Bender's Big Score (+3 more)

Bender's Big Score (+3 more)

As we receive more news regarding the upcoming Futurama DVD movie Bender's Big Score and some info on the three Futurama movies to follow, we'll be using this page to gather the latest information on the movies all in one place. We base this on publically available sources and exclusive information from - among others - a very trustworthy unnamed source with middle initial "X".

First off, the names of the four Futurama movies:
• Bender's Big Score
• The Beast with a Billion Backs
• Bender's Game
• Into the Wild Green Yonder

All 4 new Futurama movie DVDs are going to be released in "Glorious Widescreen" (1.78:1) with Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound and will be available in both DVD and High-Definition format. Each of the feature-length movies (approximately 88 minutes) will be cut and reconfigured to be shown as four individual episodes on Comedy Central sometime after the release on DVD (date has not yet been set). The current plan states that the TV episodes are going to be in 4:3 to match the earlier episodes. All the more reason to buy the DVDs once they are available!

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  Futurama: Bender's Big Score

  Release Date: Nov. 27th, 2007

  Official Price: around $24

  Preorder: $17.99 at amazon.com

  Read our in-depth review of Bender's Big Score

  Plot summary ("highlight to read"):

  When the evil naked aliens launch a cyber-attack on Planet Express, they make a shocking discovery: the secret of time travel, mysteriously tattooed on Fry's buttocks. Using their devious nudist software to control Bender, they repeatedly send the beer-fueled robot back in time to loot Earth of its greatest treasures. Bender's rampage through history has shocking repercussions when he encounters Al Gore (guest-starring as himself) during the 2000 Presidential recount. Meanwhile, Leela finds true love, a beloved crew member suffers an embarrassing decapitation, and Fry learns deep secrets about his destiny and his buttocks.

Characters to (re)surface:

• Santa Robot
• Kwanzabot
• Chanukah Zombie

Guest Stars:

• Former US Vice President Al Gore (himself)
• Mark Hamill (Chanukah Zombie)
• Rapper Coolio (KwanzaBot)
• cameo by comedian Sarah Silverman
• cameo by voice actor Tom Kenny

DVD Extras (list might change):

• A live math lecture on mathematical references in Futurama by Dr. Sarah Greenwald.
• A full-length (22 minute) episode of "Everybody Loves Hypnotoad".
• Full length and "highly disorganized commentaries, as usual".
• A few more smaller things as space permits.




• Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs

Release Date: in 2008 (exact date not set)

Guest Stars:

• Voice actor Dan Castellaneta (Robot Devil)
• Singer and actress Brittany Murphy
• Comedian David Cross
• Quantum gravity guru Prof. Stephen Hawking (himself)
No further information yet.




• Futurama: Bender's Game

Release Date: in 2008 (exact date not set)

Guest Stars:

• George 'Sulu' Takei
• Rich Little
No further information yet.




• Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder

Release Date: in 2008 (exact date not set)

Guest Stars:

• Penn Jillette
• Phil Hendrie
• Snoop Dogg (Chief Justice, Earth Supreme Court)
No further information yet.

We'll update this page whenever we get new information on the Futurama Movie DVDs.

-- [-mArc-], Nov 23rd, 2007