Kai Cech, who starred opposite Jack Black in Dear Santa, has been cast as the lead voice in Lost in Mandala, the first animated feature film from Incessant Rain Studios, which is in pre-production. Cech will voice Shanti, a lonely 12-year-old who grew up in an isolated monastery in the Himalayas. Shanti and her friends […]
Kai Cech to Voice Lead in Himalayan Animated Feature ‘Lost in Mandala’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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