The new Disney+ series sees the return of John Goodman and Billy Crystal alongside the debut of Ben Feldman.
Goodman and Crystal are back for the new series, picking up roles they originated exactly 20 years ago.
After all this time, both legendary actors say they still have a great fondness for this world.
Sulley (voied by John Goodman), Mike (Billy Crystal), and Celia (Jennifer Tilly) on ‘Monsters at Work’.Disney/Pixar
For his part, Goodman says picking up the mantle of Sulley again just feels natural at this point.
“It’s like putting on a great old baseball glove,” he says.
“It’s comfortable, it works, you know it’s gonna do you well.”
Val (voiced by Mindy Kaling) and Tylor (Ben Feldman) on ‘Monsters at Work’.Disney/Pixar
But while Mike and Sully will appear frequently inMonsters at Work, they aren’t the protagonists.
Like Tylor, Feldman is a newcomer to the world of Disney animation.
Originally designed as tall and lanky, Tylor now seems like he could pack a punch.
So he evolved into a much more intimidating presence."
One of Tylor’s newfound co-workers, the enthusiastic MIFT team member Val, is voiced by Mindy Kaling.
“They’re kind of opposites,” Kaling says.
“Disgust was way more judgmental, and Val is relentlessly upbeat.
She’s just relentlessly positive.”
“Val decides Tylor will be her best friend whether he wants it or not,” Kaling says.
I think it’s really funny seeing that character in that world."
He would just always be a little standoffish.
So Val is the missing ingredient for Tylor as far as I’m concerned."
“‘Where are they now?’
‘Well they’re working in the scare floor.’
‘Could there be some ooze or slime on the floor?’
They’ll be like, ‘Oh yeah!’
‘Can I say this, can I say that?’
All they really have to do is press delete if it doesn’t work.
But they trust you.”
But as Feldman and Kaling are already finding out, collaboration with costars is key too.
“That is the joy of playing with John he’s such a great catcher,” Crystal continues.
Monsters at Workpremieres with two episodes July 7 on Disney+, with subsequent episodes following on Wednesdays.
This post has been updated to reflect thatMonsters at Workwas produced entirely by Disney Television Animation.
