Fellow leads, West and Sagal, have agreed to a deal after a period of back-and-forth negotiating. Reportedly, DiMaggio felt the proposal was not competitive enough, based on the previous success and ongoing name recognition of the widely popular original series. According to Deadline, the role of Bender is currently being recast as a result of DiMaggio's negotiations with Futurama studio 20th Television Animation coming to a standstill.
