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The Shocking Reason Kumail Nanjiani Isn’t Returning to Play Prismo in 'Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake' · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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  Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest.
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  Speaker 2: Adventure Time Fiona and Cake, the spinoff of the wildly
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  Speaker 2: popular animated show adventure Time, just debuted on Max and
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  Speaker 2: there's already a bit of controversy. Kumile Nan Johnny is
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  Speaker 2: not reprising his role of the wish Master Prismo, and
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  Speaker 2: how and why that happened is where the issue lies.
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  Speaker 2: When a fan asked him on social media why he's
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  Speaker 2: not involved, Kumile replied, I would have loved to have
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  Speaker 2: voice Prismo again. He's one of my absolute favorite characters
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  Speaker 2: I've ever had the honor of playing, and very close
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  Speaker 2: to my heart. Unfortunately, they never asked me to come
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  Speaker 2: back and voice him again. I would have done it
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  Speaker 2: for free. Selon Er Adam Mucho quickly replied, saying that
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  Speaker 2: their casting team actually did reach out to his reps
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  Speaker 2: and were told he respectfully passed, and Kumile was furious
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  Speaker 2: to find this out, tweeting back, Wow, they never told me.
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  Speaker 2: That is ridiculous. I'm very sorry for that and I'll
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  Speaker 2: be talking to my reps. Unfortunately, the ten episodes are
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  Speaker 2: already voiced, but he could return for season two. Adventure
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  Speaker 2: Time Fiona and Cake is on Max that's
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  Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood,