Voice-Over Industry News from VoiceChasers.com

Update on the Potential 'Futurama' Recasting

Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:24 pm GMT

20th Century Fox has released a statement today regarding the recasting of Futurama that we reported this morning : We love the 'Futurama' voice performers and absolutely wanted to use them, but unfortunately, we could not meet their salary demands....

Original 'Futurama' Voices to be Recast?

Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:04 am GMT

On his official Facebook page, voice actor Phil LaMarr makes mention of a casting notice released at the end of the day Thursday, looking to fill all of the main characters currently voiced by the regular cast members of the popular Matt Groening...

Public Memorial for Fred Travalena - Saturday July 18th

Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:25 am GMT

A public memorial in celebration of late actor/impressionist Fred Travalena will be held this Saturday, July 18th in Van Nuys, CA. Details from his official website follow: You are invited to a Celebration of the Life of FRED TRAVALENA Date: Saturday,...

Madam Tussauds' Wax Museum Unveils New SpongeBob Figure

Thu Jul 16, 2009 1:57 pm GMT

Voice actors Tom Kenny (voice of SpongeBob) and Bill Fagerbakke (voice of Patrick) were both in attendance Wednesday to help celebrate the unveiling of the new SpongeBob SquarePants wax figure at the Madam Tussauds' Wax Museum in New York City....

June Foray Autobiography Available Next Week

Thu Jul 16, 2009 1:14 pm GMT

The official word from Mark Evanier is that the long-awaited, highly-anticipated autobiography of June Foray will be available at the San Diego Comic-Con next week. Both Evanier and Earl Kress assisted her in writing the book, and film...

Dallas McKennon Dies at 89

Tue Jul 14, 2009 8:12 pm GMT

According to Cartoon Brew , actor Dallas McKennon has passed away at the age of 89, a few days before his 90th birthday. His extensive resume in television and radio spans more than fifty years, with his most notable role being that of Gumby in the...

ABC Perth Interviews Chris Sabat and Spike Spencer

Mon Jul 13, 2009 10:25 pm GMT

While attending the Supernova Popular Culture Expo in Perth, Australia earlier this month, anime voice actors Chris Sabat (Dragon Ball Z) and Spike Spencer (Neon Genesis Evangelion) gave an interview with local radio station ABC Perth. You can listen...

The Voice Chasers Guide to Comic-Con 2009

Sun Jul 12, 2009 11:30 pm GMT

Now that the programming guides for all four days of the San Diego Comic-Con have been posted, we've filtered down the long list of panels and put together a Voice Chasers Guide to this year's convention. The guide is a condensed list of all panels...

'The Old Republic' SW Game Boasts More Than 1000 VO Sessions

Sun Jul 12, 2009 12:44 pm GMT

The upcoming MMO video game, Star Wars: The Old Republic, set to be released next year, is already creating talk around the enormity of the project. Both player characters and NPCs in the game will include voiced dialogue, something rarely seen, and...

Tom Kenny and Bill Fagerbakke in 'The Buffalo News'

Sun Jul 12, 2009 12:26 pm GMT

In yet another interview to promote the 10-year anniversary of SpongeBob SquarePants (which is officially next week on July 17th), The Buffalo News has a brief interview with Tom Kenny (SpongeBob) and Bill Fagerbakke (Patrick), and Carolyn Lawrence...