Futurama cast members ink new deal with Fox

http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/674841

Jul 31, 2009 06:28 PM

Rob Salem

LOS ANGELES–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.

A Fox spokesman, reacting to this story, insisted that only three of the cast have so far signed the deal, but later added that they expect to have the matter resolved by the end of the day.

I would not bother to watch the new show, unless the original voices were included.

What would be the point? :shrug:

I would not watch it with new actors

and I really love Futurama

It's a nice, passive-aggressive way to get out of a deal...

Hey big bank execs can whine about salary caps curbing their enthusiasm... :D

Most of us here in shitville work rotten jobs for far, far, far, far, far^274824672346745682345683467853 less pay. We'd be damn lucky to get a 5 digit figure per episode (1 of 26), much less 5 digits an annual salary for being considered overpaid "costs" with legs...