Call Off the Dogs; Futurama’s Good As New! UPDATED
The Toronto Star is reporting that the cast has settled their dispute over pay. It seems that the casting call may have been merely a bluff to get Billy West, Katey Sagal, and the rest of the cast to realize that the fans care about them. Still pending official word from Fox, Comedy Central, or any of the vocal talent.
Maybe they shouldn’t have been that girl in the first place. Just saying. But back to being stupid-excited about new Futuramas!!!
Update: Billy West & John DiMaggio not yet signed but close.
Los Angeles, Calif.-The Star has learned exclusively that the voice cast of Futurama has just signed a new contract with Fox after weeks of intense salary negotiations.
As late as last week, the network was threatening 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: HitFlix
Way to be THAT dude Cook.
I feel better already.
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