Funny people Hannibal Buress (“Neighbors”), Bobby Moynihan (“Saturday Night Live”), Lake Bell (“In a World…”) and Ellie Kemper (“The Office”) have joined the cast of Universal and Illumination Entertainment’s “Untitled Pets Project,” while Albert Brooks is also in negotiations to join the 3D comedy adventure, TheWrap has learned.
It was previously announced that Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet and Kevin Hartย will make their animated debuts in the film, which will be Universal and Illumination’s fifth fully-animated feature collaboration.
Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri and his longtime collaborator Janet Healy will produce the film, which Chris Renaud (“Despicable Me”) will direct and Yarrow Cheney will co-direct.