Future Looks Bright for "Futurama"

The hilariously talented voice actor Billy West keeps in close contact with his fans via message board, and he recently divulged one HECK of a cool piece of news. Seems that the whole cast & crew are being united to create not two, not three, but FOUR all-new direct-to-video "Futurama" movies, which (if you've ever seen the show) you just know is fantastic news.

The precise postings of Mr. West are as follows:

"HERE'S GREAT NEWS!
Here's the official word on Futurama!! David X. phoned me about an hour ago and said that this Futurama project is a done deal! Here's the word from DX--- There are 4 DVD movies that we'll start recording at the end of July or August. Full feature length FUTURAMA movies. Everybody is excited to get back together--as I am!

Into the Future,
Billy"


--

"David X" is, of course, David X. Cohen, longtime producer and frequent commentator on the "Futurama" DVDs, which (in my opinion) are worth their weight in Slurm.

Plus this bodes well for direct-to-video movies in general. Why? Because with the original "Futurama" cast & crew on board, you're all but guaranteed a superior product. Frankly this is the best movie news I've heard all year.

Comments

HoneycombSAFARI

Daniel James

omg awesome at least one of the movies has to focus exclusively on zoidberg

Jan 27 - 11:13 PM

kenporules

Tim K

Yes! Yes! Yes! Now bring back the show!

Jan 28 - 12:36 AM

Elixir

Birdy Man

we all need to go and buy these when they come out!


i mean everybody!

Jan 28 - 12:47 AM

Xina

Christina Gonzalez

[b]:O[/b]
I'm very excited.

Jan 28 - 12:58 AM

Rowsdower42

Kyle Van Son

Oh Frabjous Day!

Jan 28 - 02:08 AM

cowsfan

Kevin Levan

If they're anywhere near as good as the Family Guy 'Stewie' movie then I will be a happy tomatoe for life!!!!

Cheers,
Kevin

Jan 28 - 04:49 AM

MOVIE FAN 101

John Wong

This is fantastic news. I guess I'll have to buy it the first day it comes out although i already am in my pajamas.

Jan 28 - 07:52 AM

245_trioxin

thomas carter

[b]sweet zombie jesus![/b]
i agree about the family guy movie. i think they will be awesome, and if all things go well and futurama jumps through enough preverbial hoops like this, they might even go back on the air! joy!

thomas of the living dead

Jan 28 - 08:31 AM

Ten Ton Alien

ffdsd fdsafsafd

Awesome news, one of the best American cartoons on television.

Jan 28 - 10:26 AM

IMAmoose24

Eric Schulze

Glad to see its not making its way back on the tele. Straight to DVD is the way so that we can keep this a cult classic.

Jan 28 - 11:37 AM

Shinofan02

Ben Parenteau

THERE IS A GOD!!!

Jan 28 - 12:12 PM

lovelykeira

Ken Schrock

Oh yea!

Jan 28 - 12:56 PM

Sergeant Grimm

Billy Davidson

Woo-Hoo!!!!

Jan 28 - 03:54 PM

jeremyf1977

jeremy fein

[b]Oh yeah Do the Bender C'omon Do the Bender........[/b]
It makes sense. The Futurama DVD sales did rather well. With Four DVD Movies and the Sales of those you can expect the Return to the Cartoon Network, COmedy Central or Fox. I Take it that this could happen to Arrested Development. You never can tell. Too bad the Critic, Greg the Bunny and Undeclared Can't come back. Oh well. A man can dream..........A man Can Dream..................................Hey maybe on of the futurama movies will have a What IF Machine story line.................Oh and don't forget the audio commentaries.........Love those too..........Do the Bender............Oh yeah.........Bring Back Barbadios Slims.

Jan 28 - 04:49 PM

incredible_hulk

Kevin McWatters

thats awwwwwsooooooommmmmmme big fan of the show as you can tell

Jan 29 - 09:21 AM

Reel 2/Dialogue 2

Jar Jar Binks

[b]WURMSTRUM!![/b]
Loverly news! I wonder if all the movies come out in a box set?

Jan 29 - 01:45 PM

synergyred

Nancy Elizabeth

This is bad news for my wallet because I am going to have to buy all four of these! I'm so excited.

Jan 29 - 02:02 PM

Scarborough Fair

Kyle Beaudette

[b]Good News Everyone![/b]
do you think, since they're 'movies' that we'll see a slightly higher budget than normal for the animation? not that the animation wasn't good or anything, but you know what i mean? when cartoon's release a straight to dvd movie sometimes the animation is a little better and more grandiose and whatnot...guess that doesn't really matter. but i'd like to see these done right. i hope it focuses on some cool stories, (and not trying to cram in all our favourite characters from each episode, and certainly not a sappy love story of fry and lela, which if you've seen those last couple of episodes you know what i mean...)
and can we stop wondering about whether or not this is coming back to television? cause c'mon...of course it is. there's a ton of money to be made here, and the execs only need to look at the success of family guy. this show is just as popular. why create some new cartoon that might not be as popular as futurama when futurama is right there ready with a big fat fanbase, endless possibilities for storylines, and bringing back cartoons is suddenly an 'ok' if not downright 'cool' thing to do?
they'll make these movies, they'll bring back the show, and all we need to do is sit back, thank god, the robot devil, and the cartoon network.

Jan 30 - 12:12 AM

loudharley

philip napier

Im a bigger fan of familyguy,but i love futurama and im glad its making a comeback.

Jan 30 - 07:10 PM

jeremyf1977

jeremy fein

I'm a little disappointed with family guy. It's not as good as I remembered.

Jan 30 - 07:42 PM

malaguy

Ron Reynolds

[b]awwwwww yeahhh![/b]
this is the greatest thing since the invetion of smooth penut butter. simply splendiforous.

bite my shiny metal ass!

Feb 2 - 07:59 PM

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