The actor, who will lend him a voice and form the interesting personality of the irreverent Robot Benderin the series futurama, John DiMaggio has officially agreed to resume his role, and be part of the cast again, he says he is ready to give voice to his character again, in what is expected to be the great return of the animated series futuramawhich will be transmitted by Hulunext year.
This can only mean, that all the key cast members will reprise their roles in the sci-fi animated series, the show’s long-awaited return was announced early last month, when billy west (fry), Katey Saga (Leela), Tress McNeille (Mom, among others), Maurice LaMarche (Kif), Lauren Tom (Amy) and Phil LaMarr (Hermes) the cast said they are ready to return in their original roles.
What the return of the actor had left in the air DiMaggio What bender, Well, he had not confirmed his return and it was rumored that he would not return together with the series, an action that caused sadness among the followers of the animation, since his character was one of the main ones and the center of many of the best scenes in the series.
According to the actor, he was in the process of reformulation, since he rejected the initial offer, considering that “wasn’t competitive based on the success and name recognition of the original series”but to the outrage of fans who started a hashtag called #bendergateand his own DiMaggio he eventually turned to twitter to offer a fuller explanation.
“I don’t think I alone deserve to be paid more. I think the whole cast does. Negotiations are a natural part of working in show business. Everyone has a different strategy and different limits.” “It’s about self-respect. And honestly, being tired of an industry that has become too corporate and takes advantage of artists’ time and talent.”wrote DiMaggio.
DiMaggio offered a more positive statement on the news of his comeback. So grateful for the love and support from fans and colleagues all this time (especially my wife, Kate), and can’t wait to get back to work with my Futurama family, #Bendergate is officially over., mentioned the actor. This new delivery that will consist of 20 episodeswhich is scheduled to arrive at Hulu on 2023it is the third time that the science fiction series is revived, since the original transmission of the program in Fox was canceled after four seasons, but was later revived in the form of four direct-to-DVD movies that also aired on ComedyCentral.