Disney's beloved 2001 animated adventure is finally getting its long-awaited follow-up. According to Collider, Atlantis: The Lost Empire has officially been greenlit for a sequel, 25 years after the original film quietly became one of the Mouse House's most passionate cult properties.
Why This Is a Big Deal for the Fancasting Community
For a film that never got the theme park rides or the extensive merchandise lines of its Disney contemporaries, Atlantis has always punched well above its weight in terms of fan devotion. The original featured an unusually large and diverse ensemble cast — linguist Milo Thatch, warrior princess Kida, a crew of wildly distinct explorers — which means this sequel opens up a genuinely exciting casting puzzle. Will the production bring back the spirit of the original voice cast, or reimagine the roles entirely for a new generation? And what new characters might we get to fill out the world of the submerged civilization?
For voice acting fans specifically, this is catnip. The original boasted an ensemble that included Michael J. Fox, Cree Summer, James Garner, and Leonard Nimoy. Matching that kind of eclectic, character-actor energy for a sequel — especially one arriving a quarter century later — is exactly the kind of challenge the myCast community lives for.
What myCast Fans Are Already Saying
The myCast community hasn't been sleeping on Atlantis. Across three active fan-cast stories for the property, fans have already been making their voices heard — and some clear consensus picks are emerging.
The most voted-on story, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, has racked up 30 total votes across 12 roles, and the standout result is genuinely striking: Bobby Lashley has pulled in a commanding 19 votes for Dr. Joshua Sweet, the expedition's good-natured medic. That's not just a plurality — that's a landslide in a story where most roles have a single vote. Lashley's physicality and charisma make the pick make a lot of sense, and fans have clearly rallied around him hard.
For the two leads, the fan conversation is more of a genuine debate. Andrew Garfield is the most consistent pick for Milo Thatch, showing up across all three stories — including where earned 2 votes as an alternative. Garfield's earnest, slightly-awkward-genius energy is a real fit for Milo's bookish adventurer archetype, and it's hard to argue with fans on this one. For Kida, appears in two separate stories and has picked up votes in both, while and have their own supporters in the mix. Cravalho in particular — already a Disney princess voice alumna from Moana — feels like an inspired choice for the fierce Atlantean warrior.