David Tennant cast as voice of Scrooge McDuck in Disney’s ‘DuckTales’

David Tennant, who played Barty Crouch Jr. in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, as well as one of the many Doctors on Dr. Who, has been cast to voice one of the main characters, Uncle Scrooge McDuck in Disney’s revival of  their classic animated series ‘DuckTales.’

The series, for those who never watched the original, is based on Carl Barks’ Duck Universe comic books. The story follows Scrooge McDuck and his three grandnephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie, who will be voiced by Danny Pudi, Ben Schwartz and Bobby Moynihan, respectively. The nephews were originally sent to stay with Uncle Scrooge at McDuck Manor in the town of Duckburg, because their previous caretaker, Uncle Donald, joined the Navy.

Many of the other classic characters from the original show are expected to make appearances as well, with some roles such as Launchpad McQuack, Scrooge’s pilot, and Mrs. Beakley, Scrooge’s maid, and her granddaughter Webby Vanderquack already being casted by Beck Bennett, Toks Olagundoye, and Kate Micucci, respectively.

The original series ran from 1987 to 1990 and though it was only around for a short period of time, it became very popular with its viewers, especially the theme song. The revival, produced by Disney Television Animation, is set to air on Disney XD in the Summer of 2017.

All of the aforementioned main stars of the show were assembled to perform a video of the original theme song which can be viewed below courtesy of Disney XD: