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Oh No They Didn't!: The original Futurama cast is staying!
Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news.: Toronto Star: Original Cast Members Returning To FUTURAMA!!
Cinema Blend Television: Benders Big Score: Original Cast Returning For New Season Of Futurama
The original Futurama cast is staying!
Oh No They Didn't! —
... to replace the original voices of Matt Groening's cult-hit cartoon, to the point of actually announcing a casting call for voice actors to replace them. The compromise agreement, with the studio paying more and the actors accepting less, comes after the announcement of a 26-episode pick-up here by Comedy Central. Futurama also airs internationally in syndication, has produced four bestselling straight-to-DVD movies (later cut into episodes) and an upcoming feature film. Source
Toronto Star: Original Cast Members Returning To FUTURAMA!!
Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. —
... Salem is reporting exclusively that key members of the “Futurama” cast have signed on to Comedy Central’s new 26-episode order for the series, and that the channel is expected to announce the signings sometime today. Earlier reports indicated that key cast members, including the ones who voice Zoidberg, Fry, Farsworth, Leela and Bender, had reached an impasse over compensation, and that Fox was seeking different actors to take over those roles. Find all of Salem’s story on the matter here . [image] ...
Benders Big Score: Original Cast Returning For New Season Of Futurama
Cinema Blend Television —
... Of Futurama There was much rejoicing when word went out that Comedy Central was bringing Futurama back to the airwaves for a new 26-episode season. Then that enthusiasm got dropped into a black hole when salary negotiations hit a snag and Fox threatened to hire new voice actors, even putting out a casting call for replacements. Bender without John Di Maggio? Fry without Billy West? Say it aint so! It aint so. Apparently somebody enlisted the talents of the Hypnotoad, because The Toronto Star is reporting that Fox has just signed a deal for at least three of the ...
Futurama Cast Returning, Fox Pay Dispute Settled
/Film —
... next year. Unsurprisingly, the issue revolved around the actor’s pay. The news cast a shadow over the Futurama panel at Comic-Con, where none of the cast were present even though they were readily available at the con. Today, we can all breathe a collective sigh of relief: The Toronto Star is reporting that all of the cast members are back on board with new contracts. ...
TV: Newswire:Futurama gets its voices back, according to Canadians
A.V. Club —
The Toronto Star is reporting that a deal has been struck between Fox and the original voice-cast of Futurama, after a tense negotiation that saw the company threaten to re-cast all the roles. At this moment there's been no official statement from Fox (and many of the showbiz trades have been silent on the news so far), but the Star has a joint statement from Futurama masterminds David X. Cohen and Matt Groening, who say, "We are thrilled to have our incredible cast back. The call has already gone out to the animators to put the mouths back on ... ...
Original Futurama Cast Reaches Agreement with Fox
Evil Beet Gossip —
... Creators Groening and David X. Cohen released a joint statment saying, “We are thrilled to have our incredible cast back. The call has already gone out to the animators to put the mouths back on the characters.” ...
Original Futurama Cast Reaches Agreement with Fox
Evil Beet Gossip —
... Creators Groening and David X. Cohen released a joint statment saying, “We are thrilled to have our incredible cast back. The call has already gone out to the animators to put the mouths back on the characters.” ...
Original Cast Of Futurama To Return!
Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton —
... Futurama creators Matt Groening and David X. Cohen have released a statement saying that they are "thrilled" to have the "incredible" original voice cast back on board for the upcoming eps. ...
Tumblr Items
yewknee.com —
I really need to figure out a proper way to merge my Tumblog and my "real" blog into one massive thing. Maybe I will make that a task for August. Regardless, here are some items from Tumblr you need to see.
Top 10 Zach Galifiankis Quotes from the Bored to Death Press Conference - brilliant as usual.
Futurama cast members ink new deal with Fox - I can't say I'm surprised but this but I can say that I'm relieved.
Five Things that should happen in real life as often as they do in cartoons - #1 is, easily, my favorite. ...
