MOD POST: Supporting the voice actors
Hello, fellow nerdlingers.
According to a post on Phil Lamarr's Facebook page, 20th Century Fox is attempting to recast the voices of Futurama. This has been confirmed by several different online sources (like Forces of Geek and The Hollywood Reporter, to name a few). Auditions are currently being accepted for Fry, Leela, Bender, Zapp, the Professor, Zoidberg, MOM, and Kif.
The sources all seem to agree that this is being done in an attempt to scare the voice actors into signing contracts for less money. To put it another way, 20th Century Fox is bullying the voices of our favorite characters to work for less than they're worth.
As a fan of the series, I am outraged. And this isn't the hyperbolic, BS outrage I feel when some jive-talking sucker talks smack about my momma. I am literally, actually outraged.
As moderator of this community, I'm here to encourage all members to help fix this problem by supporting the cast however we can. (Previous community posts about this issue are located here and here.)
Let's use this post to discuss ways in which we can let 20th Century Fox know that what they're doing is unacceptable. Some ideas have already been proposed.
--Flood the Casting Director with emails expressing our rage. futurama@scottmullercasting.com
--The Casting Director can also be reached via snail mail:
King of the Hill
ATTN: Scott Muller
15821 Ventura Blvd.
Encino, CA
91436
--Spread the word! Use Twitter, Digg, Facebook, and other blogging services to inform the masses. Feel free to link back to this post, which will be kept public and updated periodically.
--Join Leave the Cast of Futurama Alone on Facebook, and tell your friends
--If you're going to Comic Con, attend any Futurama panels, visit any booths, and again, spread the word.
Post your ideas below. I'll update this post with any changes or news.
Keep in mind that this was done a number of years ago with The Simpsons. Because of fan response, all of the original actors were resigned, and most were given substantial raises. So let's make those 20th Century bitches our bitches, those bastards!
According to a post on Phil Lamarr's Facebook page, 20th Century Fox is attempting to recast the voices of Futurama. This has been confirmed by several different online sources (like Forces of Geek and The Hollywood Reporter, to name a few). Auditions are currently being accepted for Fry, Leela, Bender, Zapp, the Professor, Zoidberg, MOM, and Kif.
The sources all seem to agree that this is being done in an attempt to scare the voice actors into signing contracts for less money. To put it another way, 20th Century Fox is bullying the voices of our favorite characters to work for less than they're worth.
As a fan of the series, I am outraged. And this isn't the hyperbolic, BS outrage I feel when some jive-talking sucker talks smack about my momma. I am literally, actually outraged.
As moderator of this community, I'm here to encourage all members to help fix this problem by supporting the cast however we can. (Previous community posts about this issue are located here and here.)
Let's use this post to discuss ways in which we can let 20th Century Fox know that what they're doing is unacceptable. Some ideas have already been proposed.
--Flood the Casting Director with emails expressing our rage. futurama@scottmullercasting.com
--The Casting Director can also be reached via snail mail:
King of the Hill
ATTN: Scott Muller
15821 Ventura Blvd.
Encino, CA
91436
--Spread the word! Use Twitter, Digg, Facebook, and other blogging services to inform the masses. Feel free to link back to this post, which will be kept public and updated periodically.
--Join Leave the Cast of Futurama Alone on Facebook, and tell your friends
--If you're going to Comic Con, attend any Futurama panels, visit any booths, and again, spread the word.
Post your ideas below. I'll update this post with any changes or news.
Keep in mind that this was done a number of years ago with The Simpsons. Because of fan response, all of the original actors were resigned, and most were given substantial raises. So let's make those 20th Century bitches our bitches, those bastards!