John Cusack and Sean Hayes join "Igor"

By: Karl Schneider
Date: Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Source: Hollywood Reporter

According to the Hollywood Reporter, John Cusack and Sean Hayes join the voice cast of the upcoming CG Animated film, Igor.

Igor is a playfully irreverent comedy which brings a new twist to the classic monster genre, Igor is the story of a mad scientist's hunchbacked lab assistant who has big dreams of becoming a scientist in his own right and winning the coveted first place award at the annual Evil Science Fair.

Cusack, who will replace Christian Slater on the project, is lending his voice to the title role of Igor.  Hayes is playing Brian the Brain, a brain in a jar who is one of Igor's sidekicks and inventions.

The voice cast also includes Jeremy Piven, Jay Leno, Jennifer Coolidge, Molly Shannon, Steve Buscemi and John Cleese.

The Weinstein Company will distribute the film domestically and holds the international rights as well.