Just as many couldn’t conceive of anyone other than Viggo Mortensen playing Aragorn, or seeing Tony Stark wearing the face of Tom Cruise rather than Robert Downey Jr., it seems that few are comfortable with their beloved animated icons sporting a new set of vocal cords. Whatever the details of the negotiations between performer and studio, the streaming giant clearly miscalculated the esteem fans hold for those characters, and thus the voices, of whom they are so fond. While DiMaggio has finally agreed to return to the role, much of the outrage directed at Hulu was aimed at the producers’ attempts to recast the part for another actor, presumably under the illusion that an imitator could perform it without anyone noticing. This realisation was brought further into focus with the ongoing news surrounding #Bendergate, the controversy over the fact that the Hulu reboot of Futurama was planning to continue without the great John DiMaggio as the alcoholic, narcissistic bending unit Bender. This is perhaps the sort of revelation at which I should have arrived sooner given my love of all things colourful and animated, but I admit that I, like many, have for so long taken these artists for granted. We don’t give voice actors enough credit.
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