save his new friend and all of chair-kind from being destroyed at the hands of the maniacal General Frank Holtzman. Everyone in this world has a perfect nuclear family except for Harry, who will learn that “family” comes in all shapes, sizes, and ergonomic options.
Harry and the Mutant Mid-Century Furniture is in production and slated to wrap sometime in 2025. Worldwide distribution rights are currently available, and those conversations are ongoing.
Beatriz is repped by Authentic Talent and Literary Management and CAA. Meadows is repped by Brillstein Entertainment Partners and Reliant Talent Agency. Skolnick is repped by Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz.
Debbie Diamond Sarto is news editor at Animation World Network.
