J.K. Simmons Almost Played a Different Character in INVINCIBLE Before Choosing Omni-Man (opens in new tab)

It’s hard to imagine anyone other than J.K. Simmons voicing Nolan Grayson in Invincible, but as it turns out, that casting almost went in a very different direction. According to series creator Robert Kirkman, Simmons wasn’t originally lined up to play Omni-Man at all, and the story behind how he landed the role makes the final result even cooler.During a recent appearance on The Escape Pod, Kirkman pulled back the curtain on the early casting process for the hit animated series. When asked i...