FUTURAMA Star John DiMaggio Set To Return For Hulu Revival: "I’M BACK, BABY! BITE MY SHINY METAL ASS!"

FUTURAMA Star John DiMaggio Set To Return For Hulu Revival: "I’M BACK, BABY! BITE MY SHINY METAL ASS!"

He's back, baby! #Bendergate is no more as Hulu has finally come to terms with voice actor John DiMaggio, and is now set to bring him back for their upcoming twenty-episode Futurama revival series!

By RohanPatel - Mar 02, 2022 04:03 PM EST
Filed Under: Hulu
Source: Toonado.com (via Deadline)

Deadline has learned that the entire cast of Futurama will now be returning to voice their respective roles in the upcoming Hulu revival, as former holdout John DiMaggio has officially closed a deal to reprise his role as the fan-favorite robot Bender and his myriad of supporting characters. 

I’M BACK, BABY! So damn grateful for the love and support of fans and colleagues alike during this whole time (especially my wife, Kate), and I cannot wait to get back to work with my Futurama family. #Bendergate is officially over, so put it on the back of a shelf behind Xmas decorations, or maybe in that kitchen drawer with all of the other crap you put in there like old unusable crazy glue, or maybe even put it in a jar you save farts in. Whatever floats your boat, I don’t care, you get the picture. I’M BACK, BABY! BITE MY SHINY METAL ASS!,” said DiMaggio in an official statement provided to the trade.  

This is certainly welcome news for fans of the animated series, which announced plans for a renewal run of twenty episodes early last month. However, a dark cloud had been hovering over the news ever since it was reported that Bender could be recast, resulting in a fervent online campaign, dubbed #Bendergate, demanding the streaming service come to terms with DiMaggio to bring him back to his most iconic role to date. 

Matt Groening also expressed his excitement: “From the moment John DiMaggio auditioned last century, we knew we had our Bender. So congrats to everyone at Futurama. We’re all back, baby!,” while co-creator David X. Cohen added, “John DiMaggio may be a great robot, but he’s also a great human being. Not many people or machines can say that. For the fourth time, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime thrill to be back with our entire original cast and the phenomenal animators of Rough Draft Studios!

DiMaggio now joins fellow returning original cast members Billy West (Philip J. Fry; Professor Farnsworth; Doctor Zoidberg; Zapp Brannigan), Katey Sagal (Turanga Leela), Tress MacNeille (Mom), Maurice LaMarche (Kif Kroker), Lauren Tom (Amy Wong), Phil LaMarr (Hermes Conrad), and David Herman (Scruffy).

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dracula
dracula - 3/2/2022, 4:08 PM
Probably all it took to get him back
dracula
dracula - 3/2/2022, 4:09 PM
Hopefully they dont backtrack on character development like they did at the start of the last revival
Godzilla2000Zer
Godzilla2000Zer - 3/2/2022, 4:16 PM
Justice for Zoidberg
dracula
dracula - 3/2/2022, 4:31 PM
@Godzilla2000Zer - too bad for Zoidberg

We all know what Bender’s absence would lead to
Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 3/2/2022, 4:18 PM
Kurban
Kurban - 3/2/2022, 4:31 PM
The only correct choice.
ThePott
ThePott - 3/2/2022, 4:34 PM
Glad the executives finally saw sense
TheSuperMex
TheSuperMex - 3/2/2022, 4:49 PM
Can’t wait. This and King of the Hill are coming back. Please be good.
PC04
PC04 - 3/2/2022, 4:52 PM
@TheSuperMex - Didn't know KotH was coming back too. That's so great!
cyclopsprime
cyclopsprime - 3/2/2022, 8:49 PM
@PC04 - the king of the hill revival is still in development
QuietStorm
QuietStorm - 3/2/2022, 5:05 PM
Where's Levi?!!?!
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 3/2/2022, 5:08 PM
@LEVITIKUZ
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 3/2/2022, 5:24 PM
Futurama one of the goats. American dad, Futurama all hilarious
mdwilliamson24
mdwilliamson24 - 3/2/2022, 5:47 PM
Good deal.
It would have been way too jarring to listen to someone doing a John Dimaggio impersonation doing Benders voice instead of just hearing John Dimaggio.
Razorface1
Razorface1 - 3/2/2022, 7:15 PM
Honestly this show gets a little worse every time it comes back.
FusionWarrior
FusionWarrior - 3/2/2022, 7:50 PM
WE'RE BACK BABY!
JDL
JDL - 3/2/2022, 8:29 PM
Who Blinked ?
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