After a few weeks of very nervous nerds, it was announced this week that the original cast of Futurama is set to return when it's revived on Comedy Central in 2010:
The "Futurama" reboot is now on track.The recent 20th Century Fox TV-"Futurama" voice actor standoff won't have an effect on the show's timetable, insiders said over the weekend. The show's new round of episodes is still set to bow on Comedy Central in 2010.
Here's what won't be happening this week, however: auditions to replace the five "Futurama" cast members.
Casting execs were set to begin meeting with replacement thesps this week. But the five stars -- John DiMaggio, Billy West, Katey Sagal, Maurice LaMarche and Tress MacNeille -- finally sealed pacts late Friday with 20th Century Fox TV to return to the show.
Both the actors and 20th are believed to have found a compromise. Move comes after 20th put out a casting call in July to find replacement voice actors for the show.
Check out the full story at Variety:
