RICK AND MORTY Will Be Recast As Adult Swim Cuts Ties With Co-Creator Justin Roilland

RICK AND MORTY Will Be Recast As Adult Swim Cuts Ties With Co-Creator Justin Roilland

Amid some very troubling allegations made against Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland, Adult Swim has decided to continue the animated series without him - which will mean casting a new voice actor!

By MarkCassidy - Jan 25, 2023 11:01 AM EST
Filed Under: Rick and Morty

Earlier this month, Rick and Morty's Justin Roiland was charged with felony domestic violence in Orange County, California, and, as we figured they would, Adult Swim has now decided to sever ties with the show's co-creator.

“Adult Swim has ended its association with Justin Roiland,” Cartoon Network/Boomerang SVP communications Mairie Moore said in a brief statement (via Toonado.com)

The network hasn't even made it halfway through the massive 70-episode order that was commissioned back in 2018, but fans can rest easy, as the show is set to continue with fellow co-creator Dan Harmon serving as lone showrunner.

Some pretty major changes are coming, however.

Roiland also provided the distinctive voices for both Rick and Morty (as well as a number of supporting characters), so the misanthropic time-traveller and his perennially put-upon grandson will have to be recast for season 7 and beyond.

While the network was obviously left with very little choice here, Roiland did an undeniably excellent job voicing these characters, so finding a suitable replacement will be no easy task.

The 42-year-old animator was charged with one count of domestic battery with corporal injury, and one count of false imprisonment by menace, violence, fraud or deceit. The woman in question has not been named, but is believed to be someone Roiland was dating at the time of the alleged incident.

Several pre-trial hearings have already occurred, and Roiland is due to return to court on April 27.

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TheBlueMorpho
TheBlueMorpho - 1/25/2023, 11:36 AM


Hope they can find someone who sounds like them.

bobevanz
bobevanz - 1/25/2023, 11:37 AM
@TheBlueMorpho - find a new gif lol
TheBlueMorpho
TheBlueMorpho - 1/25/2023, 1:03 PM
@bobevanz -

bobevanz
bobevanz - 1/25/2023, 11:38 AM
Seankellysays on tik tok sounds just like Roiland, problem solved
Steel86
Steel86 - 1/25/2023, 12:54 PM
@bobevanz - Yeah there are so many great voice talent now adays. Shouldn't be that hard.
TheRose
TheRose - 1/25/2023, 11:40 AM
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 1/25/2023, 11:42 AM
Might as well just stop with the show then, but I guess they're not going with that.

In that case, I hope they resolve the Rick Prime storyline next season. Doubt I'll be as interested without Roiland as Rick & Morty, unless they can find good replacements.

Guess this video came out right on time then:

tmp3
tmp3 - 1/25/2023, 11:44 AM
this show hasn't been good since season 3, they're just gonna keep running on fumes for another 10 years at this rate
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 1/25/2023, 11:47 AM
@tmp3 - I kinda disagree. The show definitely peaked in season 3, but now I feel it has found it's footing in putting out fairly consistent episodes.
mountainman
mountainman - 1/25/2023, 2:01 PM
@bkmeijer1 - Character growth has been better - Beth and Jerry specifically, but the stories and humor are lacking compared to the first two seasons. Most episodes have fairly lame premises these days.

I can’t imagine the show will improve without Roiland.
Asterisk
Asterisk - 1/25/2023, 2:24 PM
@tmp3 - I thought season 4 was the best so far but I haven’t seen 6
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 1/25/2023, 2:33 PM
@mountainman - I wouldn't call them lame, but the writers don't do as much with premises as they used to.

That said, I do think it has settled into a show that's easily digestable now.
mountainman
mountainman - 1/25/2023, 3:08 PM
@bkmeijer1 - Yeah like I said we are getting a bit more about the main charcater arcs and I love the behind the scenes Evil Morty / Rick Prime stuff. I just feel like since season three at least half of each season just feels like filler to me.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 1/25/2023, 5:26 PM
@mountainman - huh, I feel like it's the exact episode. First seasons were much more episodic, whereas later seasons have become more serialized thanks to Evil Morty and Rick Prime.

It's actually building towards something now, and maybe that's why it feels like it has more filler as they don't relate to the overarching narrative.
AnthonyVonGeek
AnthonyVonGeek - 1/25/2023, 11:44 AM
Origame
Origame - 1/25/2023, 11:45 AM
Well, at least he's fired after actually being charged instead of just an accusation like with Depp.

Or for just making jokes from a decade ago like Gunn.
SATW42
SATW42 - 1/25/2023, 11:59 AM
@Origame - I'm pretty sure the gross DMs to minors was the final straw. I personally think Adult Swim was going to ride out the trial and see how it went, then the DMs. Woof.
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 1/25/2023, 11:48 AM
Kind of hasty to let him go pre-trial, but understandable nonetheless. That said, it does feel rather karmic for perhaps the most dellusional fanbase of self-proclaimed geniuses to lose their icon.
SATW42
SATW42 - 1/25/2023, 12:02 PM
@DrReedRichards - Again, I'm pretty sure the gross DMs to minors is what did him in.

I don't know if you even know about the DMs so this isn't aimed a you, but I feel like the people who defend them, AND THOSE PEOPLE DO EXIST, are dudes who either don't have kids or definitely don't have daughters. If some grown ass man was DMing my underage daughter calling her jailbait and asking if the police follow her around to arrest all the dudes she must be sleeping with, there's gunna be a problem.
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