Fred Armisen has been cast as Uncle Fester in Netflix Addams Family spin-off series Wednesday. The announcement was made official on Vanity Fairs' Instagram on Saturday.
Captioning the news with 'Exclusive: After months of secrecy, it's time to meet Uncle Fester. Fed Armisen takes on the classic Addams Family character in @timburton's 'Wednesday.' A tricky uncle: Fred Armisen has been cast as Uncle Fester in Netflix Addams Family spin-off series WednesdayThe official trailer for the upcoming comedy horror series was released at New York Comic Con with the comedian as the bald and extremely pale Uncle Fester.
In the new trailer, Wednesday is relieved to find out that a supposed threat against her was in fact her Uncle Fester.After Wednesday discovers that it's her uncle, they both ride off in a Dalmatian-patterned motorcycle with a sidecar, as seen in the trailer.
Major: The announcement was made official on Vanity Fairs' Instagram on Saturday Playing the funcle: 'He's a mix of being a weirdo, and he also seems happy,' Armisen tells V.F.
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