Jonathan Frakes (Star Trek: The Next Generation) and Bill Fagerbakke (SpongeBob SquarePants) have also reacted to the news of the upcoming series.

“Well, I’m hoping for an invitation,” Keith David tells Nerd Reactor. “Because I would love to be there.”

“I would love to play Xanatos,” Frakes said about returning as the main antagonist in the live-action series.

Bill Fagerbakke voiced Broadway, the lovable Gargoyle, and he said, “I would obviously love to be involved.”

SpongeBob SquarePants voice actor Tom Kenny is a fan. “I think Gargoyles was ahead of its time,” said the actor.

There has been no official announcement for the voice cast, but with the original voice actors expressing their love of the franchise, it would be a crime to ignore them. With supernatural creatures like Goliath and Broadway, it’s safe to assume that David and Bill would easily fill in those shoes as the voice. For a live-action Xanatos, Frakes thinks he may be too old to portray the character. Even if that’s the case, the actor being in the series in some capacity would be exciting.

One of the latest updates on the Disney+ Gargoyles series came from Dauberman, who gave an interview to ComicBook.com. The live-action series “will be challenging,” however, the writer/executive producer and showrunner said that he is “talking to some great people. We are still keeping that darkness to it. I’m excited to see the animated [series] come to life.”

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Nerd Reactor had the chance to chat with Jonathan Frakes, who voiced David Xanatos in the animated Gargoyles series. During the red carpet for the Hallmark Channel holiday event, we asked him about his involvement in the show and whether he would be interested in reprising his role as the villain.

“With any luck,” Frakes tells Nerd Reactor. “But I mean, this is the third or fourth rumor about a live-action Gargoyles.”

The actor was definitely cautious about the reports.

“I would love to play Xanatos,” Frakes said. “I may be a little old for Xanatos now if it’s a live-action show.”

Gargoyles was created by Greg Weisman and debuted in 1994 and lasted for three seasons, ending in 1997. The Disney animated series followed powerful gargoyles from medieval Scotland that were transformed into stone due to a spell. A thousand years later, they were moved to modern-day New York, breaking the spell and taking on the roles as the city’s night-time protectors.

There were attempts to adapt the animated series into a live-action project, but those fell through the cracks. In October 2023, it was reported by THR that Gary Dauberman and James Wan’s Atomic Monster label are working on a live-action reboot. Dauberman’s writing credits include The Nun, Annabelle, Annabelle: Creation and Annabelle Comes Home. Annabelle Comes Home marked the writer’s directorial debut. Dauberman and Wan have worked together in adapting Swamp Thing as a live-action series, which received positive reviews from critics, for the defunct DC Universe streaming platform.

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The stars were out in full force at the Countdown to Christmas Holiday Celebration. Joining Chabert (A Merry Scottish Christmas, Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up), Wolf (A Merry Scottish Christmas), Cahill (Christmas on Cherry Lane) and Frakes (A Biltmore Christmas) were Luke Macfarlane (Catch Me if You Claus), Nikki DeLoach (A World Record Christmas), Brooke D’Orsay (A Not So Royal Christmas), John Brotherton (Christmas on Cherry Lane), Jonathan Bennett (Christmas on Cherry Lane), Andrew Walker (Christmas Island, Three Wise Men and a Baby), Ashley Williams (Notes of Autumn), Ali Liebert (Friends & Family Christmas), Crystal Lowe (Inaugural Participant, Hallmark Media’s Make Her Mark Director’s Program), Jessy Schram (Mystic Christmas), Cindy Busby (Everything Christmas), Melissa Peterman (Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up), Sarah Ramos (Christmas in Notting Hill), and Lucas Bryant (A World Record Christmas).

Nerd Reactor was in attendance on the red carpet to talk to the stars about their Hallmark Channel films along with topics such as the live-action Gargoyles series with Jonathan Frakes, Double Dragon 2 possibilities with Scott Wolf, Resident Evil with Erin Cahill, and more. Check out the red-carpet interviews below.

A Merry Scottish Christmas starring Scott Wolf and Lacey Chabert premieres on November 24th 10/9c.

A Biltmore Christmas featuring Jonathan Frakes premieres on November 26th at 8/7c.

Christmas on Cherry Lane starring Erin Cahill premieres on Saturday, December 9th at 8/7c.

About Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas

The Hallmark Channel will have all-new movies premiering every Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 8 p.m. All-new movies will debut every Thursday at 8 p.m. on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.

Featured image courtesy of Hallmark Channel.

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