When we learned that the creator of a series as monumental as The Simpson (Matt Groening, James L. Brooks and Sam Simon, since 1989) was going to offer us another similar animated comedy but science fiction, the only thing we could feel was pure joy. The crazy adventures of the famous family of Springfield had already given us wonderful moments, so we assumed that futurama (Groening and David X. Cohen, since 1999) could give us more. So it was: the wanderings of Philip J. Fry, Bender and company they made us laugh a lot.
These spread over five seasons until 2003in four films: Bender’s Big Hit, bender’s game (Dwayne Carey-Hill, 2007, 2008), The beast with a million backs and Towards the green immensity (Peter Avanzino, 2008, 2009), which they later divided into sixteen chapters to form the sixth stage with Fox, and in another four between 2010 and 2013 with Comedy Central. And now Hulu has decided to revive futurama in twenty episodes at least and from the hands of both Matt Groening and David X. Cohen, which is a real relief.
An essential actor drops out of ‘Futurama’
But not everything is satisfaction in this matter. Yes OK most performers that they had given voice to the characters They are backfrom Billy West (Philip J. Fry, Hubert J. Farnsworth, Zoidberg) or Katey Sagal (Turanga Leela) to Lauren Tom (Amy Wong-Kroker) or Phil LaMarr (Hermes Conrad) and a few more, there have been a very important one what Has refused to it: the great John DiMaggiowho was on the vocal cords of the hilarious Bender Bending Rodríguez in the 124 episodes of the series and the four feature films.
“The decision was made after DiMaggio’s negotiations with the studio of futurama20th Television Animation, will reach an impasse, although both parties want him to rejoin the cast and reprise his role.” reported dead line some days ago. Because DiMaggio wants more money than his co-stars negotiated”. But what we needed is for the actor himself to give explanations, which he has already done in a statement through his Twitter account this week.
Why John DiMaggio will not be Bender in the third ‘revival’ of the series
“I’ve been thinking about everything that’s been going on these past few months, and just to be clear, I don’t think I alone deserve to be paid more. I think the whole cast deserves it”, says John DiMaggio, and continues with these words: “Negotiations are a natural part of working in show business. Everyone has a different strategy and different limits. Its price”. Some accept offers, others stand firm. Bender is part of my soul and none of this is meant to be disrespectful to the fans or my family of futurama”.
“It’s about self-respect and honestly being tired of an industry that has gotten too corporate and takes advantage of artists’ time and talent.”, he maintains unceremoniously. “Look, I wish I could give you all the details so you understand, but it’s not my right. Thanks again for everyone’s love. I keep hoping for the best. In the meantime, I’ll be in New Orleans filming interview with the vampire [Rolin Jones, desde 2022] for AMC, and I’m so thankful to be! Thanks…”
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Of course, until the scripts and pre-production for the eleventh season of futurama have finished, there is a chance that the negotiations between John DiMaggio and 20th Television Animation are unlocked. And maybe the team the animated series don’t lose the talent of the actor, who has played the penguin Rico in the franchise of Madagascar (2005-2015), to Jake in Adventure Time (Pendleton Ward, 2010-2018), Machote Dan from Gravity Falls (Alex Hirsch, 2012-2016) or Zøg in (Disenchantment (Matt Groening and Josh Weinstein, since 2018).