Shubhabrata Dutta
If you do not know Kristen Wiig’s face, you will surely remember her voice. The actress lends her voice to Miss Hattie in ‘Despicable Me’ and Lucy Wilde in ‘Despicable Me 2’ and ‘Despicable Me 3.’ She is a common face in ‘Saturday Night Live,’ in which she debuted at the age of 32 in 2005. Her earlier films include ‘Knocked Up’ but her big break came in 2011 with ‘Bridesmaids,’ which she also co-wrote with Annie Mumolo. Wiig even got a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in Comedy or Musical as well as an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay.
Her filmography includes ‘The Brothers Solomon’ (2007), ‘Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story’ (2007), ‘Adventureland’ (2009), ‘MacGruber’ (2010), ‘The Martian’ (2015), ‘Ghostbusters’ (2016), ‘Mother!’ (2017) and ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ (2020). She also voices the character Lola Bunny, the girlfriend of Bugs Bunny, in ‘The Looney Tunes Show,’ which aired on Cartoon Network from 2011 to 2014. Here, we bring you her upcoming projects!
1. Big Mouth Season 8 (May 23, 2025)
Season 8, the final season of Netflix’s adult animated coming-of-age sitcom ‘Big Mouth’ will air in 2025. Series creator Nick Kroll stated that the season will follow Nick, Andrew, and Jessi as they go their separate ways. The season will have 10 episodes with Nick Kroll returning as Nick, Coach Steve, Maurice the Hormone Monster, Lola Skumpy, and other characters, John Mulaney as Andrew and Jessi Klein as Jessi. The first episode will drop on May 23, 2025.
2. Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie (September 26, 2025)
‘Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie’ is based on the Netflix series ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse.’ Helmed by Ryan Crego, the film has a talented voice cast that includes Wiig, Tara Strong, Eduardo Franco, Donovan Patton, and Juliet Donenfeld. Laila Lockhart Kraner will play Gabby. The voice roles are yet to be revealed. The story follows Gabby and Grandma Gigi, whose road trip to Cat Francisco takes an unexpected turn after the cat lady Vera gets hold of Gabby’s prized dollhouse. It is upto Gabby to reunite the Gabby cats and reclaim her dollhouse before losing it forever. The movie has been in post-production for a long time and is slated for release on September 26, 2025.
3. Epiphany (TBA)
Wiig and Bill Murray will co-star in the upcoming rom-com ‘Epiphany.’ Directed by Max Barbakow, it follows Favorite Ives (Wiig), a broke heiress/fashionista heiress who has to race against time to marry a rich guy in two weeks or else end up in the streets. Her endeavor lands her in the company of an eccentric billionaire mathematician, Oz Bell (Bill Murray). Favorite desperately needs Oz’s money while Oz is attracted to her spirit. Will their “arrangement” work? Mitch Glazer wrote the story. ‘Epiphany’ is in its post-production stage, awaiting a release date.
4. Sausage Party: Foodtopia Season 2 (TBA)
‘Sausage Party: Foodtopia’ Season 2 is in development at Amazon Prime Video. Wiig returns to lend her voice to Brenda, a hot dog bun, as a part of the grocery ensemble. Helmed by showrunners Kyle Hunter and Ariel Shaffir, the project, whose plot is under wraps, will be directed by Conrad Vernon. Seth Rogen will return to lead the pack as the sausage Frank. He is joined by Wiig, who voices the hot dog bun, Brenda, along with Edward Norton, Sam Richardson, Michael Cera, David Krumholtz, Will Forte, and Natasha Rothwell. Here is the confirmation from the creators.
5. Palm Royale Season 2 (TBA)
Apple TV+ has renewed the period dramedy series ‘Palm Royale’ for a second season. Created by Abe Sylvia, the series centers on wannabe socialite Maxine Dellacorte-Simmons (Wiig) as she tries to infiltrate the complicated social scene of 1960s Palm Beach, Florida. Besides Wiig, returning cast members include Josh Lucas as Maxine’s husband Douglas, Ricky Martin as Robert Diaz (his death wasn’t shown), Allison Janney as Evelyn, Laura Dern as Linda, and Carol Burnett as Norma Dellacorte. John Stamos and comedy legend Vicki Lawrence have been roped in for yet-undisclosed roles. The season has reportedly begun filming and a release date is awaited.
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