Alistair Abell - Anime Convention Personality of the Week - November 12, 2006
Alistair
Abell will voice the lead character in a new-generation, animated
version of a fantasy-film concept that's become one of the most active
and long-running franchises of recent decades. He'll be Colin MacLeod
in the animated Highlander: Vengeance feature, which will be an unique
cooperation between Japanese and English-speaking creators. The film
will be written and produced by North Americans, while the animation
will come from the Mad House studio and director Yoshiaki Kawajiri. A
trailer for that film already has gotten strong and surprised reactions
from fans who have seen it at anime conventions. Abell is a veteran of
the acting scene around Vancouver, British Columbia. He had plenty of
what actors call "face" work on camera, appearing in episodes of
"Smallville" and "Stargate SG-1." He also had voice roles in the
original Canadian dub of Dragon Ball, the long-running dub of Ranma
1/2, and he's been a voice in Gundam, InuYasha, G.I. Joe and
Transformers. Not bad for someone who comes from the Canadian plains of
Manitoba and has traveled all the way to Texas for conventions.
Alistair
Abell will voice the lead character in a new-generation, animated
version of a fantasy-film concept that's become one of the most active
and long-running franchises of recent decades. He'll be Colin MacLeod
in the animated Highlander: Vengeance feature, which will be an unique
cooperation between Japanese and English-speaking creators. The film
will be written and produced by North Americans, while the animation
will come from the Mad House studio and director Yoshiaki Kawajiri. A
trailer for that film already has gotten strong and surprised reactions
from fans who have seen it at anime conventions. Abell is a veteran of
the acting scene around Vancouver, British Columbia. He had plenty of
what actors call "face" work on camera, appearing in episodes of
"Smallville" and "Stargate SG-1." He also had voice roles in the
original Canadian dub of Dragon Ball, the long-running dub of Ranma
1/2, and he's been a voice in Gundam, InuYasha, G.I. Joe and
Transformers. Not bad for someone who comes from the Canadian plains of
Manitoba and has traveled all the way to Texas for conventions. 