‘Invincible’ Season 4 Is Bringing in Matthew Rhys for a Main Position

Congo lining up off of Prime Video’s announcement that Invincible may have its fifth season queued up whereas its fourth season is ready within the wings, Skybound Leisure introduced new casting for the grownup animated sequence that’ll play a significant function in its upcoming season at San Diego Comedian-Con.

Throughout Invincible co-creator Robert Kirkman’s panel at San Diego Comedian-Con, it was introduced that actor Matthew Rhys (The People) will play the function of Dinosaurus. To all the oldsters who didn’t have the privilege of being in attendance at SDCC to witness the announcement firsthand, the official Invincible X/Twitter account had people lined with a publish showcasing what the character appears to be like like… like a purple dinosaur.

Admincible can now affirm Matthew Rhys is voicing Dinosaurus!!! And right here’s a primary have a look at the character design.

Supply: belief me bro.

Precise supply: @RobertKirkman’s SDCC panel taking place now. pic.twitter.com/3zNx1MaFM5

— INVINCIBLE (@InvincibleHQ) July 24, 2025

Whereas that sounds just like the type of throwaway villain-of-the-week type of fodder for Mark Grayson and crew to make brief work of within the opening moments of an episode, Dinosaurus performs a fairly essential function within the comics and thus, within the animated present, as the subsequent main hurdle for Mark to beat in his coming-of-age superhero journey.

As talked about earlier, Dinosaurus isn’t only a senseless brute; he’s a very smart dinosaur one who shortly befriends Mark. Debuting in challenge 68 of the comics, Dinosaurus is as shut an analogue to Spider-Man‘s Lizard character as Invincible characters come. Dinosaurus is a break up persona of a human scientist named David Anders. Opposite to rogues like Dr. Seismic, who justify their villainy as the top justifies the means, Anders’ major objective, not less than initially, is to make use of his intelligence to help environmental conservation efforts, which helps him and Grayson turn out to be quick pals as he navigates his new function as a hero.

What makes Dinosaurus’ introduction into Invincible so novel is that it happens after his earlier partnership with Cecil had been irreparably broken resulting from their differing ideals about how far one ought to go in defending humanity. Dinosaurus turns into Mark’s closest ally because the looming Vilrumite warfare grows ever nearer. However, as all issues Invincible are likely to go, Dinosaurus shortly turns into his latest antagonist, placing Mark in one more ethical quandary for the kind of hero he desires to be.

We’ll spare you the meaty particulars for Dinosaurus’ heel flip. Nonetheless, so far as Invincible allies turned antagonists go, Dinosaurus is certainly one of, if not essentially the most fascinating, characters within the sequence that forces Mark to confront the grey that exists to be a hero. Hopefully, Rhys’ appearing chops will enrich the fan-favorite comedian e book character and floor Invincible‘s already inspired adaptation writing to new heights when he’s launched correctly to the Prime Video sequence.

Invincible Season 4 is in manufacturing.

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