The Beast with a Billion Backs

The Beast with a Billion Backs is the second of the four Direct-to-DVD films to be released in 2008. In a recent interview with David X. Cohen, it is suggested than in about six months from now. Which would be around May, 2008.

As of 8 July, 2007 the voice acting for all the films (which includes the fifth season) is finished, according to Lauren Tom. It will guest star Stephen Hawking, David Cross and Brittany Murphy.

According to a recent Wired article, "The Beast With a Billion Backs," can be viewed as a full-length movie about a creature that carries on a simultaneous affair with everyone in the galaxy.

Trivia

 * The title may be a reference to Shakespeare's "The Beast with Two Backs". On "Spanish Fry", the sex shop in which Fry, Bender and Leela enter is called "The Beast with Two Bucks", again, this might also be a reference.
 * A sneak peek will be included in a two disc DVD of Bender's Big Score exclusive to Best Buy.

Characters
Characters that can automatically confirmed, and characters that have been confirmed.


 * Bender
 * Hermes Conrad
 * Pr. Farnsworth
 * Philip Fry
 * Leela
 * Amy
 * Dr. Zoidberg
 * Unnamed characters;
 * David Cross is going to play a planet size alien according to David X. Cohen in a recent interview.