Moments ago, Pixar released details surrounding a completely revamped vocal cast for The Good Dinosaur, revealing that all but one (of the known) actors will be swapped out in favor of a fresh lineup. We had speculations that a change in the vocal cast was coming when we discussed the inclusion — and following omission — of the vocal cast in the Yahoo! Movies article released on June 2 (as discussed on our Live Hangout following the trailer's release - starting at 33:17).
Director, Peter Sohn eloquently noted when discussing the change, “We were lucky to work with a number of incredible pros along the way and our story ultimately led us to this amazing and talented group. We’re all taking this journey with Arlo, and its been a privilege to see these performers bring our characters to life.”
- Raymond Ochoa (NBC’s “The Night Shift,” TNT’s "Rizzoli & Isles," "Disney’s A Christmas Carol") provides the voice of an Apatosaurus named Arlo. Previously voiced by Lucas Neff.
- Jeffrey Wright ("The Hunger Games: Mockingjay" - parts I & II, HBO's "Boardwalk Empire") was tapped as the voice of Poppa, Arlo’s father. Previously voiced by John Lithgow.
- Steve Zahn (“Captain Fantastic,” “Ridiculous Six,” “Rescue Dawn,” “Mad Dogs”) provides the voice of a pterodactyl named Thunderclap.
- A.J. Buckley (TNT’s “Murder in the First,” FX’s “Justified”) voices a T-Rex called Nash.
- Anna Paquin (HBO’s “True Blood”) is the voice of T-Rex Ramsey.
- Sam Elliott (FX's "Justified," "I’ll See You In My Dreams," “Grandma”) was called on as the voice of a tough T-Rex named Butch.
- Frances McDormand (HBO's "Olive Kitteridge," "Fargo") was tapped as the voice of Momma, Arlo’s mother. Frances remained as Arlo's Mother from the original announcement.
- Marcus Scribner (ABC’s “black•ish”) voices Arlo's brother Buck.
- Jack Bright (“Monsters University”) provides the voice of Arlo’s unlikely human friend, Spot.