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Freeman steps away from his luminary status in the world
of anime and video game voiceovers to assume the
animated role of Electro, a featured member of the
rogues gallery of recurring villains in “The Spectacular
Spider-Man.”
An all-new animated television series, “The Spectacular
Spider-Man” premieres Saturday, March 8 with
back-to-back episodes airing at 10:00 a.m. and 10:30
a.m. (ET/PT) on Kids' WB! on The CW. Electro is the
spotlight villain in the 10:30 a.m. episode entitled
“Interactions.”
To say the least, Freeman loves his job – and he’s
particularly enjoying his latest run within “The
Spectacular Spider-Man.”
“It’s a lark to do animated voices for super hero shows
because you basically get to be a Greek god,” Freeman
said. “You’re running around with your name on your
chest. It’s fun, it’s inspiring, it’s enabling. It’s
just a trip to be the voice of cartoons that I used to
watch.”
In "Interactions," Peter Parker and Spider-Man both try
to make connections. Nerdy Pete attempts to tutor the
popular Liz Allan, while Spidey reaches out to stop a
new menace: Electro. Alanna Ubach ("Legally Blonde,"
"Waiting") provides the voice of Liz Allan.
Actor/musician Josh Keaton is Spider-Man/Peter Parker.
Troy Adomitis directed the script by Kevin Hopps.
Freeman has spent some time delving into the psyche of
his character in order to establish a better foundation
from which to work.
“What’s different about the voice of Electro is that I
try to incorporate the psychological effect of his
electrical powers on his sanity,” Freeman said. “It
never occurred to me before how that would have an
effect on his character – to be dealing with that curse
and blessing. And when you think about it, that’s also
Peter Parker’s core issue.”
And are there any other tricks to creating the voice of
Electro?
“Well,
when in doubt, I stick my finger in a socket,” Freeman
said with a laugh.
“The Spectacular Spider-Man” picks up the original
web-slinger's mythology at the beginning of his hero's
journey as a not-so-typical 16-year-old. Peter Parker
must conceal his secret identity and confront the
multi-leveled pressures of teenage life at home and
school, while combating more menacing super villains
than ever before. Based on Marvel Entertainment's
popular super hero, “The Spectacular Spider-Man” is
produced by Culver Entertainment, a Sony Pictures
Television Company.
The premiere episode of “The Spectacular Spider-Man” is
entitled "Survival of the Fittest" (10:00 a.m. ET/PT).
In the episode, summer is over for Peter Parker and
school's ready to start -- both literally (it's his
junior year of high school), and in the real world of
crime-fighting -- as Spider-Man faces his first real
challenge (The Enforcers) and his first real
super-villain (Vulture). Victor Cook directed the
script, which was written by Greg Weisman.
Images and interview provided by Sony Television Entertainment.
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